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New Kyoto Tourism Bus Services to Fight Overtourism; Express Service from Kyoto Station to Tourism Spots
KYOTO — The Kyoto city government on Saturday began operating bus services that only stop at majo...
June 2, 2024
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City in Osaka Pref. To Form All-Foreigner Volunteer Fire Corps; Group Will Assist Foreign Residents If Disaster Occurs
OSAKA — The government of the city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, plans to establish a volunteer...
June 2, 2024
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Green Piano Created for 1970 Osaka Expo Likely to be Played at Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025
NARA — An emerald green grand piano manufactured for the 1970 Osaka Expo is likely to be played a...
June 2, 2024
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Girl’s Death at Railroad Crossing in Gunma Highlights Need for Alarms, Crossing Gates
MAEBASHI — A recent accident in which a 9-year-old girl was struck and killed by a train at a rai...
June 1, 2024
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Bitcoin Worth 48 Billion Yen Stolen from DMM
Tokyo, May 31 (Jiji Press) — Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin said Friday that about ...
June 1, 2024
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8 Japan Rail Firms to Switch to QR Code Tickets from End of Fiscal 2026
Eight railway operators in the Tokyo metropolitan area plan to switch from the current magnetic p...
June 1, 2024
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Man Attacked by Bear, Taken to Hospital in Niigata Pref.
NIIGATA — A man in his 50s was attacked by a 1.5 meter-long bear and suffered injuries to his fin...
May 31, 2024
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‘Nowhere in Gaza is Safe’ for Palestinians in Rafah; Getting Food, Water Also Becoming Increasingly Difficult
GAZA STRIP — The intensifying Israeli military offensive in Rafah, a southern city in the Palesti...
May 31, 2024
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Popular Tokyo Ward to Expand Ban on Street Drinking to Year-Round; Complaints of Noise, Littering against Foreigners Increasing
A local ordinance forbidding nighttime drinking on the streets around Shibuya Station and in park...
May 31, 2024
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Small Airplane Believed to Have Made Belly Landing at Kobe Airport; No Immediate Reports of Injuries
A small airplane is believed to have made a belly landing on a runway at Kobe Airport on Friday a...
May 31, 2024
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Tetsuko Kuroyanagi Promotes Release of Chinese Translation of Sequel to Her Memoir at Event in Beijing
BEIJING ― Actor Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, 90, attended an event in Beijing on Thursday to promote the r...
May 31, 2024
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Typhoon Ewiniar Weakens into Extratropical Cyclone on Friday Predawn
The powerful Typhoon Ewiniar, which was approaching the Izu Islands, weakened into an extratropic...
May 31, 2024
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Bear, About 1 Meter Tall, Enters House, Inflicts Serious Injuries to Couple in Gunma Pref. after Thursday Midnight
A bear, about 1 meter tall, entered a house and attacked a couple, inflicting serious injuries to...
May 31, 2024
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Osaka-Kansai Expo Drives Up Wages to Nearly ¥2,000 per Hour; Squeezes Local Businesses Amid Staffing Crunch
Recruitment for workers for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, both inside and outside the facilities, h...
May 31, 2024
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Kyoto’s Gion District Erects Signs Banning Tourists from Private Alleyway; Tourists’ Disrespect Toward Geiko, Maiko Cited as Reason
KYOTO — Signs prohibiting tourists from entering a private alleyway were erected Wednesday in Kyo...
May 31, 2024
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