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  • 2025 Expo Osaka: Myaku-Myaku House Enjoys Popularity at Expo; Crowds Gather for Commemorative Pictures, Character Goods

    OSAKA — Myaku-Myaku House, where visitors can take commemorative photos with 2025 Osaka-Kansai Ex...

    April 13, 2025

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  • 2025 Expo Osaka: Israel Plans to Display Ancient Stone from Jerusalem; Palestinian Side Opposes Idea, to File Objection with Japan Govt

    Israel plans to display an ancient building stone from the Old City of Jerusalem at the 2025 Osak...

    April 13, 2025

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  • Mom Who Lost Three Kids in Car Accident Will ‘Live Life to the Fullest’

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    April 12, 2025

  • 2025 Expo Osaka: Opening Ceremony Held; Imperial Couple Attend Event

    OSAKA — The opening ceremony of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo was held Saturday at its venue on the ...

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  • 2025 Expo Osaka: Organizer Bars JCP’s Newspaper Akahata from Covering Preopening Events; Akahata Lodges Complaint

    The Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition, the organizer of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo,...

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    Ahead of the opening Sunday of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, police authorities plan to mobilize more of...

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    The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a warning over atmospheric conditions that are set to ...

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  • Student’s Heart Starts Beating Again after Being Struck by Lightning in Nara City; 2 Others in Serious Condition

    NARA — A junior high school student’s heart started beating again on Friday after he was struck b...

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  • Brass Foundry Retains its Luster; Delights Eyes with Unique Ornaments, Decorations

    With its muted shine, brass is often strongly associated with practical items such as architectur...

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  • 2025 Expo Osaka: Flying Car, Robots, VR Travel Await at Expo Site; Pieces of Moon and Mars Also to be Displayed

    The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, which will open on Sunday on the artificial island of Yumenoshima in ...

    April 10, 2025

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  • 333 Koinobori Carp Streamers Swim in Tokyo Sky; Tokyo Tower Decorated Ahead of Children’s Day

    With the May 5 Children’s Day festival approaching, 333 Koinobori carp streamers are hanging in f...

    April 9, 2025

  • Cherry Trees in Full Bloom in Japan’s Fukushima; Mt. Shinobu Covered in Beautiful Cherry Blossoms

    Someiyoshino cherry trees were in full bloom in Fukushima, the Fukushima Meteorological Office an...

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  • Battleship Yamato Crewman’s Question Still Haunts Son; Father Spoke of Death Just before Fatal Okinawa Voyage in 1945

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    Hiroshima City resident Reiji Fujimoto, 93, recalle...

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