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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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Anti-Japanese Sentiment Suspected Motive in Shenzhen Stabbing; Attack Occurred on Anniversary of Manchurian Incident
BEIJING — A series of attacks on foreigners have been reported in China this year.
...September 20, 2024
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Anime Fans Moving to their ‘Holy Pilgrimage’ Destinations; Cities Find New Ways to Promote Growth
TAKAMATSU — It has become popular for anime fans to make “holy pilgrimages” to locations connecte...
September 20, 2024
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Japan Sees Record Number of Foreign Visitors in August; Hotel Companies Actively Opening New Properties
International visitors continued to flock to Japan in August, with an estimated 2.93 million peop...
September 20, 2024
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Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward to Issue Residence Certificates to Same-sex Couples Using Husband / Wife (Unregistered); Wording Same as Heterosexual Couples in Common-law Marriage
Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward will issue certificates of residence to same-sex couples using new wording ...
September 20, 2024
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NHK President Apologizes Again over Chinese Staffer’s Remarks Over Senkaku Islands, Saying NHK Was ‘Insensitive to the Kinds of Risk’
NHK President Nobuo Inaba apologized again on Wednesday over controversial comments made by an ou...
September 19, 2024
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Photo of Shibuya’s Iconic Dog Hachiko Giving Paw Found; Picture Is One of Four Discovered in the Past Year
A photo has been found of Hachiko, the famous Akita dog whose statue stands in front of Shibuya S...
September 19, 2024
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Typhoon Pulasan Passes Through Japan’s Okinawa Island; Expected to Reach Mainland China
Typhoon Pulasan, also known as Typhoon No. 14, has already passed Okinawa Island as of 9:50 a.m. ...
September 19, 2024
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