General News
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Heavy Snow Forecast to Hit Northern Japan; Pacific Side May See Snow
Warning-level heavy snowfall is expected from Friday to Sunday along the Sea of Japan coast from ...
February 5, 2026
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U.N. Plans to Set Safety Regulation Standards on Automated Driving That Can Cover All Operations under Specific Conditions
GENEVA — The United Nations plans to set safety regulation standards on the automated driving of ...
February 5, 2026
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Japan, Thailand Bolster Cooperation to Combat Human Trafficking; Two Nations’ Police Agencies Establish System to Exchange Information, Quickly Identify Suspects
BANGKOK — Senior officials from Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) met with counterparts from t...
February 4, 2026
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Hunting for Small Details in PokéPark KANTO, Keep a Sharp Eye Out at All Times
PokéPark KANTO’s creation certainly involved a great deal of care and attention to detail, as lit...
February 4, 2026
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Tokyo Had 65,000 More People Move In Than Out In 2025; Osaka Area Also Saw Gains
Tokyo had a net migration gain of 65,219 people in 2025, but the margin declined by 14,066 people...
February 4, 2026
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Man Infected with Measles May Have Come in Contact with Many People in Tokyo, Went to Store, Restaurant Around When Symptoms Emerged
A man confirmed to have contracted measles potentially came into contact with a number of people ...
February 3, 2026
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Earthquake with Magnitude 4.8 Occurs off Japan’s Ibaraki Pref., Seismic Intensity Scale of 3 Recorded in Ibaraki, Fukushima Prefs
An earthquake occurred in the water off Ibaraki Prefecture at 18:03 p.m. on Tuesday, and a 3 on t...
February 3, 2026
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Monkey Strikes Junior High School Girl from Behind in Japan’s Yamaguchi Pref.
A 13-year-old junior high school girl was struck from behind by a monkey on Monday on a road in S...
February 3, 2026
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Heavy Snow Linked to 30 Deaths across Japan since Late Jan.; JMA Urges Caution against Avalanches, Accidents During Snow Removal
Persistent winter-type pressure patterns have brought heavy snowfall, primarily affecting the Sea...
February 3, 2026
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Choose Your PokéPark KANTO Ticket from 3 Types
When buying PokéPark KANTO tickets, you are given a choice between three types. Each includes adm...
February 3, 2026
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Genichiro Inokuma’s Mural in Ueno Station That Gave Hope in Postwar Years Almost Ready to Shine Again
Restoration of a huge mural that Modernist painting master Genichiro Inokuma created inside JR Ue...
February 3, 2026
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Light of Hope Gas Lamp Lit in Wajima as Noto Earthquake, Flood Survivors Mourn Victims
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A gas lamp called the Light of Hope was installed in the Machino district of W...
February 2, 2026
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Step Into Pokémon Forest, the Expansive Wild Area of Poképark KANTO
Step out of Professor Drobium’s lab in PokéPark KANTO and you’ll find yourself surrounded by smal...
February 2, 2026
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Indonesian Women Receive Certificate of Appreciation from Japanese Police; Recipients Rescued Elderly Woman in Kumamoto
KUMAMOTO - Five Indonesian women who rescued a woman in her 80s were each presented with a Certif...
February 2, 2026
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Govt Urges Caution for Lightning Strikes, Tornadoes in Japan’s Kanto Region, including Tokyo
The Japan Meteorological Agency urged caution in the Kanto region, including Tokyo, from Monday e...
February 2, 2026
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Man Infected with Measles Reportedly Dined at Restaurant in Tokyo Station
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