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Crane Falls, Crashes into Condominium in Osaka; Female Resident Falls, Suffers Injuries
OSAKA - A crane fell while it was being operated at a construction site and the tip of its arm co...
January 28, 2025
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Pollen Dispersion in Tokyo Begins on Earliest Date on Record; Global Warming Seen As A Cause
Despite still being the middle of winter, the dispersion of pollen has already begun.
...January 28, 2025
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Truck Falls into 10-Meter-Deep Sinkhole at Intersection in Saitama Pref.’s Yashio; Rescue Operations Underway
A truck fell into a sinkhole about 5 meters in diameter and 10 meters deep at an intersection on ...
January 28, 2025
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Survey: Dissatisfaction with Politics Higher Among Social Media Users; DPFP, Reiwa Shinsengumi Benefit from Short Videos
The influence of social media on elections has been attracting attention. Former Hyogo Gov. Motoh...
January 28, 2025
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Freelance Announcer Hiroshi Ikushima Taking Indefinite Hiatus; Removed from TBS Position Due to Harassment Allegations (UPDATE1)
TBS Radio, Inc. announced Monday that Hiroshi Ikushima has stepped down from his role as host of ...
January 27, 2025
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Fuji TV Chair, President Quit Over Masahiro Nakai Scandal; Express Regret For Not Sufficiently Helping Woman Involved
The chairman and president of Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Fuji TV) both resigned Monday amid t...
January 27, 2025
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‘Circulation’ Is Concept of Japan Pavilion at 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo; Meteorite From Mars to Be Displayed
Circulation is the concept of the upcoming 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo’s Japan Pavilion, which was unv...
January 27, 2025
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Fuji TV Board Meeting to Be Held Over Scandal; To Discuss Employee’s Alleged Involvement, President Quitting
Fuji Television Network, Inc. was to hold an emergency board meeting on Monday afternoon over all...
January 27, 2025
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Rare Footage of Ground Self-Defense Force After 1995 Hanshin Earthquake Shows Reality of Situation; Video Discovered in 2023 at SDF Hyogo Office
KOBE – Rare video footage showing the Ground Self-Defense Force engaging in disaster relief opera...
January 27, 2025
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Edo Sashimono, A Woodworking Art Using Precise Joinery Techniques
Edo sashimono is a Japanese woodworking art in which precise joinery techniques are used to fit p...
January 26, 2025
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BOJ Decides to Raise Key Policy Rate to 0.5%
The Bank of Japan decided Friday to raise its short-term policy rate target from the current leve...
January 26, 2025
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Japan May Sit Out Meeting On Treaty To Ban N-Weapons;Ishiba Contemplates Value Of U.S. Nuclear Umbrella
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has begun making arrangements to forgo participating as an observer...
January 25, 2025
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Yurikamome Line Suspended Due to Power Outage; Passengers in Stranded Train Evacuated on Foot
Yurikamome Line services in Tokyo were temporarily suspended along the line’s entire length due t...
January 25, 2025
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Mayor of Japan’s Hyogo Pref. Town Plans to Present Donald Trump with Solid Gold Playing Cards
KOBE — The mayor of Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, plans to gift U.S. President Donald Trump a deck of ...
January 24, 2025
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South Korea Returns Buddha Statue from Kannonji Temple to Japanese Delegation; Statue to Be Lent to South Korean Temple Until May
DAEJEON, South Korea — A Buddha statue stolen in 2012 from Kannonji temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki ...
January 24, 2025
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