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Snow Forecast in Tokyo: Operations on JR Ome Line Suspended between Ome, Okutama Stations
East Japan Railway Co. announced on Monday that operations between Ome and Okutama stations on th...
March 3, 2025
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Ishiba Drops in on Tokyo Girls Collection, Looking to Pump Up Audience for Osaka-Kansai Expo
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Saturday made an appearance at the Tokyo Girls Collection to pro...
March 3, 2025
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Skiers Unprepared for Sudden Trouble in Aomori’s Mountains; Calls for Tourists to Take Additional Precautions
AOMORI — Tourists have been getting lost, buried in avalanches and facing other trouble while ski...
March 2, 2025
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Takasaki Daruma Dolls Made of Paper; Gunma City Has Long History Making Daruma
TAKASAKI, Gunma — “It’s made of paper?”
That was my surprised reaction to learning what d...
March 2, 2025
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Train Derails After Hitting Rock on Track in Fukui Pref.; Services Suspended
KATSUYAMA, Fukui — The first car of a train on Echizen Railway’s Katsuyama-Eiheiji Line derailed ...
March 2, 2025
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Spectators Roar at Giants Town Stadium; Inaugural Game Brings Fans Closer to Action
Spectators raised powerful cheers at Giants Town Stadium, the new venue of the Yomiuri Giants’ fa...
March 2, 2025
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Tokyo Workshops Aim to Send Their Bobsleigh to Winter Olympics, Where They Can Show Their Machining Skills to the World
With just under a year to go until the Winter Olympics in Italy, athletes are working to secure t...
March 1, 2025
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Fuji Media Holdings Exec Hisashi Hieda Resigns from Committee as Broadcast Revenue Plummets
Hisashi Hieda, the executive managing adviser of Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., has resigned as an in...
February 28, 2025
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164 Serious Accidents involving Motorists, Cyclists on Smartphones in 2024
A record 164 deaths and serious injuries were caused last year by people distracted by smartphone...
February 28, 2025
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Wildfire in Iwate Prefecture in Japan Burns About 1,200 Hectares; More than 3,000 Forced to Evacuate Due to Fire Spreading (Update 1)
OFUNATO, Iwate — Firefighting efforts continued in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, as the forest fire ...
February 28, 2025
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3 Teens Arrested Over Illicit Purchase of Mobile Accounts; Allegedly Used AI to Improve Efficiency of Self-Made Program
Three junior and senior high school students have been arrested on suspicion of illegally logging...
February 28, 2025
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Govt Sets up Information Liaison Office to Gather Information on Forest Fire in Iwate Pref. City
In the wake of an extensive forest fire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, the government has set up a...
February 27, 2025
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Mizuho Bank Says ¥66 mil. Stolen from Safe Deposit Boxes as President Breaks His Silence on Former Employee’s Thefts
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. announced Thursday that its former employee stole ¥66 million from customers’ s...
February 27, 2025
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Residents Evacuate to Shelters Amid Ofunato Forest Fire; Fishing District Devastated by Tsunami in 2011
OFUNATO, Iwate — Firefighting efforts continued Thursday, a day after a forest fire broke out in ...
February 27, 2025
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Forest Fire in Iwate Pref. Forces Evacuation of More Than 500 People, in Area Hit by 2011 Tsunami
OFUNATO, Iwate — A wildfire in a forest in the Akasaki area of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, continu...
February 27, 2025
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