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Akita Prefecture Plans to Withdraw Request for Hunting Association to Refrain from Hunting Bears; Number of Bears Captured This Fiscal Year Exceeds 2,000
AKITA — The Akita prefectural government announced plans on Tuesday to withdraw its request to the p...
November 22, 2023
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Eruption that Formed New Japan Island Continues Rumbling on
The undersea volcanic eruption that created a new island about 1 kilometer south of Iwoto Island is ...
November 22, 2023
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Japan, MIT to Open Research Hub in Tokyo, as Country’s Startups See Few Investors
The government will set up a new hub for joint research as early as fiscal 2028 with the Massachuset...
November 22, 2023
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Japan’s Oldest Mayor, 89, Decides Not to Run for His 10th Term; Incumbent 1st Elected in 1988
An 89-year-old mayor, the oldest in Japan, has decided not to run in the next mayoral election, retr...
November 21, 2023
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HHCH to be Designated a Controlled Substance; Multiple People Hospitalized After Consuming ‘Cannabis Gummies’
The health ministry has decided to designate the synthetic compound HHCH (hexahydrocannabihexol) as ...
November 21, 2023
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90％ of Ex-Jehovah’s Witnesses Beaten as Children; Legal Team Strongly Calls for Official Investigation
About 90% of former Jehovah’s Witnesses were beaten by their parents or others during their childhoo...
November 21, 2023
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Houthis Release Video of Seizure of Japan-operated Cargo Ship; Shows Rebels Shouting ‘Death to Israel’
CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels released a video on Monday showing what they claim is their seizure of...
November 21, 2023
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Flights Between Russia and Northern Territories Announced; Moscow Seeks to Reassert Sovereignty Over Japan’s Islands
Russia’s Aurora Airlines announced Monday that it would begin operating passenger flights between Vl...
November 21, 2023
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TEPCO Completes 3rd Round of Fukushima Water Release
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has completed the third round of relea...
November 21, 2023
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9 Sent to Hospital after Car Hits High Schoolers in Fukuoka (Update 1)
Fukuoka (Jiji Press)—Nine people were sent to hospital Tuesday after a minivehicle hit high school s...
November 21, 2023
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Two Injured after Bear Attack in Hokkaido
At around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, a woman in her 50s who was in the mountains of Takinoue, Hokkaido, c...
November 21, 2023
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Year-end Jumbo Lottery Tickets Go on Sale, 300 People Lined up in Ginza, Tokyo, Dreaming of Winning 1 Billion Yen
Sales of the Year-end Jumbo Lottery, which offers a total of 1 billion yen for the first prize plus ...
November 21, 2023
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Tokyo Ranked 3rd Again in Global Power City Index
Tokyo has been ranked third in the Global Power City Index published by the Mori Memorial Foundation...
November 21, 2023
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Japan-Operated Ship Seized by Houthi Rebels Off Yemen as Part of Iran-Backed Group’s Fight against Israel
JERUSALEM — A ship operated by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, better known as NYK Line, has been seized by Hou...
November 20, 2023
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Japanese Health Ministry to Prohibit ‘Cannabis Gummy’ Ingredient HHCH as Early as This Week
Japanese Health Minister Keizo Takemi said Monday that the ministry plans to prohibit a synthetic co...
November 20, 2023
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