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Tokyo Skytree Lit Up in Christmas Colors
Tokyo Skytree is illuminated in a Christmas color palette, as seen on Thursday night in Sumida Wa...
November 7, 2025
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Go Prodigy Nakamura Wins 1st Title in South Korea
Fourth-dan Go player Sumire Nakamura, 16, won her first title in an official tournament in South ...
November 7, 2025
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Bear Sightings, Attacks Spur Delivery Companies in Japan to Go Extra Mile in Ensuring Safety
Leading courier companies are taking extra steps and even delaying deliveries to protect drivers ...
November 7, 2025
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Japanese Newspaper Sues City for ¥61 Million, Claiming Articles Were Used Without Permission
The Yomiuri Shimbun’s three headquarters in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka filed a lawsuit on Thursday ...
November 7, 2025
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Japan Highlights Online Authenticity System at World Media Meeting
Japan’s efforts toward implementing Originator Profile (OP) in society was highlighted at a meeti...
November 7, 2025
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Japan’s North Welcomes Riot Police for Culling Bears, but Concerns Linger
The decision to allow rifle-carrying riot police officers to cull wild bears in Akita and Iwate p...
November 7, 2025
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Bear Enters, Stays at Hot Spring Inn in Yamagata Pref.; No One Hurt
YAMAGATA — A bear entered a hot spring inn and stayed there on Friday in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefe...
November 7, 2025
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Tokyo Education Board Sets Guidelines for Dealing with ‘Monster Parents;’ Recommends Recording Interactions, Limiting Meetings to 30 Minutes
The Tokyo metropolitan government’s Board of Education has compiled a draft outline of guidelines...
November 6, 2025
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Supermoon Illuminates Noto Area in Ishikawa Pref.; Appears Larger due Being at Its Closest Point to Earth
NOTO, Ishikawa — A supermoon was observed across the country on Wednesday.
...November 6, 2025
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Japan Riot Police Allowed to Cull Bears with Rifles
Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)—The National Police Agency on Thursday revised the rules of the Nation...
November 6, 2025
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Bear Sightings Surge around Kyoto’s Arashiyama; More Warning Signs to Feature Foreign Languages
Kyoto City is taking measures, including installing multilingual warning signs for foreign touris...
November 6, 2025
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How Young People Are Redefining End-of-Life Planning: ‘Shukatsu’ Spurs People in Their 20s and 30s to Rethink How They Want to Live
Shukatsu, or end-of-life planning, is often associated with tasks that are seen as being for the ...
November 6, 2025
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Akita, GSDF Agree to Deal with Record-Breaking Number of Bear Attacks in Prefecture
AKITA — The Akita prefectural government and a Ground Self-Defense Force division signed an agree...
November 5, 2025
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Bear Sightings Exceed 20,000 for First Time from April to Sept.; Large Number of Bears Taken, Too
The number of bear sightings nationwide from April to September reached 20,792, the highest for t...
November 5, 2025
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Baseball’s Oh among Order of Culture Recipients
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan conferred the Order of Culture on eight people, including Sadaharu Oh,...
November 5, 2025
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