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2025 Expo Osaka: Tokyo Police on High Alert Ahead of Opening; Officials Cautious over Possibility of Lone Offenders, Cyberattacks
Ahead of the opening Sunday of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, police authorities plan to mobilize more of...
April 12, 2025
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Caution Urged over Lightning, Strong Winds in Kanto-Koshin Region; Atmospheric Conditions Set to Become Unstable
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a warning over atmospheric conditions that are set to ...
April 11, 2025
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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...
April 11, 2025
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Lightning Strikes Students Playing Soccer in Nara; One in Cardiopulmonary Arrest
NARA — At least six students were taken to the hospital and one was said to be in cardiopulmonary...
April 10, 2025
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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...
April 10, 2025
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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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TEPCO Begins Treated Water Discharge for FY 2025
Tokyo, April 10 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Thursday began dischar...
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
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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...
April 9, 2025
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Battleship Yamato Crewman’s Question Still Haunts Son; Father Spoke of Death Just before Fatal Okinawa Voyage in 1945
“Don’t you want me to die in battle?”
Hiroshima City resident Reiji Fujimoto, 93, recalle...
April 9, 2025
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JAL Plane Makes Emergency Stop at Haneda Airport; Plane Starts Takeoff Run 30 Meters from Runway Centerline, Hits Aviation Light on Runway
A Japan Airlines plane bound for Kitakyushu made an emergency stop after beginning its takeoff at...
April 9, 2025
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Tulips in Full Bloom Delight Visitors to Yokohama Park
YOKOHAMA — The tulips are now in full bloom in Yokohama Park in Yokohama, delighting the visitors...
April 9, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms Bloom in Japan’s Yamagata Park; Trees Will Be in Full Blossom Until Around April 17
YAMAGATA — The cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in Kajo Park in Yamagata, the municipal govern...
April 9, 2025
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ASDF Plane Leaves for Myanmar on Aid Mission; Bringing Medical Supplies to Quake-Stricken Region
An Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane left Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture to deliv...
April 9, 2025
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Someiyoshino Cherry blossoms in Full Bloom in Japan’s Mito
MITO, Ibaraki Pref. — The city’s Someiyoshino cherry blossoms reached their peak bloom on Tuesday...
April 9, 2025
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