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- Three Arrested on Suspicion of Stealing Copper Cables; Suspects Are Believed to Be Part of a Vietnamese Metal Theft Ring
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- Tohoku Shinkansen Resumes Operation Between Tokyo, Sendai
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- Supreme Court Upholds 18-Year Sentence for Doctor in Kyoto
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- Rainy Season Carries Hidden Danger of Heatstroke; Sufferers May Fail to Notice Dehydration Due to Humidity
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- Construction Site of Planned Tallest Skyscraper in Japan Opened to Press; Torch Tower will be 385 Meters High when Completed in May 2028
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- Tohoku Shinkansen Suspends Operations Between Tokyo and Sendai; No Time Scheduled for Service Resumption Available
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- Temperatures Rise Over 35 C in Tokyo, Kanto Area, Reaching Extreme Heat; 210 Spots across Japan Record Over 30 C
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- Japan draws up ¥100 bil policy to attract foreign researchers
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6 days ago
- Japan Railway, Logistics Firms Launch Luggage Services for Tourists One after Another
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- 2025 Osaka Expo: Riot Officer Accidentally Fires Gun in Police Vehicle; No Injuries Reported
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- Tokyo Records 31.6 C Temperature; Yokohama, Osaka Also Hit with Midsummer-Level Heat
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- Aomori Pref. City Holds Parade Featuring Harley Davidsons for American Day Event with U.S. Air Base
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- High Prices Squeeze Hospitals, 60% in the Red; Deficit Leading to Department Shuttering, Reduced Services
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7 days ago
- Nagoya’s Arimatsu’s Traditional Craft Is to Dye For; Artisans Continue Craft That Started in Edo Period
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- Japan’s ski resort town Niseko to publish booklet of its history focusing on exploitation by great-great-grandfather of Princess Hisako
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- Philippines, Japan conduct joint exercise in South China Sea
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8 days ago
- More women in Japan turn to recovery groups to battle alcoholism
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- Retired Firefighter in Ofunato to Establish Disaster Management Education Company; Hopes to Make Ordinary People More Prepared for Fires, Earthquakes
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8 days ago
- Vet Dies After Treating Infected Cat in Mie
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- Host Clubs Face Crackdown on 'Love String' Tactics
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- Holding an Umbrella While Cycling to be Outlawed
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- Man lying on road dies after being run over by car in Shimane Pref
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- Foreign tourists outnumber Japanese ones at Kyoto hotels for first time ever
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8 days ago
- New Mt. Fuji Gate on Yoshida Route in Yamanashi Pref. Completed; Gate to Be Closed from 2 P.M. to 3 A.M.
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8 days ago
- Japan's chief meteorologist calls rumors of July earthquake a hoax and urges people not to worry
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9 days ago
- Japan extends SDF dispatch for U.N. peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
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9 days ago
- M4.2 Quake Hits Tokyo, Kanto Region; No Tsunami Warning Issued
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9 days ago
- Japan Newspaper Group Pledges Accurate Reporting on Elections to Counter Fake News on Social Media
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9 days ago
- Japan instructs airlines to check Boeing 787s after Air India crash
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9 days ago
- First karaoke machine recognized as entertainment tech 'milestone'
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9 days ago
- Foreign Tourists Seriously Injured in Crash with Tour Bus near Mount Fuji
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9 days ago
- Capcom Continues to Attract Video Game Fans at Home, Abroad
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9 days ago
- Sacred Logs Carried to Famous Ise Jingu Shrine; Ritual is Part of Regular Renewal of Shrine Facilities
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10 days ago
- Rice prices are Japan's hot political issue, on and off the farm
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10 days ago
- Wealthy Foreign Tourists Spent ¥1 Trillion in Japan in 2023, Likely Attracted by Weak Yen
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10 days ago
- 2025 Expo Osaka: New Shuttle Bus Route Connecting Osaka City, Expo Site to Launch Mid-Month; Aim to Alleviate Overcrowding on Osaka Metro
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10 days ago
- Fukuoka City School Lunch Menu with Only One Karaage Fried Chicken Draws Criticism; Mayor Vows to Improve School Meals
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10 days ago
- Family Sues Hospital After Key Found in Throat of Elderly Man
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10 days ago
- Princess Kako addresses Brazil's Congress, meets with Lula in presidential palace
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11 days ago
- Nankai Trough quake damage projected at ¥1,466 tril over 20-plus years
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11 days ago
- Chinese fighter jet has near miss with SDF patrol plane: Japan gov't
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11 days ago
- 2 injured in wrong-way crash; latest in recent spate of incidents
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11 days ago
- Govt Aims to Revitalize Bookstores by Advancing DX; IC Tags, Readers May Help Streamline Inventory
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11 days ago
- 69% of Japanese Public Trusts the Media, Says Survey; Trust Highest in Older Generations
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11 days ago
- Hiroshima’s New Method Over Peace Ceremony Attendees to Be Tested; City Hopes to Avoid Past Criticisms on 80th Anniversary
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- TEPCO tweaks plan to restart reactors at Niigata nuclear plant
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- Japanese man tells U.N. forced sterilization at 14 ruined his life
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11 days ago
- Japan Seeks to Cut Nankai Trough Earthquake Deaths by 80 percent; Disaster Plan Revisions Also Aim to Halve Property Damage
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11 days ago
- Tour Bus Collides with Car on Fuji Subaru Road in Yamanashi Pref., Several Foreigners Taken to Hospital
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11 days ago
- Typhoon Wutip Forms in South China Sea; First Typhoon of Year
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11 days ago
- Manga ‘Predicts’ Disaster in Japan, Deterring Hong Kong Travelers; Governors Decry ‘Baseless Rumors’
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11 days ago
- Ex-Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky to Join Temple University’s Japan Campus as Special Advisor to Dean
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11 days ago
- School Boy Shot with Air Gun, Two Teenagers Arrested
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11 days ago
- Inside Japan’s Adult Video Industry: What You Didn't Know
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11 days ago
- Illegal Logging Rife in Hokkaido
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11 days ago
- Japanese frigate arrives in Australia as Tokyo bids for defense deal
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12 days ago
- Japan residents with foreign roots raise voices over racial profiling
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12 days ago
- Japan lags in closing gender gap: government report
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12 days ago
- Countries, Regions Use Osaka-Kansai Expo to Attract Japanese Tourists; Japanese Tourism Overseas Slow to Recover Due to Weak Yen, High Prices
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12 days ago
- Immigration Agency to Tighten Visa Requirements for Foreign Entrepreneurs; Move Eyed as Chinese Nationals Increasingly Obtain Status
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12 days ago
- Japanese citizens in LA urged to be cautious amid protests
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12 days ago
- Gov't to release additional 200,000 tons from rice stockpiles
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12 days ago
- Personal Info Leak Cases Hit Record High in Japan in FY 2024
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12 days ago
- Total 559 Run Through Tohoku Region in Michinoku Coastal Trail Walk; Pokémon-Theme Event Held by Govt, Sponsors
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12 days ago
- Rainy Season Begins in Kanto Koshin, Hokuriku
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12 days ago
- Esports Department to be Established in Saga Prefectural High School; Teaching How to be Professional Gamers, Game Creators
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12 days ago
- Japan to allocate ¥1.9 tril to quake recovery from FY2026-2030
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13 days ago
- Explosion at U.S. air base in Kadena injures 4 Japan SDF members
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- Authorities to push for rubber-tired Mount Fuji tram line
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- A reopened nuclear launch site in Okinawa reveals dark legacy
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- Tokyo Police Use Fake ID to Infiltrate Underground Network
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- Sumiyoshi-Kai Leader and Hong Kong Mafia Allegedly Form Pact
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- Monster Bear OSO18 Was Extreme Carnivore
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- Japan to Conduct Probe into Career Guidance for Foreign Students; High Schools Nationwide to be Surveyed on Support Systems
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13 days ago
- Government Outlines Plan to Revitalize Bookstores; Measures to Include Use of IC Tags to Facilitate Inventory Management
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13 days ago
- Japan confirms China's aircraft carrier sailed east of Iwo Jima for first time
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- Japan aims to enlist 10 mil users in rural support registry
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- Rainy Season Begins in Chugoku, Kinki, Tokai
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- Chinese carrier sails near Japan's easternmost island for 1st time
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14 days ago
- Patient Arrested for Stabbing Doctor at Chiba Hospital
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14 days ago
- Bodies of 2 men, 2 women found in car in apparent joint suicide
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14 days ago
- Higher Food Costs Cause Price Increases in Cafeterias, Affecting University Students; Rising Rice Prices Worsening Situation
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14 days ago
- Tobu Tojo Line Suspends Services Between Ikebukuro, Narimasu Stations in Tokyo
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14 days ago
- Rainy Season Begins in Northern Kyushu, Shikoku, Ends in Okinawa
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14 days ago
- Rescuers try to stay aloof at Japan's sole seal sanctuary
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15 days ago
- Japan opposition lawmaker says rice reserves mostly go to chickens
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15 days ago
- Japan is not doing enough to avoid 'toilet panic' in disasters
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15 days ago
- Accidents by Foreign Drivers Spur License Conversion Review; Tourists from Some Nations May Be Unable to Drive in Japan
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15 days ago
- Temperatures Exceed 30 C in 102 Locations with Peak of 32.9 C Recorded in Fukushima Prefecture
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15 days ago
- Princess Kako receives medal in Brazil
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15 days ago
- 87 Japan Universities to Help Intl Students after Harvard Ban
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15 days ago
- Koizumi says there are no 'sacred cows' in agricultural policy
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16 days ago
- Japan extends life of nuclear reactors beyond 60 years
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16 days ago
- Japan's Annual Births Fall Below 700,000 for the First Time
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16 days ago
- Police Officer and Buddhist Priest Arrested for Sexual Assault of High School Girl
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16 days ago
- Crackdown on Vietnamese Girls' Bar in Tokyo
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16 days ago
- Many Health Care Facilities Unprepared for Tsunami-Related Disasters; 40% Without Evacuation Plan
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16 days ago
- Court rejects ¥13.3 tril damages verdict against Fukushima operator ex-bosses
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16 days ago
- Tohoku University to Hire 500 World-class Researchers, Hoping to Capitalize on U.S. Brain Drain Set Off by Trump
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16 days ago
- Japan’s Maglev Shinkansen’s Partially Completed Station Unveiled; Station Will Be Only Underground Stop Between Shinagawa, Nagoya
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16 days ago
- Japan Newspaper Association Condemns Social Media Harassment to Journalists: Warns Attacks Threaten Democracy
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16 days ago
- Retired T4 Doctor Yellow to Be Displayed at SCMAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya
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16 days ago
- Fuji TV to Sue Ex-Execs over Response to Nakai Scandal
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16 days ago
- Osaka expo water shows halted after detection of legionella bacteria
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17 days ago
- Gov't to revoke Japan Post license for lax driver alcohol tests
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17 days ago
- Emperor's visit to Okinawa reflects imperial family's close ties to the island. Here is why he cares
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17 days ago
- Japan’s Birth Rate Remains Stubbornly Low Despite Efforts; Expert Recommends Reducing Working Hours, Work-Style Reform
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17 days ago
- Leader of JP Dragon Detained in Philippines, Linked to Luffy Group
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17 days ago
- Newspaper Group Calls on AI Companies to Get Permission to Use News Content; Says Unauthorized Training Could Amount to Copyright Infringement
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17 days ago
- Yomiuri to Fact-Check Online Election Info in Partnership with Other Media Firms
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17 days ago
- Temperatures Rise Nationwide; 61 Locations Hit by Midsummer-Level Heat as Central Tokyo Records 28.9 C
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17 days ago
- Record Number of Stalker Arrests in 2024
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17 days ago
- 2025 Expo Osaka: High Levels of Legionella Bacteria Detected at Water Plaza; Fountain Shows Cancelled on Thursday and Friday
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17 days ago
- Truck, Bus, Taxi Companies in Japan Hiring More Foreigners to Ease Shortages
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17 days ago
- Japan to tighten rules on foreign tourists over unpaid medical bills
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18 days ago
- Japan births in 2024 fall below 700,000 for first time
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18 days ago
- Emperor, empresss, Princess Aiko honor war dead in Okinawa
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18 days ago
- Man Ordered to Vacate Home After Years of Harassment in Osaka Suburb
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18 days ago
- Four Arrested for Selling Elephant Ivory as Mammoth Tusk
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- Japanese Mother of Abductee Frustrated by Lack of Resolution to Issue; No Abductees Have Returned to Japan from North Korea Since 2002
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- Brain-Dead Organ Donors Hit Record High in Fy2024; Only 1 in 3 Relevant Institutions Have Experience in Organ Donation
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18 days ago
- U.N. official looks to Japan as leader in disaster resilience efforts
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18 days ago
- Princess Kako departs on 10-day visit to Brazil
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18 days ago
- Payday Chaos in Okinawa: Drunken U.S. Soldiers Flood Streets
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18 days ago
- Japanese Nationals Killed in China in Suspected Business Conflict
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18 days ago
- Japan's departure tax revenue hits record high in FY2024
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19 days ago
- Bicycle gang terrorizes Shibuya Scramble with lame and annoying wheelies
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19 days ago
- Around 100 Dead Cats Found at Animal Rescuer’s Home
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19 days ago
- Woman Arrested for Sheltering Man After Car Fell Onto Expressway in Hamamatsu
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- Japanese Woman Witnesses Crisis in Gaza
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- Maids Join Antigroping Campaign at JR Akihabara Station
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- Father May Have Killed Wife and Children in Murder-Suicide
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- Japan whaling ship returns after taking 25 fin whales in Sea of Okhotsk
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- 6-year-old boy drowns after falling into reservoir near park in Okayama Prefecture
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- Unlicensed Driver Arrested After Car Falls Onto Expressway in Hamamatsu
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- Translucent Paper Fan in Peak Production for Upcoming Summer Season in Gifu Pref.
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- Japanese Summer Tradition of Cormorant Fishing Starts at Kiso River, Aichi Pref.; 18,000 Spectators Expected for Season
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- Final Tour Program Memorializing Japan’s WWII Dead Sets Sail; 11 Day Cruise to Kyushu, Philippines, On-board Memorial Services Planned
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- Man Arrested for Secretly Recording Videos of Woman’s Underwear at Nara Park; Female Foreign Tourists were Targeted
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20 days ago
- Japan, S Korea open tourist fast-track entry system at 4 airports
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21 days ago
- Cruise boom buoys Japan's post-pandemic tourism
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21 days ago
- Chinese tourists returning to Japan with new travel habits
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21 days ago
- Survey: 71% See Late Marriages, Unmarried Individuals as Causes of Low Birthrate; Findings Show Continuing Trend
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21 days ago
- Welfare Worker Dies After Attack by Knife-Wielding Woman
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- Former Princess Mako Komuro Has First Child in U.S.
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21 days ago
- Teen girl jumps to her death from building after meeting boys on suicide website
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- Recycling contaminated soil from Fukushima: Japan's dilemma
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- One dead, 8 injured in 3-vehicle crash in Shimane Prefecture
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- 1-year-old twin boys found unconscious in bathtub; one dies
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- Govt Subsidizes Surveys to Identify ‘Young Carers’; Effort to Ensure Support Reaches Those in Need
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21 days ago
- Govt Mulls Relaxing Regulation on New Issuance of Sake Brewery Licenses; Aims to Capitalize on Rising Popularity Overseas
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21 days ago
- 2025 Osaka Expo: Daily Number of Visitors Exceeds 150,000 for 1st Time
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21 days ago
- Japan Overhauls Prison System for First Time in a Century
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22 days ago
- Himeji Castle Forms Sister Castle Partnership with Austria’s Schoenbrunn Palace; Both UNESCO World Heritage Sites
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22 days ago
- Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike’s AI-Driven Digital Avatar Reappears after 11 Months; More Like Her Real-Life Counterpart
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22 days ago
- Universities seek to lure U.S.-bound students after Trump crackdown
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23 days ago
- Japan Coast Guard rescues injured crew from Chinese ship near contested waters
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23 days ago
- Former Princess Mako gives birth to 1st child
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23 days ago
- Okinawa Survivor Breaks Silence After 80 Years
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23 days ago
- Cylinder Marked November 1964 Found at Site of Tokyo Explosion
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23 days ago
- Yomiuri’s Oikawa Appointed Japan National Press Club Chairman; Term Lasts Until May 2027
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- Japan says China will resume Japanese seafood imports
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23 days ago
- Small, Midsize Stores Apply for Stockpiled Rice; 80,000 Tons Designated in Aim to Distribute Cheaper Rice More Widely
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23 days ago
- Chilly Morning in Kanto Region; Daytime Temperature Expected to Reach Just 17 C
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23 days ago
- Leaf-Raking Event at Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine Commemorates Legendary Camphor Tree; ‘Sen-nen Kusu’ Died in 1994 but Lives on in Annual Art Project
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23 days ago
- Nagoya pays people to stand on escalators for six hours a day
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24 days ago
- Japan to renovate aging sewage pipes by FY2030 after sinkhole death
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24 days ago
- 500 Japanese, Chinese university students take part in exchange event
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24 days ago
- Debt-Ridden Son and Rough Girlfriend Connected to Father's Murder
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24 days ago
- Man Admits to Dropkick Assault and Robbery in Osaka
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24 days ago
- Foreign Tourist Punches Car, Makes Threatening Gestures in Asakusa
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24 days ago
- Ancient Wall Carvings Reveal Burial Secrets of Japanese Nobility
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24 days ago
- M4.5 Earthquake Hits Gifu Prefecture, Area Northeast of Nagoya; No Tsunami Warning, says JMA
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24 days ago
- Rakuten Quickly Sells Out of Stockpiled Rice; Reservations Still Being Accepted
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24 days ago
- Top court rejects claim dual nationality ban is unconstitutional
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- Japan gov't promises lower-priced stockpiled rise supply for rural areas
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- High court orders Tokyo gov't, state to compensate 3 for illicit company probe
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25 days ago
- Japanese Swords Banned from Tourist Programs, Putting Damper on the ‘Samurai Experience’
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25 days ago
- Debate Over Euthanasia in Japan Reignited by ALS Murder Case
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- Japanese Nationals Held in Cambodia Over Suspected Phone Scam Ring
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25 days ago
- Osaka Expo draws 5 million visitors in first six weeks
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- Gov't to use slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima on flowerbeds outside PM's office
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25 days ago
- Hyogo Gov. Strongly Suspected of Instructing Official to Leak Whistleblower’s Personal Info; Official Suspended from Public Duties for 3 Months
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25 days ago
- Sacred Tree Linked to Ryoma Sakamoto Collapses at Kyoto Shrine
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25 days ago
- Four Bar Staff Arrested for Ripping Off Disabled Man
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25 days ago
- Kyoto University to Accept Intl Students from Harvard; Education Ministry Calls on Domestic Institutions to Act
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25 days ago
- Marunouchi Line Operation Suspended, Then Resumed Wednesday Morning; Subway Conducted Signal Equipment Inspection
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25 days ago
- 342 Names Added to Cornerstone of Peace in Okinawa; 200 Yamato Crew Members Among New Names
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26 days ago
- Unauthorized Drone Filming at Tokyo Skytree by Foreign Videographer
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26 days ago
- Two-Year Neighbor Feud Escalates in Ehime
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26 days ago
- 2025 Expo Osaka: Kimono Sashes Damaged in Noto Reborn as Art; Joint Project Depicts Phoenix, Dragon with Ishikawa Materials
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26 days ago
- University of Tokyo considers accepting Harvard foreign students if barred
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26 days ago
- 10 people injured following explosion at Tokyo construction site
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26 days ago
- Wandering Youth in Kego Area Face Loneliness
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26 days ago
- 8 Injured Near Explosion in Tokyo Construction Site; Explosion Occurred Near Edogawa Ward’s Kasai Station
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26 days ago
- Osaka Expo reverses no-smoking policy despite methane ignition fears
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27 days ago
- Hundreds of Samurai Riders Ride High Fukushima Pref. Festival; Soma Nomaoi Festival Attracts 35,000 Spectators on Sunday
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27 days ago
- Japan begins selling rice stockpiles via direct contracts
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27 days ago
- A survivor of Nagasaki bombing struggles to preserve remains
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27 days ago
- Pair of Yubari Melons Sell for ¥1 Mil. at Sapporo Auction; ‘King of Hokkaido’s Summer Fruit’ to Be Displayed in Otaru
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