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Mt. Fuji Photo Spot Gets New Parking Area as Another Japanese City Takes Measures Against Overtourism
FUJI, Shizuoka ― Another municipality overlooking Mt. Fuji has taken a measure against disruptive...
June 4, 2024
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Shibuya Ward Submits Draft Amendment to Prohibit Year-Round Drinking on Streets, in Parks around Shibuya Station; If Passed June 17, Will Be Enforced in October
Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, submitted Monday to the ward assembly a draft amendment to its ordinance to ...
June 4, 2024
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NTT Docomo-led Consortium Wins Bid to Run National Stadium; Privatization Could Mean Naming Rights, More Events
The Japan Sport Council (JSC) said Monday it selected a consortium led by NTT Docomo, Inc. for pr...
June 3, 2024
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Problems Found in 1st Year of Level 4 Self-Driving Service in Japan
EIHEIJI, Fukui (Jiji Press) — Technical and financial problems have been identified in the year s...
June 3, 2024
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Oppenheimer’s Grandson Visits Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park for 1st Time, Meets Atomic Bomb Survivors
HIROSHIMA — Charles Oppenheimer, a grandson of Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist who led the deve...
June 3, 2024
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2 Japan Air Self-Defense Force Stealth Fighters Make Emergency Landings at Aomori Airport, Temporarily Closing Runway
AOMORI – Two F35A stealth fighters belonging to the Air Self-Defense Force’s Misawa Air Base in A...
June 3, 2024
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Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum Reaches One Million Visitors
Rikuzentakata, Iwate Pref., June 2 (Jiji Press) — The total number of visitors to the Iwate Tsuna...
June 3, 2024
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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Rocks Japan’s Ishikawa Pref.; No Tsunami Expected
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.9 hit the Noto region of Ishikawa Prefecture at 6:...
June 3, 2024
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Fine-Tuning Datasets Used in AI-Generated Sexual Images Resembling Real Children; Datasets Being Sold Online
AI training data that can be used to produce images closely resembling real children is being sol...
June 3, 2024
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Japan Towns Seek to Obtain Historic Site Status to Get on UNESCO List; Mie Pref. Towns Hope to Achieve Status by FY25
TSU — Municipalities in Mie Prefecture are working to obtain national historic site status for lo...
June 2, 2024
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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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