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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

    #Snow
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

    #PokéPark KANTO
  • 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

    #Tokyo
  • 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

    #Measles
  • 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

  • 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

    #Yamaguchi
  • 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

    #Yamagata #Niigata #Snow
  • 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

    #PokéPark KANTO
  • 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

    #Tokyo
  • 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

    #Ishikawa
  • 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

    #PokéPark KANTO
  • 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

  • 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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