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Yellow Sand Expected in Western, Northern Japan Through Sunday
Yellow sand is expected to blow across wide areas from western Japan to northern Japan from Frida...
March 29, 2024
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Smile-Up Admits to Sexual Abuse of Artists by 2 Ex-Employees of the Entertainment Agency
Smile-Up. Inc., formerly known as Johnny & Associates Inc., admitted Thursday that sexual abuse o...
March 29, 2024
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Benikoji Supplement Likely Caused Renal Failure in 2 Japanese Women, Doctor Says; Supplement Users Urged to Get Checked
A woman was found to have an acute kidney injury after she resumed taking a supplement made with ...
March 29, 2024
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Kidney Failure Linked to Japan’s Kobayashi Pharma Benikoji Supplements Also Reported in Taiwan
TAIPEI — A Taiwanese woman suffered kidney failure after taking Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.’s su...
March 29, 2024
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1 More Benikoji-Linked Death Confirmed, Bringing Total Deaths to 5 After Taking Japan’s Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s Supplement
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Friday that one more person who had taken supplements containin...
March 29, 2024
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Chalk Plant Churns Out Blackboard Essential Ahead of Japan’s School Year Starting in April
Employees of Nihon Rikagaku Industry Co.’s plant in Bibai, Hokkaido, produce chalks during its pe...
March 29, 2024
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JR Tohoku, Yamagata, Akita Shinkansen Lines Resume Operations After Suspension Due to Power Failure (UPDATE 1)
JR East’s Tohoku, Yamagata and Akita Shinkansen lines resumed operations around 9 a.m. Friday aft...
March 29, 2024
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Self-Driving Vehicles to Get Their Own Expressway Lanes from FY2033; Will Link Japan’s Tohoku and Kyushu Regions
The government, looking to promote the use of self-driving vehicles, plans to provide them with e...
March 29, 2024
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Distribution Destinations for Potentially Hazardous Benikoji Not Fully Known; Ingredient Sold by Japan’s Kobayashi Pharmaceutical
The distribution destinations for a significant amount of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co.’s benikoji...
March 28, 2024
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Marvel’s Groot Lands a Gig at Tokyo Disneyland; Tree Man to Appear In ’It’s a Small World’ in 2025
Groot and other characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe will appear in a special version of...
March 28, 2024
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Hydrogen Station Opens Near Tokyo Condominium Complex; Will Supply Hydrogen for Lighting, Bus Services
A hydrogen station has opened near Harumi Flag, an extensive condominium complex built on the sit...
March 28, 2024
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2 More Deaths Linked to Benikoji Confirmed; Japan’s Kobayashi Pharmaceutical President Apologizes at Shareholders Meeting (Update 1)
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday that two more people who had taken supplements contain...
March 28, 2024
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Details of Japan’s Largest Iron Sword Unveiled; Shows Characteristics of Two Kinds of Swords
NARA - The handle of the nation's largest iron sword, excavated from the Tomio Maruyama Tumulus i...
March 27, 2024
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Man Dies after Getting Caught in Escalator at Japan’s Mito Station, Ibaraki Prefecture
MITO — A 72-year-old man was found lying near an escalator at JR Mito Station in Ibaraki Prefectu...
March 27, 2024
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Local Govts, JR West Begin Geibi Line Talks
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — Officials from local governments and West Japan Railway Co. on Tuesday a...
March 27, 2024
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