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Retro-Wrapped Trains Celebrate Yamanote Loop Line’s 100th Anniversary
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. on Saturday started operating trains decorated with d...
October 6, 2025
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Train Collision, Derailment Leads to Partial Suspension on Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, Oimachi Line; Length of Suspension Remains Unclear (UPDATE 1)
A train collision and derailment occurred between two trains at Kajigaya Station on the Tokyu Den...
October 6, 2025
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Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, Oimachi Line suspended service from 1st train Monday due to train accident near Tokyo
The Yomiuri Shimbun The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A train collision accident o...
October 6, 2025
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Classmates of Megumi Yokota Hold Charity Concert in Niigata, Express Hope for Her Return
Former elementary and junior high school classmates of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North K...
October 5, 2025
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Bear Attacks, Injures Spanish Tourist at UNESCO Site Shirakawa-go in Gifu Pref.
GIFU — A Spanish tourist was attacked by a bear at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Shirakawa, Gif...
October 5, 2025
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Typhoon Halong Forms in Sea off Ogasawara Islands; JMA Issues Warnings Over Strong Winds, Rains
Typhoon Halong formed in the sea off the Ogasawara Islands, the Japan Meteorological Agency annou...
October 5, 2025
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Once Extinct in Japan, Oriental White Storks Steadily Breeding Amid Nationwide Efforts
This autumn marks 20 years since the beginning of an effort to release artificially bred oriental...
October 5, 2025
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Mural Featuring Ohtani Unveiled in Star’s Hometown; LA Artist Brings His City’s Culture to Oshu, Iwate Pref.
A mural featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been unveiled in his hometow...
October 5, 2025
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New Council on Tackling Japan’s Population Decline Problem to Be Launched at End of Oct.
A new organization that aims to have experts in the private sector discuss measures to combat pop...
October 5, 2025
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Deaths from Bear Attacks in Fy25 Reach Record High, Concerns Rise Over Bears Entering Areas Inhabited by Humans
The number of people killed in bear attacks this fiscal year reached a record high of seven, surp...
October 4, 2025
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Woman in Her 70s in Cardiac Arrest, Apparently Attacked by Bear in Miyagi Pref.
A woman in her 70s went into cardiac arrest after apparently being attacked by a bear in the moun...
October 3, 2025
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Education Ministry Survey Shows 160,000 Foreign Children Lived in Japan as of FY 2024
More than 160,000 children of elementary and middle school age with foreign citizenship lived in ...
October 3, 2025
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Japan-U.S. Events Canceled in Yokosuka, Okinawa’s Futenma, Due to U.S. Govt Shutdown
A Friendship Day event scheduled to take place on Sunday at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka Base in Yoko...
October 3, 2025
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Fires in Japan Caused by Battery Chargers Prompt Calls for Greater Awareness of Risks
Portable battery chargers and other items containing lithium-ion batteries are continuing to freq...
October 3, 2025
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Sakie Yokota Shares Children’s Book Beloved by North Korea Abducted Daughter Megumi
KAWASAKI — 89-year-old Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea ...
October 3, 2025
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