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Exhibitors Reveal 2025 Osaka Expo Pavilion Concepts; Themes Include High-Speed Communication and Environmental Protection
Seven of the 13 private-sector companies and organizations that will have pavilions at the 2025 Osak...
October 5, 2023
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Shibuya Mayor Asks Foreign Visitors to Stay Away during Halloween
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ken Hasebe, mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, spoke to foreign media on Thursday a...
October 5, 2023
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Johnny & Associates Admits Seeing ‘Blocked Journalist’ List Before Press Conference
Johnny & Associates, Inc. had a list of “blocked” journalists for a press conference held Monday reg...
October 5, 2023
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3 Bears Captured After Staying Overnight in Tatami Mat Shop in Akita Pref.
AKITA — Three bears were captured with a cage Thursday after spending over 20 hours in a tatami mat ...
October 5, 2023
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Johnny & Associates Starts to Remove Signage
Work appears to have begun to remove the Johnny & Associates logo from the scandal-hit agency's buil...
October 5, 2023
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Slovenia Axes Plan to Build Own Pavilion for 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo
Slovenia has become the first nation to abandon plans to construct its own pavilion for the 2025 Osa...
October 5, 2023
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Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Advisory in Izu Islands, Generates 30 cm Wave
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Izu Islands around 11 a.m. on Thur...
October 5, 2023
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Japan Looks into Digital Graves as New Way to Pay Respects to Deceased, Pass on Family Histories, Relieve Burden of Owning Tombs
A growing number of people are paying tribute to the deceased not at cemeteries but in front of a sc...
October 5, 2023
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Annual Shoso-in Opening Ritual; Tenpyo Treasures on Display in Nara City
NARA — An annual ritual was held Wednesday in Nara City to mark the opening of the doors to the Shos...
October 5, 2023
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Uniqlo’s Viral Round Mini Shoulder Bag Popular in Paris; ‘Millennial Birkin’ Has Sold Out Many Times
PARIS — Uniqlo Paris Opera reopened in September after being renovated and a Uniqlo shoulder bag dub...
October 4, 2023
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Record 299,048 Children Refuse to Go to School in Fiscal 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of elementary and junior high school children who refused to go to s...
October 4, 2023
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Nobel Prize Winner Katalin Kariko’s Japan-based Childhood Friend Offers Congratulations
“Her hard work has paid off,” said Maria Mernyei, a pathologist and childhood friend of Nobel Prize ...
October 4, 2023
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Typhoon Koinu Approaching Sakishima Islands
Typhoon Koinu, also known as Typhoon No. 14, moved northwestward over the sea south of Okinawa and a...
October 4, 2023
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Tohoku, Hokuriku, Joetsu Shinkansen Operations Resumed Wednesday Morning (UPDATE 1)
The Tohoku Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, and Joetsu Shinkansen operations are resumed after suspe...
October 4, 2023
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Record-Hot September Marked in Japan, Hot on the Heels of Hottest July and August
Last month was the hottest September on record in Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced o...
October 4, 2023
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