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As Typhoon Bebinca Approaches, Amami Region Calls for Elderly Evacuation; Maximum Instantaneous Wind Speeds Exceeding 72kph
With Typhoon Bebinca, also known as Typhoon No. 13, approaching, the Amami region in Kagoshima Pr...
September 15, 2024
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30% of Students Copy, Paste AI-Generated Answers for Schoolwork; Majority of Students Do Not Know How Fact-Check Answers
Nearly 30% of high school and university students who have used generative artificial intelligenc...
September 15, 2024
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Govt to Promote Investment in Japanese Language Schools; Aims to Improve Salaries, Condition of Language Education
The education ministry will implement a framework next fiscal year to promote investment in Japan...
September 14, 2024
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Typhoon Bebinca Approaching Japan’s Southern Island of Amami-Oshima
Typhoon Bebinca is making its way toward Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture as of Saturd...
September 14, 2024
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Tomioka Silk Mill, World Cultural Heritage Site, Faces Repair Cost Problem Due to Decline in Visitors
MAEBASHI — Ten years after its registration on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list, the Tomio...
September 14, 2024
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Blistering Late-Summer Heat Lingers Across Japan; High Pressure Expected to Continue Driving Up Temperatures Until Thursday
People cool off in a mist sprayer amid the lingering summer heat in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. ...
September 14, 2024
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M5.8 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Pref., No Tsunami Expected; Temblor Began Off Tanegashima Island, Had Intensity 3 Out Of 7
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture at ...
September 14, 2024
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Rising Sea Temperatures Diminishing Saury Catch; Sanma Season Opens With Good Numbers, But Outlook Poor
This year’s saury fishing season seemed to begin well thanks to an earlier than usual start of la...
September 14, 2024
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Zodiac Snake Ornaments Readied for Shipment in Japan; 55 Designs Prepared to Share New Year Wishes
Ornamental snakes, next year’s zodiac animal, are carefully inspected and packaged before shipmen...
September 13, 2024
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Ten White Snakes Hatched at Sanpo Shrine in Fukuoka Pref.; The Reptiles Are Considered Bringers of Good Fortune
10 baby white snakes were hatched this month at Fukuoka Prefecture’s Sanpo Shrine, where a god in...
September 13, 2024
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Osaka Expo ‘Jellyfish Pavilion’ Lights Up in Test; Colorful Changing Images ‘Express The Pulse Of Life’
OSAKA — A lighting test was conducted at one of the signature pavilions for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai...
September 13, 2024
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Japanese Researchers Win Ig Nobel Prize for Intestinal Breathing
Cambridge, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press) — A team of Japanese and U.S. researchers won thi...
September 13, 2024
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60 Potted Bonsai Stolen in Shikoku; Waves of Bonsai Thefts Reported Across Japan
A total of 60 potted bonsai were stolen in July from the gardens of two bonsai growers in Takamat...
September 13, 2024
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Former Wife Pleads Not Guilty to Murder of “Don Juan of Kishu”
Wakayama, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press) — The 28-year-old then wife of a wealthy businessman nicknamed “D...
September 12, 2024
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Japan, China, ROK Hold First Trilateral Tourism Summit Since 2019; They Jointly Agree to Boost International Travelers to 40 Million by 2030
KOBE — A two-day trilateral ministerial meeting between Japan, China and South Korea concluded in...
September 12, 2024
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