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Croc Chamber
Visitors look up at a Siamese crocodile in an overhead tank at Okinawa Zoo and Museum in Okinawa Cit...
June 25, 2022
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Akita oil pumps invoke novelty ‘drinking birds’
AKITA — Are you familiar with “drinking birds?” These small, birdlike novelty toys repeatedly dip th...
June 25, 2022
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Architect Ban wins Spanish award
PARIS (Jiji Press) — Architect Shigeru Ban, 64, has been named the winner of the 2022 Princess of As...
June 24, 2022
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Punnet prep
Workers pack satonishiki cherries in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, the leading cherry production a...
June 24, 2022
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DNA of 2 bodies found on Kunashiri match missing Kazu I passengers
DNA samples taken from two bodies found on the shores of island of Kunashiri in the northern territ...
June 24, 2022
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People earned living from ammunition, sunken ships in Okinawa during WWII
Amid the devastation following World War II, many residents of Okinawa found a source of income in t...
June 24, 2022
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Service honors war victims on day Battle of Okinawa ended 77 years ago
ITOMAN, Okinawa — The Okinawa Memorial Day ceremony was held Thursday at the Peace Memorial Park in...
June 23, 2022
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Tohoku Shinkansen line celebrates 40th anniversary
The Tohoku Shinkansen line on Thursday marked 40 years since its opening. East Japan Railway Co. ...
June 23, 2022
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Influx of visitors continues with 1st Hong Kong tourists since borders reopened to tour groups
The arrival of foreign visitors to Japan is becoming more conspicuous, with the first tour group fro...
June 23, 2022
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New peace monument unveiled in Okinawa town
A new monument engraved with the lyrics of a song for peace was unveiled in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefe...
June 23, 2022
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Gimpo-Haneda flights to resume
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — The South Korean government said Wednesday it will resume flights between Seoul...
June 23, 2022
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors warn against nuclear war
VIENNA (Jiji Press) — The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only atomic-bombed cities in the wor...
June 23, 2022
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Mathematicians, firms to help govt solve social issues using AI
The education ministry has decided on a plan to establish intermediary centers at two universities t...
June 23, 2022
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Going underground: Brewers raise glass to subterranean-stored sake
Sake brewers are increasingly turning to underground locations to store and age their products. Unus...
June 22, 2022
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5 Russian warships pass through Tsushima Strait
Five Russian Navy ships, including a destroyer, passed through the Tsushima Strait toward the north...
June 22, 2022
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