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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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Lampshades Made with Showa-Era Patterned Glass Create Nostalgic Feel
Patterned plate glass from the mid-Showa era is enjoying new popularity. This type of glass was w...
August 12, 2025
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Storytellers Pass On Experiences of War Survivors in Kunitachi Lecture Series; Program to Preserve War Memories Marks 10th Anniversary This Year
In an effort to pass down the experiences of people who lived through atomic bombings and air rai...
August 12, 2025
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Kyoto Restaurant’s Riverside Platform Collapses; 2 Fall into River but Successfully Climb Out
KYOTO — An employee of a restaurant near the Kibune River in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, made an emergency...
August 12, 2025
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JR Chuo Rapid Service Suspended between Tokyo and Takao; Accident at Kunitachi Station
JR Chuo Line rapid trains are suspended between Tokyo and Takao stations due to a personal accide...
August 12, 2025
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Typhoon Podul Not Expected to Make Landfall on Main Okinawa Island, Main Japan Island
Typhoon Podul, or Typhoon No. 11, was moving in a westward direction south of the main Okinawa is...
August 12, 2025
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Lanterns Floated on River to Commemorate 1985 JAL Plane Crash, Mourn Victims; 520 Died in Accident
Lanterns for the repose of souls were floated Monday on the river flowing at the foot of a ridge ...
August 12, 2025
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Kyu Sakamoto’s Widow Yukiko Kashiwagi Talks About 40 Years Since JAL Plane Crash
Actress Yukiko Kashiwagi, who lost her husband, well-known singer Kyu Sakamoto, in a Japan Airlin...
August 12, 2025
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