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Japanese Tea Ceremony Held on Desert Sands at Expo’s Jordan Pavilion, Visitors Enjoy Twist on Traditional Experience
OSAKA — A tea ceremony was held on desert sands inside the Jordan Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kans...
September 12, 2025
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Japan’s Centenarians Reach 99,763, Breaking Record for 55 Yrs in Row
Tokyo, Sept. 12 (Jiji Press) — The number of centenarians in Japan reached 99,763 as of Sept. 1, ...
September 12, 2025
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Record Rainfall Hits Tokyo, Including 92 Millimeters in 1 Hour in Setagaya Ward
Torrential rainfall hit the Kanto region, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue info...
September 12, 2025
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Numerous Flights to Be Cancelled at Haneda Airport Due to Previous Day’s Thunderstorms
Flights continue to be disrupted a day after Thursday’s heavy thunderstorms hit Haneda Airport in...
September 12, 2025
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Mahjong Boom Comes for Japanese School Kids, as Game Sheds Its Gambling Image
Mahjong once had a reputation for being a “pastime for adults” and a form of gambling, but the ti...
September 12, 2025
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Japan’s Raid on Alleged Diesel Cartel Triggered by Scale of Collusion
The Japan Fair Trade Commission chose to open a criminal investigation into eight distributors of...
September 11, 2025
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Meguro, Ikegami, Oimachi Lines Suspended Due to Heavy Rain, Affecting Commuters
Services on Meguro, Ikegami and Oimachi lines have been fully suspended since around 3:25 to 3:30...
September 11, 2025
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Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture Warned of Record-Breaking Short-Duration Precipitation, Meguro Ward Logs 134 Millimeters for an Hour (Update 2)
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a record-breaking short-duration heavy rain advisory for T...
September 11, 2025
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Shinkansen Bullet Train Service Resumes after Suspension between Tokyo, Mishima Stations due to Heavy Rain
Tokaido Shinkansen train service has been suspended between Tokyo and Mishima stations since arou...
September 11, 2025
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Babies Under 1 Year Old Make Up 70% of Suspected Abuse Deaths; Experts Urge Psychological Support for Mothers
Babies less than 1 year old accounted for 70% of the deaths allegedly caused by child abuse in fi...
September 11, 2025
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USJ Zombies Make Special Appearance at Expo for Early Halloween; One-Night-Only Event Features Monsters Dancing to Music by King Gnu
OSAKA — A special version of Halloween Horror Nights, a popular event hosted by theme park Univer...
September 10, 2025
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Survey: Newspaper-Reading Teens Voted in Large Numbers; Campaign Sought to Counter Misinformation Found Online
The voting rate among 18-year-olds who read newspapers was nearly 30 percentage points higher tha...
September 9, 2025
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Dead Cockroach Found in Ramen Served at Tenkaippin Franchise in Kyoto; Company Shuts Restaurant, Sister Location Owned by Same Franchisee
Tenichi Shokuhin Shoji, which operates the national ramen restaurant chain Tenkaippin, announced ...
September 9, 2025
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Saitama Prefecture Cities Want to Host Disaster Agency; Idea Recalls Meiji-Era Statesman’s Plan to Move Capital to Honjo
Courtesy of Japanese Red Cross SocietyTsunetami Sano (date of photograph unknown) By Masato Tokuhara...
September 9, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Single-Day Visitors Top 200,000, Numbers Surging as Final Day Draws Near
OSAKA — The number of visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo topped 200,000 on a single day for t...
September 9, 2025
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