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Survivor of March 11 Quake in Japan Reflects on Day of Disaster; A Police Officer Works to Pass on Lessons Learned
FUKUSHIMA — Kei Saito, a police officer with the Fukushima prefectural police, sees it as his mis...
March 11, 2025
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5 Prefectures Consider Accommodating Removed Fukushima Soil; Will Accept Under Certain Conditions, Yomiuri Shimbun Survey Finds
Five prefectures may consider hosting the final disposal sites for soil removed during decontamin...
March 11, 2025
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Graduation Certificates Help Reunite Ex-Classmates 80 Years after Great Tokyo Air Raid; Museum Curator’s Discovery Brings them Together
During the Great Tokyo Air Raid on March 10, 1945, incendiary bombs rained down mercilessly even ...
March 10, 2025
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‘Japan’s Most Dangerous Zoo’ to Close in September; Sapporo Zoo Operated without Permission for Nearly 20 Years
SAPPORO — A private zoo in Sapporo that advertised itself as “the most dangerous zoo in Japan” wi...
March 10, 2025
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Tokyo Memorial Service Held to Mark 80 Years Since Great Tokyo Air Raid; Organizers Hope for World Peace
A memorial service for victims of the Great Tokyo Air Raid was held Monday to mark 80 years since...
March 10, 2025
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Evacuation Order Fully Lifted in Ofunato After Large-Scale Wildfire Burns for Nearly 2 Weeks; Residents Begin to Return to Their Homes
The municipal government of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by a large-scale fore...
March 10, 2025
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Shinkansen: Tohoku Shinkansen Resumes Operation between Tokyo, Sendai Stations after Over-2-Hour Suspension (Update 1)
Tohoku Shinkansen has been suspended between Tokyo and Sendai stations since around 0:20 p.m. on ...
March 10, 2025
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Symposium Held to Discuss Yokohama’s Independence from Kanagawa Pref.; Mayor Calls Administration Management Inefficient
A symposium to deepen understanding of the “special city” system that Yokohama is aiming to legis...
March 10, 2025
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Ofunato Forest Fire Declared Under Control; Evacuation Order Remains in Effect for 979 Households
OFUNATO, Iwate — The city government of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, declared at 5 p.m. Sunday that...
March 9, 2025
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Aleph, Aum Supreme Truth Cult’s Successor, Fails to Report ¥700 Million; Group Apparently Sought to Hide Assets
Aum Supreme Truth’s main successor transferred financial assets in an apparent attempt to conceal...
March 9, 2025
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Service Suspension for Coupled Shinkansen Trains Extended Through Friday; Cause of Decupling Still Unidentified
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) has said that its suspension of coupled Shinkansen train service...
March 9, 2025
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Mimosa Flowers Gifted in Gratitude on International Women’s Day
A customer holds a bouquet of mimosa flowers at an Aoyama Flower Market store in Minato Ward, Tok...
March 8, 2025
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Few Local Assemblies Have Moved to Curb Harassment against Women Legislators, According to Yomiuri Survey
Only 30 local government assemblies have taken measures to prevent harassment against female memb...
March 8, 2025
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Forest Fire in Ofunato, Iwate: Residents Return Home as Evacuation Orders Are Partially Lifted
OFUNATO, Iwate — Residents expressed relief on Saturday after spending their first night back hom...
March 8, 2025
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Snow in Tokyo Forecast to Reach 5 Centimeters; Heavy Snow to Fall Between Saturday Evening, Sunday Morning
Heavy snow is expected in the Kanto-Koshin region between Saturday evening and Sunday morning, ac...
March 8, 2025
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