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Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien Redevelopment Project Postponed Until Jan. or Later
Mitsui Fudosan Co. said Friday it will postpone the start of its Meiji Jingu Gaien area redevelopmen...
September 30, 2023
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Osaka Casino Plan Sparks Gambling Addiction Fears; Resort Construction to Coincide with Expo Construction
The ink is barely dry on the agreement to build an integrated resort (IR) with Japan’s first casino ...
September 29, 2023
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4 Major Insurers Said to Collude on Premiums for over 100 Clients
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major nonlife insurance firms inappropriately prearranged their insurance ...
September 29, 2023
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Gaza Students to Speak at U.N. University in Tokyo; Teens Aim to Convey Details of Life in Palestine
GAZA CITY — Three teenage Palestinian refugee students who live in the Gaza Strip will arrive in Ja...
September 29, 2023
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Airplanes Stranded at Airports in Japan after System Trouble at Control Center in Saitama Pref.; System Already Recovered
Airplanes were unable to take off or land from airports due to system trouble at an air traffic con...
September 29, 2023
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Tokyo Family of 4 Suffer Food Poisoning after Eating Poisonous Mushrooms despite Checking on Internet Image Search
A family of four in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, suffered food poisoning after eating poisonous ‘panther c...
September 29, 2023
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Pokemon Character Murals Installed at Narita Airport
Passengers visiting or returning to Japan are being greeted by new murals and images of Pokemon char...
September 29, 2023
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Ex-Yokozuna Sumo Wrestler Takanohana Remarries
Popular former yokozuna Takanohana has remarried, it has been learned. The former yokozuna, 51, is ...
September 28, 2023
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University of Tokyo Climbs to 29th in World University Rankings
LONDON (Jiji Press) — The University of Tokyo rose to 29th place in British magazine Times Higher Ed...
September 28, 2023
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Baby Hatch to Be Launched in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward is preparing to set up a baby hatch ...
September 28, 2023
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30 Elementary School Students Suffer Possible Heat Stroke at Athletic Meet
OTSU — A total of 30 students at elementary school in Shiga Prefecture were taken to a hospital on T...
September 28, 2023
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NHK Suspends New Contracts with Johnny’s Talents
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The public broadcaster NHK will not sign new contracts with talents from scanda...
September 28, 2023
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Newly Found Records List Deaths of Japanese Captives in Mongolia; Documents Name 283 Men Taken Prisoner by Soviet Military
Documents containing the names of 283 Japanese people who died in Soviet military captivity after Wo...
September 28, 2023
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Groundbreaking Ceremony held for Torch Tower, to be Japan’s Tallest Building at 385m
Mitsubishi Estate Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for Torch Tower, a skyscraper to b...
September 27, 2023
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Tsushima Mayor Rejects First Step for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Warns of Harm to Reputation of Tourism, Fisheries Industries
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — The mayor of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, said Wednesday he will not accept a...
September 27, 2023
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