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False Social Media Posts Cause Confusion in Quake-Hit Areas; X Users Seek to Earn Advertising Revenue By Boosting Views
False and misleading information was widely disseminated on X and other social media platforms immed...
January 29, 2024
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Hiroshima Zoo Holds Drill for Bear Escape Scenario: About 20, Including Staff Wearing Bear Costume, Participate
Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima held a drill with the scenario that an Asian black bear had escaped...
January 29, 2024
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Govt Plans Online Birth Registration
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is set to make it possible for parents to submit their children’...
January 29, 2024
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Man Believed to be Suspect of 1970s Bombings, Satoru Kirishima, Dies in Hospital from Terminal Cancer (Update 1)
A man believed to be Satoshi Kirishima, who has been wanted for decades in connection with serial bo...
January 29, 2024
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Tokyo: Chuo Line Partly Halted Due to Incident at JR Kunitachi Station
Service on the JR Chuo Line was suspended following an incident at Kunitachi Station at around 4 p.m...
January 28, 2024
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Completion of 2nd Runway at Busy Fukuoka Airport Expected by Autumn
Construction on a second runway at Fukuoka Airport is expected to be completed in autumn this year, ...
January 28, 2024
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line Temporarily Suspends Operation Due to Power Outage: Malfunction of Seismograph in Noto Area Suspected
A power outage occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture at about 8:10 a.m. Sunday, causing a...
January 28, 2024
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Man Claiming to Be Satoshi Kirishima Lived, Worked Under False Name in Kanagawa Pref. for Decades
A man claiming to be Satoshi Kirishima — a suspect wanted in connection with a series of bombings th...
January 28, 2024
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JR Takasaki Line Train Overruns by 40 Meters at Kita-Ageo Station; 2,500 Passengers Affected
A 15-car local train bound for Takasaki Station overran by about 40 meters at Kita-Ageo Station on t...
January 28, 2024
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M4.8 Earthquake Hits Central Tokyo; No Tsunami Expected
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.8 struck the Kanto region at 8:59 a.m. on Sunday, mea...
January 28, 2024
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Suicides in Japan Fall to 21,818 in 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of people who killed themselves in Japan in 2023 decreased by 63 fro...
January 27, 2024
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Foreigners Entering Japan Up 6-Fold in 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreigners who entered Japan in 2023 jumped about 6.1-fold from t...
January 27, 2024
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A Man Believed to Be 1970s Bombing Suspect Satoshi Kirishima, Possibly Hiding in Kanagawa, Told Hospital Staff, ‘I Want To Meet My End Under My Real Name’
A man, 70, believed to be Satoshi Kirishima, a suspect wanted in connection with a series of bombing...
January 27, 2024
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Mini Bonsai Grow in Popularity in Japan and Abroad
Mini bonsai, which can be displayed on a tabletop to bring a sense of the season, are being apprecia...
January 27, 2024
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Music Industry Forms Council to Address AI Challenges, Protect Artists’ Rights
Nine music organizations, including the Recording Industry Association of Japan and the Japanese Soc...
January 27, 2024
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