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能登半島地震に伴う自衛隊の災害派遣が２３日で１７５日目となり、原発事故に関連した除染作業などを除く地震対応としては、東日本大震災を超えて過去最長となった。 A mission taken up by Japan's Self-Defense Forces in response to the Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake became the SDF's longest quake response program Sunday, excluding decontamination work related to the 2011 nuclear accident triggered by a massive earthquake.

告示後初の週末を迎え、街頭演説を聞く人たち、２２日午後、東京都世田谷区任期満了に伴う東京都知事選は２２日、告示後初の週末を迎えた。 Candidates in the July 7 Tokyo gubernatorial election travelled around the Japanese capital to appeal to voters about their policies on Saturday in the first weekend of the official campaign period.

英国公式訪問へ向かわれる天皇、皇后両陛下、２２日午前、東京・羽田空港天皇、皇后両陛下は２２日午前、英国を公式訪問するため政府専用機で羽田空港を出発された。 Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako left Tokyo's Haneda Airport on a government plane Saturday for an official visit to Britain.

ロシア外務省庁舎、４月２２日、モスクワモスクワを訪れた外務省の中込正志欧州局長は２１日、ロシア外務省でボロビヨワ・アジア第３局長と会談した。 Japan has conveyed to Russia its concerns about Moscow-Pyongyang military cooperation in light of Russian President Vladimir Putin's first visit to North Korea in 24 years earlier this week, according to Japanese and Russian officials.

沖縄県石垣市の尖閣諸島沖で２０日から領海内への侵入を繰り返していた中国海警局の「海警」２隻は、２１日正午すぎに領海を出た。 Two Chinese coast guard ships that had been repeatedly intruding into Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in the city of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, since Thursday left the waters shortly after noon on Friday.

【北京時事】日産自動車が２１日に中国江蘇省常州市の乗用車工場を閉鎖したことが分かった。 Japan's Nissan Motor Co. has closed a passenger car plant in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, in an effort to cut its production capacity in the country to rebuild its operations there, according to informed sources.