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Japan’s First Literature Vending Machine Installed at Museum in Tokyo; Machine Prints Short Pieces of Fiction Connected to Setagaya Line Train Stations
Japan’s first literary vending machine was installed at the Setagaya Literary Museum in Setagaya ...
October 28, 2025
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Tokyo Island to Produce Caviar Amid Declining Catches of Lobster Caused by Factors Such as Global Warming
Tokyo will begin producing locally farmed caviar on Kozushima Island amid the decline in the numb...
October 27, 2025
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Unidentified Body Found with Claw Marks, Bite Wounds in Ichinoseki, Iwate Pref.; Police Suspect Bear Attack
An unidentified body with claw marks and bite wounds, possibly by from an animal, was found at a ...
October 27, 2025
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Yamagata’s Ginzan Onsen to Extend Test on Private Car Restrictions, Working to Ease Crowding Caused by Vehicles
YAMAGATA — Yamagata Prefecture’s popular tourist destination Ginzan Onsen will conduct a pilot te...
October 27, 2025
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Akita Governor to Ask for SDF to Cull Bears as Attacks Continue to Rise
Akita Gov. Kenta Suzuki indicated on Sunday he would ask the Defense Ministry to dispatch the Sel...
October 27, 2025
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Mitsukejima Island Transforms After Noto Peninsula Earthquake as Withered Trees Replace Greenery
The scenic Mitsukejima Island in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture — partially collapsed during the Noto ...
October 27, 2025
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Licensed Entity Eyed to Assist Organ Transplant Mediation, Fujita Health Univ. Plans to Apply to Health Ministry
Fujita Health University in Aichi Prefecture will establish an entity with its partners as early ...
October 26, 2025
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Japan Grapples with Deepfake Pornography, with Laws Yet to Catch Up
Deepfake pornography is increasingly causing serious harm in Japan. Such deepfakes are created wi...
October 26, 2025
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Bear Attacks 75-Year-Old Woman Picking Persimmons, Bites Her Arm, Head
A 75-year-old woman was taken to hospital on Sunday after being attacked by a bear in Nanto, Toya...
October 26, 2025
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Bear Spotted near Kyoto’s Arashiyama, Close to World Heritage Site Temple
KYOTO — Sightings of bears and animals believed to be bears are increasing in residential areas o...
October 26, 2025
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85-Year-Old Woman Suffers Head Injury in Bear Attack in Akita Pref.
An 85-year-old woman was attacked by a bear and suffered head injuries while washing vegetables o...
October 26, 2025
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M4.7 Quake Hits Kanto, No Tsunami Expected
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.7 hit the Kanto region at 0:04 p.m. on Sunday, mea...
October 26, 2025
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Japan on High Alert for Bears as Autumn Foliage Season Begins
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Administrative authorities in Japan are calling for exercising a high level ...
October 26, 2025
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677 Chinese Firms Found Registered at 5 Buildings in Osaka; Businesses Likely Established for Immigration Purposes
Just five aging office and apartment buildings in Osaka City have been registered as the head off...
October 25, 2025
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Bear Captured in Box Trap at Residence in Akita Pref.’s Yuzawa, Animal Had Been Lingering at the House Since Monday
YUZAWA, Akita - A bear was confirmed to have been caught in a trap set at a private residence in ...
October 25, 2025
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