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Pocky, Other Glico Chocolate Products to be Recalled Due to Smell
Confectionary manufacturer Ezaki Glico Co. will voluntarily recall about 6 million units of 20 ch...
December 8, 2025
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Honolulu Ceremony Marks 84 Years Since Pearl Harbor Attack; Attendees Include Atomic Bomb Survivors from Nagasaki Pref., Japan
HONOLULU — Victims of the Japanese Imperial Navy’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Hawaii’s Oahu Island...
December 8, 2025
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Ring-Tailed Lemurs Warm Themselves Up at Japan Monkey Centre in Aichi Pref.
Ring-tailed lemurs warm themselves next to an electric heater at the Japan Monkey Centre in Inuya...
December 8, 2025
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Evacuation Ship Passenger Lists Show Names, Details on 8,835 Displaced Northern Territories Residents
An organization of former residents of the northern territories, which were illegally occupied by...
December 8, 2025
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55% Evacuated By Car After July Tsunami Warnings Despite Government’s Instructions to Flee on Foot
More than half of the people who evacuated to safe places on July 30, when tsunami warnings were ...
December 7, 2025
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Devastation of Massive Fire in Japan’s Oita City Seen in Drone Photo, 187 Structures Declared Burned Down
OITA — A vast expanse of scorched land in a densely populated residential area of the Saganoseki ...
December 7, 2025
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PM Takaichi Visits Disaster-Hit Areas in Noto for 1st Time
WAJIMA, Ishikawa (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday visited the Noto...
December 7, 2025
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Polar Bear ‘Peace’ Turns 26, Celebrated by Fans from Across Country
MATSUYAMA - Japan's oldest bottle-fed polar bear is turning 26 this month, and fans from all over...
December 7, 2025
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Scandal-Hit Mayoral Election Kicks off in Ito, Shizuoka Pref., with Ousted Former Mayor Also Running
ITO, Shizuoka — Mayoral election campaigning kicked off on Sunday in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, wh...
December 7, 2025
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Yamagata Shinkansen Service Suspended Between Yamagata, Yonezawa Stations Due to Power Outage
Service on the inbound and outbound lines of the Yamagata Shinkansen between Yamagata and Yonezaw...
December 6, 2025
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Traditional Ritual Held in Ishikawa Pref. to Thank Deity, Pray for Bountiful Harvest
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A traditional ritual called Aenokoto was held to express gratitude to a deity ...
December 6, 2025
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Head of Unification Church in Japan to Resign as Court Case Continues
Tomihiro Tanaka, head of the Japan branch of the Unification Church, will soon resign from his po...
December 6, 2025
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Demolition of Osaka-Kansai Expo’s Symbolic Grand Ring Begins in Earnest
OSAKA - Demolition work on the Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, is underway on...
December 6, 2025
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Institute in Gifu Prefecture Develops More Colorful Variety of Cyclamen, Hopes for Registration
GIFU — A research institute in Gifu Prefecture announced on Thursday that it has developed a new ...
December 6, 2025
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Soaring Costs Creating Choppy Waters for Urban Development Projects as Old Ways Reaching Limits
Soaring construction costs are forcing developers to review their plans for urban development pro...
December 5, 2025
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