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  • Yamagata Shinkansen line to resume service in early afternoon

    The Yamagata Shinkansen line, which has been suspended between Shinjo and Yamagata stations due to h...

    December 19, 2022

  • Abductee’s son vows not to give up rescuing victims

    Sunday marked one year since Shigeo Iizuka, a brother of North Korea abductee Yaeko Taguchi and form...

    December 19, 2022

  • Father demands answers, apology after son dies after alleged assault in police custody

    NAGOYA — The Aichi prefectural police have begun an investigation into the alleged assault by police...

    December 18, 2022

  • Thomas steam locomotive back in service in Shizuoka Pref.

    SHIMADA, Shizuoka — Steam locomotives, including the popular Thomas the Tank Engine, are back in ser...

    December 18, 2022

  • Train enthusiast U.S. Ambassador Emanuel hops on local rail near Tokyo

    CHIBA — U.S. Ambassador to Japan and railway enthusiast Rahm Emanuel enjoyed a train ride in Chiba P...

    December 18, 2022

  • Japan to accept more workers from Central Asia

    The government is aiming to bring in more foreign workers from Central Asian countries, partly throu...

    December 18, 2022

  • Omikuji tossed for New Year’s luck

    A shinto ritual has been held at Gokoku shrine in Niigata to raise the luck of visitors through the ...

    December 18, 2022

  • Holiday train reservations track 16% rise

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of train seats reserved for the year-end and New Year holiday period...

    December 17, 2022

  • Victims of Osaka clinic arson attack mourned 1 year later

    OSAKA — Bereaved families mourn the victims of an arson attack at a psychosomatic clinic one year la...

    December 17, 2022

  • Fire breaks out in “Shinjuku Golden-Gai” in Tokyo

    A fire broke out Saturday at a restaurant in "Shinjuku Golden-Gai" in the Kabukicho district of Shin...

    December 17, 2022

  • 3 kids per class in Japan may have developmental problems

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Three per class of 35 students in elementary and junior high schools in Japan m...

    December 17, 2022

  • ‘See-through toilets’ malfunction in Shibuya

    Tokyo's Shibuya Ward announced Friday that two public restrooms in the ward, known as "see-through t...

    December 17, 2022

  • Ukrainian orchestra, choir to perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in Japan

    Members of the orchestra and choir for the Ukraine National Opera will perform Beethoven’s Symphony ...

    December 17, 2022

  • Initiative eyed to support marine industry ahead of N-plant water discharge

    The government plans to launch this month an initiative to increase the consumption of marine produc...

    December 16, 2022

  • Kazu I sinking likely result of flooding through bow hatch

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The sinking of the Kazu I sightseeing tour boat off the coast of Hokkaido in Ap...

    December 16, 2022

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