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  • Typhoon Halong Brings Heavy Rain, Damages Infrastructure on Tokyo’s Hachijojima Island

    Typhoon Halong, also known as Typhoon No. 22, brought record heavy rainfall and violent winds to ...

    October 10, 2025

    #Typhoon #Tokyo
  • Japanese Atomic Bomb Survivor Group Calls for More Testimony, Urges Govt to Join Nuclear Weapons Prohibition Treaty

    The Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations), which won the ...

    October 10, 2025

  • Matsutake Mushroom Shipments Hit Peak in Aomori, Bringing Taste of Autumn to Japan

    MUTSU, Aomori — Shipments of matsutake mushrooms are at their peak in the Shimokita region of Aom...

    October 10, 2025

    #Aomori
  • Tohoku Shinkansen Services Resumes After Suspension Due to Object on Overhead Wires (Update 1)

    Tohoku Shinkansen services were suspended between Omiya and Sendai stations on Friday after an ob...

    October 10, 2025

    #Shinkansen
  • Autumn Leaves at Peak on Japan’s Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route Attracting Photo-snapping Sightseers

    TOYAMA - Autumn leaves are at their peak on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route.

    ...

    October 10, 2025

    #Autumn Foliage
  • Typhoon Nakri Approaches Daito Islands, Fear of Another Hit to Izu Islands

    Typhoon Nakri, or Typhoon No. 23, moved over the seas south of Japan on Friday.

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    October 10, 2025

    #Typhoon
  • Power, Water Outages, Damage to Homes as Typhoon Halong Rages on Hachijojima Island

    Powerful Typhoon Halong, or Typhoon No. 22, reached its closest point to Hachijojima Island on Th...

    October 10, 2025

    #Typhoon
  • A Magnificent Procession

    Beautifully decorated floats lined the approach to Sakurayama Hachimangu shrine during the Takaya...

    October 9, 2025

    #Gifu #Festival
  • Colored Ginkgo Nuts in Fukuoka Evoke Feeling of Autumn in the Air, Marking End of Japan’s Summer Heat

    The Yomiuri ShimbunGinkgo nuts are beginning to take on color at Maizuru Park in Chuo Ward, Fukuoka,...

    October 9, 2025

    #Fukuoka #Autumn Foliage
  • Typhoon Nakri to Approach Japan Over the Weekend; Will Near Okinawa, Daito Islands from Friday-Saturday

    A new typhoon, called Nakri, has formed over the sea to the south of Japan and is approaching the...

    October 9, 2025

    #Typhoon
  • Special Heavy Rain Warning for Tokyo’s Hachijo

    In response to the extremely powerful Typhoon Halong approaching, the Japan Meteorological Agency...

    October 9, 2025

  • Emergency Warnings Issued in Tokyo’s Hachijojima and Aogashima Islands for Storms, High Waves as Strong Typhoon Halong Approaches

    The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency warning for storms and high waves for Hachijo...

    October 8, 2025

    #Typhoon
  • Ministry to Implement 5-Year Bachelor’s-Master’s Degree Curriculum; Hopes to Raise Number of Japanese Students Who Seek Graduate Degrees

    The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has decided to systematically imp...

    October 8, 2025

  • Yamagata Pref. Rice Paddies Create Autumnal Landscape

    YAMAGATA — A traditional method of sun-drying harvested rice in stacks can be seen in the Owarabi...

    October 8, 2025

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  • Tokyu Says Train Collision Caused by Signal Setting Error

    Tokyo, Oct. 7 (Jiji Press)—A train collision on Tokyu Railways Co.’s Denentoshi Line in Kawasaki,...

    October 8, 2025

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