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    June 26, 2024

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  • Risk of Heat Wave in Japan Higher Than Usual July-Sept.; Meteorological Agency Calls for Preventative Measures for Heatstroke

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    June 26, 2024

  • Climber Loses Consciousness on Mt. Fuji; Taken to Nearby Hospital

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    June 26, 2024

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    Two rare Arctic wolf cubs were born last month at Nasu Animal Kingdom, a zoo in Tochigi Prefectur...

    June 26, 2024

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    Nineteen people suspected of suffering heat stroke were sent to emergency rooms in Tokyo on Tuesd...

    June 25, 2024

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    Two were injured after a passenger car rammed into a convenience store in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, at...

    June 25, 2024

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  • Foreign Students Among 300 at Michinoku Coastal Trail Event; Participants Walk in Miyagi Prefecture Despite Rain

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