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New Shinkansen Bullet Train Test-Ride Event; E8 Series Train Cars are Bigger, Faster, More Comfortable
YAMAGATA — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) held a test-ride event on Wednesday to offer passenge...
March 7, 2024
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Serious Distracted Driving Crashes Hit Record High in Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The number of serious traffic accidents caused by distracted drivers, such as ...
March 7, 2024
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Award-Winning Interview Drew Candid Comments From Zelenskyy; Meeting Took Place on Moving Train in Ukraine Just Before G7 Summit
Koya Ozeki’s interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is significant for delving in...
March 7, 2024
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Mizuho Bank Mistakenly Sets Winning Lots for ‘Quick One’ Lottery at 200 Instead of 10
On Wednesday, Mizuho Bank issued a statement disclosing an unfortunate oversight regarding the ‘Q...
March 6, 2024
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Yomiuri’s Ozeki Wins Prize for Zelenskyy Interview; Exclusive Talk Aboard Ukrainian Presidential Train
Koya Ozeki, chief officer of The Yomiuri Shimbun’s General Bureau of Europe, has been named one o...
March 6, 2024
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Yomiuri Scholarship Students Partner with Tokyo Government; Aim to Protect Children While Delivering Newspapers
Yomiuri scholarship students from abroad, employed at Yomiuri Shimbun sales locations known as Yo...
March 6, 2024
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JR Tohoku Shinkansen Operation Temporarily Suspended between Tokyo and Morioka Due to Overrun at Koriyama Station in Fukushima Pref.
JR East's Tohoku Shinkansen train Tsubasa No. 121 overran its designated stop position and stopped a...
March 6, 2024
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Australian Lace Monitor Kept in Residential Home Goes Missing in Saitama; Police Investigating Either Theft or Escape
Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture — A pet Australian lace monitor, a lizard native to Australia, went mi...
March 5, 2024
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Groundbreaking Transplant Doctors Say Surgery Was Last Resort; Three Relatives Donated Organs to Save Young Boy’s Life
A team of doctors at Kyoto University Hospital stressed Monday that careful consideration precede...
March 5, 2024
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Mt. Fuji Climbers to be Charged ¥2,000 to Take Trail on Yamanashi Side
Yamanashi Prefecture, looking to reduce congestion among climbers on Mt. Fuji, will begin chargin...
March 5, 2024
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Half of Japanese University Students Have Used Generative AI; 30％ Use on Regular Basis
One in two university students has used text generating artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, ...
March 5, 2024
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Ex-SDF Member Rina Gonoi Receives U.S. Award for Women of Courage
Washington (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi on Monday rec...
March 5, 2024
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World’s 1st Living-donor Lung-liver Transplant Successful at Kyoto University Hospital
KYOTO — Kyoto University Hospital announced Monday that it had succeeded in the world’s first com...
March 4, 2024
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New Museum Opens in Sendai to Pass Down Memories of 2011 Disaster
SENDAI (Jiji Press) — A museum to pass down the generations the memories of the March 11, 2011, m...
March 4, 2024
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15-Year-Old Japanese Professional Go Player Nakamura Debuts in S. Korea; Loses Match But Promises to Move Forward
SEOUL — Fifteen-year-old professional Go player Sumire Nakamura played her first official game in...
March 4, 2024
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