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Kanagawa: Fall in love again with Romancecar trains
EBINA, Kanagawa — I used to love the observation seats situated at the front of the Odakyu Electric ...
November 16, 2021
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Kanagawa: Town hopes to put its historical beach on map
MANAZURU, Kanagawa — Driving out of a tunnel near a toll gate for the Manazuru Blue Line, the 595-me...
November 16, 2021
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Chiba: School brings Kyoto experience to students in lieu of cancelled trip
MATSUDO, Chiba — After their school trip to Kyoto was canceled due to the novel coronavirus, Matsudo...
November 16, 2021
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Nurseries gear up for peak princettia season
Staff check potted princettias at a nursery in Kokubunji, Tokyo, on Tuesday as the industry gears up...
November 16, 2021
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Remains of empresses’ dwelling in Heian period confirmed for 1st time
KYOTO — The remains of structures found on the site of the former imperial palace in Kyoto have been...
November 16, 2021
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‘Donation-type vending machines’ are serving charity on Japan’s streets
Japan’s ubiquitous vending machines are now being tapped as a convenient way for consumers to change...
November 16, 2021
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Pumice could reach Honshu this month
A massive amount of pumice ejected from the undersea volcano Fukutokuokanobaba near the Ogasawara Is...
November 15, 2021
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Fujii wins Ryuo title, becomes youngest shogi player with quadruple crown
Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii has captured the Ryuo title after sweeping the best-of-seven series over de...
November 15, 2021
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44 years have passed since Japanese girl’s abduction by N. Korea
Monday marked 44 years since Megumi Yokota, then 13, was abducted by North Korea in 1977 in Niigata ...
November 15, 2021
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Japan minister visits site of Megumi Yokota’s abduction
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno visited Niigata City on Sunday to inspect the area around t...
November 15, 2021
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Go To Travel campaign expected to resume as early as mid-January
The government is making arrangements to resume as early as mid-January the Go To Travel campaign, a...
November 14, 2021
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Tokyo’s Akasaka Palace shines light on violence against women at start of Purple Light Up campaign
The white walls of the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo’s Minato Ward are lit up in purple on Friday, for a t...
November 13, 2021
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Fujii wins Ryuo shogi title, sets record, after defeating Toyoshima
Teenage shogi sensation Sota Fujii defeated Ryuo titleholder Masayuki Toyoshima in the fourth match ...
November 13, 2021
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Nobel laureate Honjo, Ono Pharma settle royalty suit
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Nobel Prize winner Tasuku Honjo and Ono Pharmaceutical Co. settled Friday their...
November 13, 2021
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Japanese photographer dives beneath floating pumice to shoot unique video
The seas around the main island of Okinawa Prefecture are rockier than usual — just not in the way y...
November 12, 2021
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