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Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
 
Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
 
The possible closure of the plants in the prefecture — Nissan's birthplace — seems certain to provoke a backlash from local communities.
 
 
 
Two in critical condition after possible gas leak at ENEOS refinery
 
Three people were taken to a hospital after a possible gas leak occurred at an oil refinery in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture.
 
 
 
 
Possible remains of missing ASDF plane crew member found
 
The defense minister said that body parts possibly of a missing crew member of a Self-Defense Force trainer jet that crashed into a lake have been found.
 
 
 
 
Japan's rainy season begins in southern Kyushu
 
This is the first time since statistics began in 1951 that southern Kyushu has entered the rainy season earlier than any other region in Japan.
 
 

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