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Record High 69,123 Students Need Japanese Language Help; Increase Comes from Growing Foreign Population, Japanese Children Living Oversea
The number of students found to need Japanese language instruction in public elementary, junior h...
August 10, 2024
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Japan’s JR Tokai Resumes Shinkansen Bullet Train’s Operations after Strong Earthquake; Odakyu Electric Railway Partly Resumes Operations (UPDATE2)
Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai) has resumed operations of Shinkansen bullet trains at ar...
August 9, 2024
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Strong Earthquake Hits Tokyo, Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected (UPDATE 1)
A magnitude-5.3 earthquake rocked the Kanto region on Friday evening. The quake measured an inten...
August 9, 2024
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JMA to Release More Info on Possible Nankai Trough Earthquake; Beaches Closed, Rail Service Curtailed in Vulnerable Areas
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Friday that it would release information about the status of...
August 9, 2024
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Commemorating the Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki; Residents Pray for a World Without Conflict
About 200 people offered silent prayers during a mass to mourn the victims of the 1945 atomic bom...
August 9, 2024
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Japan Asks Residents to Prep for Major Earthquakes in Nankai Trough Area; Expert Warns Against Panic Buying
The Japan Meteorological Agency and the government are calling for residents near where a powerfu...
August 9, 2024
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Nagasaki Mayor: Nuclear Weapons ‘Threat to Humankind’;G7 Ambassadors Absent from A-Bomb Memorial Ceremony
NAGASAKI — Survivors and victims’ family members held a memorial service marking the 79th anniver...
August 9, 2024
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Injury Numbers from Southern Japan’s Earthquake Rise to 14; Confirmed Damage to 10 Houses in Miyazaki, Kagoshima Prefectures
The number of people who suffered injuries related to the powerful earthquake that occurred in th...
August 9, 2024
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Detection Dogs at Narita Airport to Sniff Out ‘Suspicious’ Banknotes; Helping Customs Stop Money Laundering Operations
Tokyo Customs introduced Japan’s first detection dogs for banknotes at Narita Airport on Thursday...
August 9, 2024
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Quake-Related Searches on X Can Lead to Adult Spam in Japan; Nuisance Complicates Efforts to Find Vital Information After Nankai Trough Quake Info Issued
Online searches in Japanese for “earthquake” or “extra information” on the X social media site, f...
August 9, 2024
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PM Cancels Upcoming Central Asia Trip; Prioritizing Staying on High Alert After Earthquake
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will cancel his upcoming trip to Central Asia in order to focus on s...
August 9, 2024
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14 People Confirmed Injured, 10 Houses Damaged After Miyazaki Earthquake
It has been confirmed that fourteen people are injured in Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Kumamoto prefec...
August 9, 2024
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1000 Vietnamese Lanterns Dazzle Visitors in Toyama Pref.; Festival was Inspired by Resemblance Between Cities in Japan, Vietnam
A thousand Vietnamese lanterns are on display in the city of Namerikawa, Toyama Prefecture. The N...
August 9, 2024
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9 People Injured in Strong Earthquake in Miyazaki Pref.
Nine people have been confirmed injured in Miyazaki, Kagoshima and Kumamoto prefectures due to th...
August 8, 2024
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Tsunami Reaches Japan’s Miyazaki, Kochi Prefectures after Earthquake Hits Southern Japan
An earthquake measuring a seismic intensity of lower 6 that hit Miyazaki Prefecture on Thursday c...
August 8, 2024
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