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News in Pictures / Heavy Rain Devastates Japan’s Earthquake-Hit Noto
Heavy rain poured down on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, already battered by a major ...
September 24, 2024
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Extensive Damage Found in Temporarily Isolated District in Noto Region of Ishikawa Pref., Japan, After Record-Breaking Rainfall
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — The Machino district in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, which was isolated for th...
September 24, 2024
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Tsunami Observed at Japan’s Hachijojima Island; Waves Were the Result of a Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake; Tsunami Advisory Lifted (Update 2)
A fifty-centimeter-high tsunami was observed at Yaene, on Hachijojima Island, Tokyo, at 8:58 a.m....
September 24, 2024
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Certified Travel Assistants Help Elderly, Disabled Tourists; Organizations Around Japan Establish Training Programs
SAPPORO — Various programs to certify helpers for elderly and disabled travelers have been establ...
September 23, 2024
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Heavy Rain Leaves 7 Dead, 56 Communities Isolated in Noto Area; Temporary Housing Also Affected
KANAZAWA — Seven people have died, two have been declared missing and 12 have been injured as sea...
September 23, 2024
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Rescuers Search for Missing in Japan’s Northern Quake-hit Noto Region After Record-breaking Rain; Temporary Housing Units Also Hit by Flooding
KANAZAWA — Police, firefighters and Self-Defense Force personnel began taking part in an intensiv...
September 23, 2024
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Survey: Only 3% of English Teachers Use Digital Textbooks Exclusively; 88% Use Both Paper and Digital Forms
Only 3% of English teachers in elementary and junior high schools use digital textbooks exclusive...
September 23, 2024
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60 Passengers Briefly Stranded on Train in Kurobe Gorge; Mudslide Blocks Train Tunnel
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoA Kurobe Gorge Railway train is seen in 2015 in Kurobe, Toyama Prefecture....
September 22, 2024
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Sushi Chains Giving Up Conveyor Belt; Some Switching to Touch-Screen Ordering to Reduce Waste, Improve Hygiene
More and more conveyor belt sushi restaurant chains have abandoned the practice of serving sushi ...
September 22, 2024
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Heavy Rain Leaves 1 Dead, at least 10 Missing in Quake-Stricken Ishikawa Pref.; Landslides Isolate Several Small Communities (Update 1)
KANAZAWA — One person has died and at least 10 have been declared missing or unaccounted for in a...
September 22, 2024
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More Than 500 Transplants Skipped Because of Shortages in 2023; Nearly 200 Organs from Brain-dead Donors Declined
A total of 509 transplants of organs from brain-dead donors were unable to be performed in 2023 d...
September 22, 2024
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Gold Coins Marking Osaka Expo to Be Sold for ¥268,000 Apiece
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Finance Ministry said Friday it will issue gold coins in the denominatio...
September 21, 2024
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Japan’s Kishida States Intention to Expand Medical Relief for ‘Hibaku Taikensha’; Central Govt Plans to Appeal Nagasaki Court Ruling
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday expressed his intention to entitle people who were outsi...
September 21, 2024
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Special Heavy Rain Warning Issued for Japan’s Ishikawa Pref.; About 4,800 Housing Units Without Power (UPDATE1)
Heavy rain hit the Hokuriku region on Saturday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issu...
September 21, 2024
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Yamagata Shinkansen to Suspend Services Between Yamagata and Shinjo Due to Heavy Rain; Suspension Will Continue on Sunday (UPDATE1)
The Yamagata Shinkansen will not operate between Yamagata and Shinjo stations on the inbound and ...
September 21, 2024
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