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Fourth Match of Ryuo Shogi Series Held at Racecourse; Victory Would Make Fujii Eligible For Lifetime Title
KYOTO — The fourth match of the best-of-seven Ryuo title series began at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyot...
November 12, 2025
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Man Injured in Bear Attack While Walking Dog in Iwate
A man in his 40s was injured after a bear scratched his head and arms on the street in front of h...
November 12, 2025
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Tori-No-Ichi Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Begins; Worshippers Buy Items to Bring Good Fortune
The first of this year’s traditional Tori-no-Ichi festivals, held each November for good luck and...
November 12, 2025
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Typhoon Fung-wong to Make Closest Approach to Sakishima Islands
The Japan Meteorological Agency has warned that areas including Kagoshima Prefecture's Amami regi...
November 12, 2025
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Tohoku, Joetsu Shinkansen Last Trains to Be Set Earlier Starting Next Spring; Tokyo Station Departure Times to Be Advanced 10 to 20 Minutes
East Japan Railway Co. will advance the departure times of each night’s last trains on the Tohoku...
November 12, 2025
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Participants in Japan Learn to Operate Train to Mark Railway Company’s 10th Anniversary
JOETSU, Niigata — Participants were able to operate a real train on a track in Joetsu, Niigata Pr...
November 12, 2025
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Abductee Megumi Yokota’s Mother ‘Simply Appalled’ by Lack of Resolution in Case; Saturday Marks 48th Anniversary of Yokota Being Taken by North Korean Agents
Speaking to the press in Kawasaki on Tuesday, Sakie Yokota, the 89-year-old mother of abductee Me...
November 12, 2025
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PokéPark KANTO Special / Experiencing the real thing with 5 senses
PokéPark KANTO, the first permanent outdoor facility for Pokémon, will open at the Yomiuriland am...
November 12, 2025
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Bid-Rigging Suspected for Rail Maintenance, Repair Tenders; Tokyo’s Transport Bureau, 6 Construction Firms Investigated
The Japan Fair Trade Commission conducted on-site inspections Tuesday of six construction compani...
November 11, 2025
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Pet Shiba Inu Dog Taken by Bear in Akita in Japan’s Northern Tohoku Region Amid Spate of Recent Attacks
AKITA — A pet dog was taken away by a bear in Akita on Tuesday.
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PokéPark KANTO to Open Feb. 5; Ticket Lottery Starts Nov. 21
A new facility focused on Pokémon, “PokéPark KANTO,” will open inside the Yomiuriland amusement p...
November 11, 2025
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Step Inside the Screen: Netflix House Brings “One Piece,” “Squid Game,” Other Hit Shows to Life
NEW YORK — U.S. video streaming giant Netflix is set to usher visitors into the worlds of “One Pi...
November 11, 2025
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Workshop Held on Coexistence with Endangered Asian Black Bears in Shikoku Region; Animals Remain on Brink of Local Extinction Due to Hunting, Habitat Loss
KUMAKOGEN, Ehime — A workshop was held in Kumakogen, Ehime Prefecture, on Saturday at which parti...
November 11, 2025
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Centimeter Tsunami Observed after Quake off Iwate Pref. on Sunday
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tsunami waves up to 20 centimeters high reached the Pacific coast of Iwate P...
November 10, 2025
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M6.2 Earthquake Hits East Japan (Update 1)
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, an earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6.2 hi...
November 10, 2025
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Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo Station
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Japan, Pacific Island Nations to Work on Deepening Cooperation
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