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Kyoto Sees 1st Post-Pandemic Drop in Chinese Visitors; Concerns Remain That Slide Could Continue with Chinese New Year
KYOTO — Overnight stays by Chinese visitors at major hotels in Kyoto City fell 12.1% year-on-year...
January 29, 2026
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Families of S. Korean A-bomb Survivors Due Compensation, Says Japanese Court
The Hiroshima District Court on Wednesday ordered the Japanese government to compensate 23 relati...
January 29, 2026
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M4.6 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Chiba Prefecture
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the southern Chiba Prefecture at about 10:25 a.m. on Thursday, ...
January 29, 2026
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Sakie Yokota, Last Surviving Parent of a North Korea Abductee, Urges Daughter’s Return Ahead of 90th Birthday
Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at the age of 13, held a p...
January 28, 2026
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Tokyo Ueno Zoo’s Twin Pandas Arrive in China, Moved to Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan Province
SHANGHAI — The twin giant pandas from Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, earl...
January 28, 2026
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Minamata Disease Ceremony to Be Held on 70th Anniversary of Its Official Recognition in Japan
A ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the official recognition of Minamata disease, a form o...
January 28, 2026
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Picnicking at PokéPark KANTO, Find the Very Best Feast to Fit Your Tastes
Even expert Pokémon trainers need to stop and rest sometimes.
...January 28, 2026
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Japan News Media Group Submits Opinion on Draft of Code to Protect Intellectual Property over Generative AI
A media association welcomed the formulation of a draft code to protect intellectual property com...
January 28, 2026
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JR East Train Services Resumed between Tokyo, Atami as Well as Shinjuku, Odawara Due to Accident
An accident occurred at Tsujido Station on the JR Tokaido Main Line at around 7:35 p.m. on Tuesda...
January 27, 2026
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JR East Train Services Suspended between Tokyo, Atami Due to Accident
“>The Yomiuri Shimbun An East Japan Railway logo An accident occurred at Tsujido Station on th...
January 27, 2026
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Twin Pandas Depart Ueno Zoo; Japan without Pandas for 1st Time since 1972
Twin pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei departed Ueno Zoological Gardens on Tuesday to begin their jour...
January 27, 2026
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Step Into the Action with Battles at PokéPark KANTO, Stand Next to a Pokémon Partner During Electrifying Fights
Pokémon just wouldn’t be the same without battles, and PokéPark KANTO, inside Yomiuriland that st...
January 27, 2026
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South Korean Mother Hopes Son Who Died Trying to Rescue Japanese Stranger Can Bridge Nations
On the 25th anniversary of the accident in which a South Korean student died while trying to resc...
January 27, 2026
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Estimated Print Sales in Japan Fall Below ¥1 Tril. for 1st Time in 50 Yrs; Decline from 1996 Peak Continues
Paper book and magazine sales in 2025 declined by 4.1% from the previous year to reach an estimat...
January 27, 2026
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Keio University’s X Dignity Center Creates Proposal for Role on Media in AI Era
Keio University’s X Dignity Center, which studies human dignity in the era of artificial intellig...
January 27, 2026
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