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Residents of Akusekijima Island in Southwestern Japan Still Concerned About Earthquakes After Strong Tremors Hit 1 Month Ago
AKUSEKIJIMA ISLAND, Kagoshima — Sunday marked one month since strong earthquakes that reached low...
August 3, 2025
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Memorial Held for Dogs from Famous Antarctic Expedition; Hokkaido Event Honors ‘Majestic and Heroic’ Huskies
A memorial service to remember the Sakhalin huskies that accompanied Japan’s first Antarctic expe...
August 3, 2025
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Japan to Launch Public Support System for Elderly Living Alone; Hospitalization, Nursing Homes, Funeral Arrangements Covered
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is considering creating a new framework to support elderly...
August 3, 2025
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Low-Income Single Parents Struggle to Buy Rice; NPO Reports Ominous Weight Loss in Children
A majority of low-income single-parent households said they had experienced being unable to buy r...
August 3, 2025
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Typhoon Bailu Forms in South of Japan; Moving 100 Kilometers East of Hachijojima Island
A tropical depression over the seas south of Japan formed into Typhoon Bailu, or Typhoon No. 10, ...
August 3, 2025
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Online Medical Exams Extended to Livestock Due to Veterinarian Shortage
SAPPORO — Online medical examinations for livestock are becoming more common, particularly in Hok...
August 2, 2025
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４Workers Fall into Manhole; All Confirmed Dead
Four workers who were doing drainage and other work on a sewer system apparently fell into a manh...
August 2, 2025
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Longest-living Pantropical Spotted Dolphin in Captivity Dies in Wakayama Pref. Aquarium
A female pantropical spotted dolphin kept in captivity was found dead at the Taiji Whale Museum i...
August 2, 2025
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Man Dies on Mt. Fuji’s Yoshida Trail; 1st Death on Yamanashi Pref. Side This Season
A 75-year-old man died Friday while climbing Mt. Fuji on a tour, the season’s first fatality to o...
August 2, 2025
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New Apps Help Users Handle Heatstroke in Japan; People Can Receive Alerts, Assess Physical Condition
The government and related academic organizations have launched smartphone apps that provide aler...
August 2, 2025
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Record-Low Reading Interest, Even as Book-Loving Students Achieve Higher Scores; Number of Books at Home Also Factor
Students who enjoy reading tend to score better on tests and their performance rises with the num...
August 2, 2025
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Care Home Resident in Critical Condition After Apparent Bear Attack in Akita Prefecture
AKITA — A 73-year-old woman was left unconscious after apparently being attacked by a bear at a f...
August 1, 2025
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Tsunami Damage Oyster, Scallop Farming Rafts in Mie, Miyagi Prefectures; Alert Also Affects Toyota
The tsunami triggered by the earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula damaged oyster and other...
August 1, 2025
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Typhoon Krosa Expected to Approach Japan’s Chiba Prefecture Early Saturday
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, is expected to approach the Boso Peninsula in Chiba P...
August 1, 2025
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Typhoon Krosa Set to Move Closer to Japan’s Kanto Region Between Friday Evening, Saturday Morning
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, is expected to move closer to the Kanto region betwee...
August 1, 2025
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