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Tokyo, Neighboring Prefectures Experience Severe Heat; Mercury Hits 35 C or Higher in 12 Locations
Temperatures rose mainly in eastern Japan on Monday and reached 35 C or higher in 12 locations ac...
June 24, 2024
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National Diet Library Rapidly Digitizes Publications; Plans to Digitize 450,000 This Year
The National Diet Library in Tokyo is accelerating its digitization of publications in its invent...
June 24, 2024
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JR Chuo Line Rapid Trains, Sobu Line Local Trains Resume Operations, Still Delayed (UPDATE 1)
JR Chuo Line rapid train and Sobu Line local train services resumed operations at 8:22 on Monday ...
June 24, 2024
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Med School Took Donations From Test-Takers’ Relatives; Listed on Score Sheet With Entrance Exam Results
Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU) accepted donations from the relatives of people taking a ...
June 23, 2024
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Transport Ministry to Create Takeoff, Landing Coordinator in Airport Control Towers to Prevent Runway Collisions
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry will create a new control tower role tha...
June 23, 2024
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JR Chuo Line Rapid Service Resumes; Some Trains Cancelled or Delayed
The JR Chuo Line rapid service resumes after suspension between Tokyo and Takao stations on Sunda...
June 23, 2024
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Okinawa Marks 79 Years after End of Fierce Ground Battle (UPDATE1)
ITOMAN, Okinawa (Jiji Press) — A memorial ceremony was held in Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday to pr...
June 23, 2024
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Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Rocks Fukushima Pref.; No Tsunami Expected
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.9 hit Fukushima Prefecture at 12:12 p.m. on Sunday...
June 23, 2024
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Rainy Season Begins in Tohoku; It Ends in Amami Region of Kagoshima Pref.
This year's rainy season is believed to have begun in the Tohoku region, The Japan Meteorological...
June 23, 2024
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Noto Mission Becomes Japan SDF’s Longest Quake Response Project
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A mission taken up by Japan’s Self-Defense Forces in response to the Jan. 1 ...
June 23, 2024
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JAL Plane Makes Emergency Landing at Aomori Airport Due to Engine Trouble; No Injuries Reported
Japan Airlines Flight 2154, which took off from Aomori Airport at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, bound fo...
June 22, 2024
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Rainy Season Starts in Chugoku, Hokuriku Regions
The rainy season appears to have started in the Chogoku and Hokuriku regions, the Japan Meteorolo...
June 22, 2024
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Residential Road Speed Limit to Be Reduced to 30 kph in 2026; Move Is Supported by Families of Traffic Accident Victims
The legal speed limit for “residential roads” – relatively narrow streets mainly used by the resi...
June 22, 2024
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Information Possibly Leaked from Last Summer’s JAXA Hack; No Leaks Confirmed Regarding Sensitive Data on Rockets for Now
There have not been any confirmed leaks regarding rocket data or other sensitive information so f...
June 21, 2024
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Yoga Practitioners Brave Tokyo Rains; Special Outdoor Event for International Day of Yoga
About 1,700 people strike a yoga pose while holding umbrellas in the drizzling rain on the summer...
June 21, 2024
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