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Reopened Fukushima Municipalities Lure New Residents with Education, Subsidies, but Struggle to Build Enough Housing
The return of residents has plateaued to the 11 municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture that had b...
March 10, 2026
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Fukushima Towns Only Back to 20% of Population Before Nuclear Disaster
In 11 municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture that were evacuated after the accident at the Fukush...
March 9, 2026
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JR East Resumes Train Services on Tokaido Line (UPDATE 1)
Services of the JR Tokaido Line has been suspended on both tracks between JR Shinagawa and Totsuk...
March 9, 2026
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Man Attacked by Bear in Iwate Pref.; Injuries Not Life-Threatening
MORIOKA — A 69-year-old man was bitten by a bear on his left calf while climbing a mountain in Mi...
March 9, 2026
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Flower Power; Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Illuminated in Mimosa Yellow in Honor of International Women’s Day
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government building is illuminated yellow to represent the mimosa flower i...
March 9, 2026
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208 Japanese Nationals Who Evacuated Qatar Arrive in Saudi Arabia
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Foreign Ministry The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A...
March 9, 2026
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Super Mario Bros. Shinkansen Begins Limited Time Run in Japan’s Kyushu Region
A Kyushu Shinkansen train featuring characters from Nintendo Co.’s popular “Super Mario Bros.” ga...
March 8, 2026
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Japanese Cycle Around Taiwan to Show Appreciation for Quake Support; Participants Hope to Strengthen Japan-Taiwan Friendship
TAIPEI — A group of Japanese nationals kicked off a cycling trip around Taiwan on Saturday to exp...
March 8, 2026
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More Local Japanese Govts Bypassing Permission to Use Drones During Emergencies Such as Bear Sightings, Wildfires
Local governments are increasingly using drones during emergencies such as disasters without prio...
March 8, 2026
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Newly Published Book Compiles Reporting by Child Reporters in Disaster-Struck Japan’s Miyagi Pref.
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi — A book compiling the children’s newspaper reporting of elementary, junior hi...
March 8, 2026
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Cabinet Office to Support Overseas Expansion of Companies Developing Drugs to Treat Rare, Intractable Diseases
The Cabinet Office will this year begin supporting overseas expansion by startups and midsize com...
March 8, 2026
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Niigata Univ. to Partner with Oisix Ra Daichi to Establish New Educational Program
Niigata University and major food delivery company Oisix ra daichi Inc. plan to establish a unive...
March 8, 2026
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Japanese Beauty Products Gaining Attention in Paris
PARIS — A store in Paris’ long-established high-end department store Samaritaine has been selling...
March 7, 2026
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Japan to Send SDF Jet to Maldives for Iran Evacuations; Planes to Be on Standby
The government will dispatch a Self-Defense Forces transport plane to the Indian Ocean island nat...
March 7, 2026
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Japan Govt Survey Finds Just 10％ of Workers Want Working Hours to Increase
About 60% of workers think their working hours are “fine as they are,” while only 10% want them t...
March 7, 2026
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