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German University Student Missing Since Last Month Found Dead Off the Coast of Wakayama
WAKAYAMA - A German university student who had been missing since last month was found dead off t...
November 6, 2024
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90％ of Students in Japan Acknowledge Importance of Reading Books; But Downward Trend as They Get Older
Nine out of 10 students of elementary, junior high and high schools think reading books is import...
November 5, 2024
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Typhoon Yinxing Expected to Develop Strong; Okinawa May Experience Thunderstorms, Strong Winds, High Waves
Typhoon Yinxing, also known as typhoon No. 22, is moving northwest-northwest east of the Philippi...
November 5, 2024
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20 Sites Found to be Posing as Major Japanese Media Outlets; Expert Suggests Sites Might Have Been Systematically Created
Twenty websites have been found to be posing as major Japanese news outlets, it has been learned....
November 5, 2024
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Apple Harvest at its Peak in Hirosaki; Largest Volume of Apples Produced in Japan
The apple harvest is at its peak and brightly colored apples are lined up in rows at a market in ...
November 5, 2024
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Japanese Sake Brewing to Make Intangible Cultural Heritage List
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—An advisory panel to UNESCO has sought to register traditional Japanese sake b...
November 5, 2024
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Welfare Ministry Study Finds Only 11.2％ of Local Governments Have Guidelines for Dealing with Unclaimed Bodies
Only 11.2% of local governments have manuals or internal rules in place for dealing with “unclaim...
November 5, 2024
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Deer-Involved Traffic Accidents Surging in Hokkaido; Growing Population, Decreasing Caution Leads to More Collisions
Traffic accidents caused by Hokkaido’s Yezo sika deer have been surging, including collisions wit...
November 4, 2024
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Onagawa No. 2 Nuclear Reactor in Northeastern Japan Halted
Sendai, Miyagi Pref. (Jiji Press)—Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Monday morning halted operations a...
November 4, 2024
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Typhoon Yinxing Emerges East of Philippines, Moving toward West
A tropical cyclone east of the Philippines developed into Typhoon Yinxing at around 3 a.m. on Mon...
November 4, 2024
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Nuclear Debris Moved out of Reactor Containment Vessel; Removal at Fukushima Plant Accomplished After 3-Year Delay
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. has moved nuclear fuel debris out of a containment ve...
November 3, 2024
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Ceremony for Order of Culture Awardees Held at Imperial Palace
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese Order of Culture was conferred on seven people, including manga a...
November 3, 2024
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Japan Recognizes 3,987 People in Autumn Honors
Tokyo3 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government announced on Sunday a list of 3,987 people recognized...
November 3, 2024
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Shurijo Castle Restoration Festival Brings Ryukyu History to Life in Naha; Work Continues to Rebuild Burned-Down Structures
The Shurijo Castle Restoration Festival, dedicated to the efforts to reconstruct the castle, bega...
November 3, 2024
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Yomiuri Shimbun Marks 150 Years of Publication
The Yomiuri Shimbun marked the 150th anniversary of its first publication on Saturday.
...November 2, 2024
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