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Osaka-Kansai Expo Test Run Reveals Need for Line Management; Expo Association Expresses Desire to Improve
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo test run rehearsal revealed the need for waiting line management so th...
April 6, 2025
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Over 90 Toll Gates Experiencing System Failure Cause Traffic Jams on Expressways in Tokyo Metropolitan, Tokai Regions
A system failure occurred Sunday affecting Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) services on expresswa...
April 6, 2025
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JR West Eliminating Weeds Along Rails with Gingko Leaves; Improving Safety with Leaves Collected from Local Community
HIMEJI, Hyogo — West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) has begun measures to eradicate weeds along rail...
April 6, 2025
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American Journalist Searches for People Who Met German Globetrotting Cyclist 50 Years Ago
American journalist Ryan Anderson, 52, is searching for people who met and interacted with a Germ...
April 6, 2025
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Foreign Professor to Head UTokyo’s New Faculty; Set to Open in 2027
The University of Tokyo appointed one of its foreign professors as head of the new five-year “Col...
April 6, 2025
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Japanese Prime Minister Ishiba Inspects 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Rehearsal; Hoping to Boost Excitement for Event
OSAKA — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited the rehearsal of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo at the ...
April 5, 2025
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3-Day Rehearsal for 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Japan Begins; Aiming to Confirm Smooth Operations Before Opening
OSAKA — A three-day test run rehearsal of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo started Friday at the venue ...
April 5, 2025
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8 Thematic Pavilions Unveiled Ahead of Osaka-Kansai Expo
OSAKA — Eight thematic pavilions, which will serve as the core of the upcoming 2025 Osaka-Kansai ...
April 4, 2025
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Early-blooming Cherry Blossoms Already in Full Bloom in Disaster-Affected Japan’s Suzu
SUZU, Ishikawa — Early-blooming cherry blossoms are in full bloom along a national highway in Suz...
April 4, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms Begin Blooming in Japan’s Toyama; Full Bloom Expected Next Week
Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in Toyama City, the Toyama Regional Meteorological Observator...
April 4, 2025
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1st Bear Attack of Year in Hokkaido; Man in 70s Injured
SAPPORO — A man in his 70s suffered injuries to his head and face after being attacked by a brown...
April 4, 2025
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Visitors Enjoy Boat Rides Under Cherry Blossoms in Ogaki, Gifu Pref. in Japan
Boat rides under cherry blossoms in full bloom are delighting visitors at the Suimon River in Oga...
April 3, 2025
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Guitar Maker Discovers Talent for Crafting Koma Shogi Pieces
MATSUMOTO, Nagano — Not long ago, Tomohiro Endo, 45, a company employee who makes guitars for a l...
April 3, 2025
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Historian Yuval Noah Harari, Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings President Toshikazu Yamaguchi Discuss Newspapers’ Role in AI Era
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is in the limelight, and the desire for benefits from tha...
April 3, 2025
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Emergence of AI Could Shake Modern World’s Humanist Foundations, Historian Yuval Noah Harari Warns
In my discussion with Yuval Noah Harari, his points about disinformation and his warnings about h...
April 3, 2025
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