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Expressway operators to issue early alerts ahead of road closures due to heavy snow
To avoid a repeat of vehicle strandings on snow-covered roads this winter, three expressway operator...
December 11, 2021
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Wishing for a bon voyage: Toy planes dedicated at Kyoto shrine
Toy airplanes float in a water basin at the aviation-linked Hiko Shrine in Yawata, Kyoto Prefecture,...
December 11, 2021
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Public set to get a peek at panda twins at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in Jan.
The public will finally be able to see the twin giant panda cubs in person at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo start...
December 11, 2021
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Nonalcoholic beverages key part of upcoming market trends
With the rise of more sober-curious young people taking to an alcohol-free lifestyle, it has become ...
December 11, 2021
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Japan, U.S. hold joint ceremony to commemorate victims of Pearl Harbor attack
HONOLULU — Japan and the United States held a joint ceremony Thursday to commemorate the victims of ...
December 10, 2021
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Tech enlisted to help vehicles on snow-covered roads
Passengers stuck in stranded cars on snowy highways may soon have new sources of help — satellites a...
December 10, 2021
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Sardines schooling through underwater galaxy at Japan aquarium
NAGOYA — A school of about 10,000 sardines can be observed in an underwater show called “sardine gal...
December 10, 2021
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Santas in the sky
Cleaners dressed as Santa Claus tend to the windows of Tokyo Skytree in Sumida Ward, Tokyo. Two clea...
December 9, 2021
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Strong quake rocks remote islands of Kagoshima pref.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A strong earthquake rocked remote islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern...
December 9, 2021
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Countries finalize large Pacific tuna catch quota increase
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Countries have reached a final agreement to raise the catch quota of large blue...
December 8, 2021
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Branching out with Japanese-style New Year decorations
Women make hanamochi New Year decorations at a workshop in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Tuesday. Wh...
December 8, 2021
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80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack marked in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The United States on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan, ...
December 8, 2021
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Japan panel lists 2 plans for stable imperial succession
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel discussing ways to ensure stable Imperial succession on Mond...
December 7, 2021
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Innovation improves Japan’s raw food culture
Raw fish, raw eggs and raw chocolate. In the Japanese diet, the emphasis on raw can be felt everywhe...
December 7, 2021
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Rows of colorful habotan flowering kale stripe a field in Tokyo
Kazushige Namiki waters rows of colorful habotan flowering kale in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. Namiki grows ...
December 6, 2021
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