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Sperm whale remains in Osaka Bay, likely weak
OSAKA — A whale, estimated to be about 8 meters long, wandered into the Yodogawa river estuary in Os...
January 9, 2023
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Long awaited Final Fantasy XVI to be released in June
Game developer Square Enix Co. plans to drop the latest edition of its Final Fantasy game series in ...
January 9, 2023
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Japan police patrol cyberspace to protect VIPs
Police nationwide are compiling and analyzing social media postings that might indicate future attac...
January 8, 2023
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Japanese startup’s lunar rover to be flown to moon this year
Space startup Dymon co. said the firm’s lunar rover will be flown to the moon this year aboard the l...
January 8, 2023
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Daruma Market Held in Futaba for 1st Time since N-Plant Disaster
FUTABA, Fukushima (Jiji Press) — A traditional daruma doll market was held Saturday in the town of F...
January 8, 2023
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A capybara from Nasu has won this year’s competition for soaking in a hot spring the longest
UTSUNOMIYA — The champion of this year’s annual capybara hot spring soaking contest was Koharu, who ...
January 8, 2023
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The first business day of the year begins for geisha and maiko
Geisha and maiko dressed in formal black crested kimono and wearing ears of rice hairpins cheerfully...
January 8, 2023
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Students crawl through Aichi shrine’s mini-gate for testing success
A high schooler crawls through a small torii gate at a shrine in Konan, Aichi Prefecture. The Kitano...
January 8, 2023
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Challenges facing language, study support for foreign children
OSAKA — With coronavirus border control measures having been eased, the number of foreign children c...
January 7, 2023
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Bomb threat causes Jetstar flight to make emergency landing at Chubu Airport
A bomb threat forced a Jetstar passenger plane to make an emergency landing at Chubu Airport on Satu...
January 7, 2023
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Unification Church submits 12 cardboard boxes of responses to govt’s second set of questions
The education ministry has received 12 cardboard boxes of materials from the Unification Church, in ...
January 7, 2023
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Miyazaki Pref. asks newspaper to change gov.’s activities after positive COVID test
MIYAZAKI — The Miyazaki prefectural government asked a local newspaper to change details about the N...
January 7, 2023
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Swans overwinter at eastern Japan bird sanctuary
Overwintering swans stretch their wings at a pond in the Hakucho no Sato sanctuary in Inzai, Chiba P...
January 7, 2023
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Bomb threat causes airliner to make emergency landing at Chubu Airport
A bomb threat forced a Jetstar passenger plane to make an emergency landing at Chubu Airport on Satu...
January 7, 2023
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More international sign language interpreters needed for Tokyo Deaflympics in 2025
Preparations are getting into full swing for the 2025 Deaflympics, an international sporting event f...
January 7, 2023
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