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40％ of Japan’s War-Bereaved Family Association Suspends, Scales Back Activities Due to Membership Decline Resulting from Aging
More than 40%, or 20, of the 47 prefectural chapters of a national organization of families of wa...
August 15, 2025
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At World War II Memorial, Japan’s Prime Minister Ishiba Expresses ‘Remorse’
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expressed “remorse” over World War II in his address at the annual ...
August 15, 2025
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Emperor Speaks of Passing Memory of World War II to Younger Generations as Memorial Ceremony Remembers Japanese War Dead
The annual memorial ceremony for Japan’s war dead was held at the Nippon Budokan hall in Chiyoda ...
August 15, 2025
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Prayers Offered For War Dead at Tokyo Cemetery on 80th Anniversary of War’s End
Many families of those who died in World War II and other people visited the Chidorigafuchi Natio...
August 15, 2025
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Japanese Minister Shinjiro Koizumi Visits Yasukuni Shrine on 80th Anniversary of End of World War II
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Shinjiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on...
August 15, 2025
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Body Found After Bear Attack in Hokkaido Mountain; Police, Prefectural Govt Close Trails Leading to Mt. Rausu (UPDATE1)
A body was found on Friday on a mountain on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, where a man had ...
August 15, 2025
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Puffed Rice Machine Invented to Feed Hungry Children; Inventor Urges Today’s Young People to ‘Give It Their All’
Driven by her desire to feed hungry children, Toshiko Yoshimura invented a puffed rice snack mach...
August 14, 2025
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Train Line Power Outage on Forces Thousands to Spend Night at Expo Site; Disruption Caused 8-Hr Suspension, Heatstroke Cases
OSAKA — Thousands of visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo were forced to spend the night at the...
August 14, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: 30,000 Visitors Left Behind at Venue; Osaka Metro Apologizes at Press Conference
Osaka Metro held a press conference Thursday morning to explain how the Chuo Line, which directly...
August 14, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Many Visitors Unable to Return Home; Osaka Metro Chuo Line Stops All Trains Wednesday Night
The Osaka Metro Chuo Line, which directly connects to the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, had trouble and...
August 14, 2025
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98-Year-Old Pianist Who Survived World War II Determined to Keep Playing Schumann’s ‘Traumerei’ for Those Who Died
There is a classical piece that 98-year-old pianist Reiko Kinashi has played since before World W...
August 14, 2025
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Yacht Reportedly Sinks Off Oita Pref.; Search Underway for People Who May Have Been Aboard
A sand and gravel carrier collided with a yacht off Tsukumi, Oita Prefecture, according to a repo...
August 13, 2025
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3 Confirmed Dead, 4 Missing after Record Rain in Kyushu
Two confirmed dead in Kumamoto Prefecture, and four people were reported missing in Fukuoka and K...
August 13, 2025
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JAL Crash Victims Mourned on 40th Anniversary of Accident in Japan; Advancing Age Prevents Some Relatives From Traveling to Site
UENO, Gunma — Carrying memories of their loved ones in their hearts, bereaved relatives and other...
August 13, 2025
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2 in Japan Found in State of Cardiopulmonary Arrest Amid Record Rainfall; Five Reported Missing in Fukuoka, Kumamoto Prefs
Two people were found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest in Kumamoto Prefecture, while five wer...
August 12, 2025
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