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Japan’s Rocket Explosion Leaves Spectators at Loss for Words; Rocket Enthusiast: ‘Failure Bound to Happen at Beginning’
KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama — Spectators of the launch of Japan’s first private-sector rocket KAIROS, dev...
March 13, 2024
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Gourmet Market Opens in Azabudai Hills, Tokyo; 34 Specialty Stores to Promote ‘Japan’s Rich Food Culture’
A market with a collection of specialty stores where shoppers can enjoy fresh foods and delicacie...
March 13, 2024
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Japan’s Kairos Rocket Explodes Immediately after Launch; Rocket’s Developer Vows to Press On (UPDATE 3)
KUSHIMOTO, Wakayama--The first launch of the KAIROS rocket developed by Space One Co. exploded im...
March 13, 2024
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Beware of Sleeping In Public; Number of Thefts, Accidents Involving Drunken Nappers on Rise Across Japan
A growing number of intoxicated people are having their pockets picked after falling asleep on th...
March 13, 2024
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Railroad Track Slope Collapses in Ono, Hyogo Prefecture; Worker in his 50s Buried Alive and Dies
A slope collapsed on the Kobe Electric Railway line in Ono, Hyogo Prefecture, around 11:35 a.m. T...
March 12, 2024
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2 New Zealand Backcountry Skiers Killed, 1 Injured in Avalanche in Southern Hokkaido
SAPPORO — Police announced on Tuesday that the victims who were killed in an avalanche at Mt. Yot...
March 12, 2024
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News in Pictures: 13 Years On, Tohoku Remembers 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Many people visited seaside areas and monuments in the Tohoku region on Monday to remember loved ...
March 12, 2024
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Massive School of Sardines Illuminated by Cherry Blossom Colors at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama
A massive school of sardines illuminated by pink, sakura-colored lighting swims with music in the...
March 12, 2024
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Magnitude 4.6 Earthquake Hits Chiba Prefecture
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake with an epicenter off the east coast of Chiba Prefecture struck at aro...
March 12, 2024
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Tomoko Akane Becomes 1st Japanese Judge Elected to Head ICC; Akane Received Arrest Warrant from Russia for Pursuing War Crimes (Update 1)
THE HAGUE — Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) elected Judge Tomoko Akane as its pr...
March 12, 2024
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Japanese Students Hold Event To Thank Taiwanese People for Donations Following 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
TAIPEI — Japanese students in Taiwan held an annual event on Sunday to thank the Taiwanese people...
March 11, 2024
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Survey Shows 2,300 Communities Nationwide have Created Disaster Management Plans; Lessons From Previous Disasters Used to Create Plans
It has been 10 years since the Community Disaster Management Plan system was systematically imple...
March 11, 2024
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30,000 Remain Evacuated 13 Years After Great East Japan Earthquake; Earthquake-Related Deaths Increased By 10 From Last Year (Update 1)
Monday marks the 13th anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, which left more than 2...
March 11, 2024
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Two Dead After Avalanche in Southwestern Hokkaido; Victims Believed to be Backcountry-Skiing Foreign Nationals (Update 1)
A man and a woman, both believed to be foreign nationals, were rushed to a hospital in an unconsc...
March 11, 2024
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‘Open-Air Book Shop’ Opens in Town Affected by Fukushima Nuclear Plant Disaster; Owner Hopes to See Area Rejuvenated
OKUMA, Fukushima – In an area of rice fields where plots of land had been developed, many homes h...
March 11, 2024
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