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New ‘Harry Potter’ Theme Park in Tokyo Prompts Train Station Renovation
Ahead of the June opening of a theme park based on the popular “Harry Potter” movies, Seibu Railway ...
May 18, 2023
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Ichikawa Ennosuke, a kabuki actor, found semiconscious, parents unconscious at Tokyo home
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke, 47, were found semiconscious and his parents unconscious at their ho...
May 18, 2023
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Prenatal Vegetable, Fruits Intake Linked to Infant Health
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — High intake of vegetables and fruit during pregnancy may reduce the risk of on...
May 18, 2023
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Japan’s Newspaper Association Concerned over Generative AI
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association has released a statement expressing its conce...
May 17, 2023
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Japan Nuclear Regulator Keeps Operation Ban for N-plant in Niigata Prefecture
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday decided to maintain an effective...
May 17, 2023
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Japan Experiences 1st ‘Extremely Hot Day’ of Year
Japan experienced its first "extremely hot day" of the year as the temperature hit 35.1 C at 2:51 p....
May 17, 2023
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Sea Otters Spotted off Kiritappu Cape in Hokkaido
Sea otters lie on their backs in the sea while they feed off Kiritappu Cape in Hamanaka, Hokkaido, f...
May 17, 2023
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Farmers Trade Surplus Straw, Compost to Avoid Import Price Hikes
SENDAI — Agricultural cooperatives in Miyagi and Kagoshima prefectures have started trading surplus ...
May 17, 2023
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Truck Crashes into Bus Carrying Foreign Students, Killing 3
Three people were killed after a large truck crashed into a stationary bus on the hard shoulder of t...
May 17, 2023
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94％ in Japan’s Performing Arts Industry Concerned about AI
About 94% of respondents in the performing arts industry said they were “concerned” about the negati...
May 17, 2023
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Aoi Festival Returns to Kyoto after Pandemic Hiatus
Some 510 people wearing costumes of the Heian period (794 to late 12th century) walk along a tree-li...
May 16, 2023
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Govt Did Not Explain AI’s Copyright Risks Ahead of Law Revision
Ahead of a legal revision that made it possible for copyrighted material to be used to train artific...
May 16, 2023
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French Artist Calls for Peace With Painting in Tokyo
A painting promoting a message of peace has been unveiled on the grass at Gyoen National Garden in S...
May 16, 2023
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Hokkaido Man Reported Missing; Possible Bear Attack
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — A 54-year-old fisherman was reported missing on Sunday. A person related to a ...
May 16, 2023
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Crane Truck Overturns at Construction Site in Tokyo, Killing One Person
At around 9:55 a.m. on Tuesday, a crane truck overturned at a nursing home construction site in Oi, ...
May 16, 2023
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