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Medical Device Maker ‘Gifted’ Hospitals, Doctors Millions of Yen; Money Said to Be Given for Studies Not Conducted
A Tokyo-based medical device maker gave about ¥120 million in cash to 42 medical institutions and...
August 26, 2024
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Chinese Media Losing Interest in Fukushima Treated Water Release; Sluggish Economy Provides Incentive to Stabilize Relations
BEIJING — On Saturday, which marked a full year since the first release of treated water into the...
August 26, 2024
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Powerful Typhoon Shanshan Expected to Approach Japan’s Amami Region on Tuesday or Later; Sanyo Shinkansen Expect Total or Partial Service Suspension from Wednesday to Friday
Powerful Typhoon Shanshan, also referred to as Typhoon No. 10, is expected to develop and move no...
August 26, 2024
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Survivor Shares Quake Experience in Tagalog; Aichi Prefecture Government Produces Disaster Awareness Videos for Foreign Residents
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate — Marife Sugawara, 59, a Filipina woman who lives in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Pr...
August 26, 2024
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Japanese Scallops to be Processed in Bangladesh; Hyogo Pref. Firm Seeking Export Routes to Replace China
Japan Delica Co., an importer of poultry products, will launch a new business in October for proc...
August 26, 2024
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TEPCO Completes 4th Round of FY 2024 Treated Water Release
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Saturday that it has completed...
August 25, 2024
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Memorial Service for Untended Souls Held at Kyoto Temple; Around 8,000 Stone Buddhas Illuminated with Candles
KYOTO — About 8,000 stone Buddha statues and small pagodas were illuminated by candlelight during...
August 25, 2024
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TEPCO Plans to Begin Decommissioning Treated Water Tanks at Fukushima N-Plant as Water Release Proceeds Smoothly
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. plans to begin decommissioning storage tanks of treat...
August 25, 2024
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Operations Temporarily Suspended Between Nagano, Toyama Stations due to Heavy Rain (UPDATE1)
The Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train services has been suspended on the inbound and outbount line...
August 25, 2024
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Strong Typhoon Shanshan Predicted to Approach Western, Eastern Japan Earliest on Wednesday
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Sunday morning the strong Typhoon Shanshan was heading north...
August 25, 2024
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Traditional Hanheld Fan Boshu Uchiwa: Production in Full Swing After Great Kanto Earthquake
MINAMI-BOSO, Chiba — The Boshu Uchiwa handheld fan is one of Japan’s three most famous uchiwa fan...
August 25, 2024
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Shizuoka Pref. City Offers Foreigners Free Japanese Language Classes; Aims to Raise Non-Natives to Daily Conversation Level
Hamamatsu, a city with about 30,000 foreign residents in Shizuoka Prefecture, has launched an ini...
August 25, 2024
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Typhoon Shanshan becomes ‘strong,’ predicted to reach Japan’s Kyushu, Shikoku regions on Tuesday
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that Typhoon Shanshan became a “strong” one on Saturday ...
August 24, 2024
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Typhoon Shanshan Could Affect Shinkansen Operations Tuesday, Wednesday, JR East says; Trains Could be Delayed, Canceled as Typhoon Approaches Japan
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced Saturday its Shinkansen train operations could be sign...
August 24, 2024
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JR Tokaido Line Resumes Services (Update 1)
The JR Tokaido Line resumed its services at around 12:13 p.m. on Saturday after suspending them f...
August 24, 2024
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