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JR Joban Line Resumes After Suspension from Morning Due to Power Outage (Update 3)
Train service on the JR Joban Line remains suspended due to a power outage, with operations expec...
January 30, 2026
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Japan Looks to Sports to Bridge Cultural Gap with Foreigners
With more foreigners of various nationalities residing in Japan, the Japan Sport Association has ...
January 30, 2026
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Japanese Children Can Receive Free Meals with Food Ribbon Project at Around 300 Eateries, Stores
SAITAMA — Customers at an increasing number of stores and restaurants across Japan are able to pr...
January 30, 2026
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Colorful Rice Crackers Being Made in Ishikawa Pref., Makers Say Local Support Kept Them Going after Noto Earthquake
SHIKA, Ishikawa — The production of colorful bite-size rice crackers is in full swing in Shika, I...
January 29, 2026
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Tokyo Issues New Influenza Advisory; Over 6,000 Outbreaks at Schools, Facilities Confirmed So Far This Season
The Tokyo metropolitan government issued a new influenza advisory on Thursday. The metropolitan g...
January 29, 2026
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Shogi Champion Sota Fujii Handed Ryuo Trophy at Ceremony, Certificate for ¥44 Million
An award ceremony was held in Tokyo on Wednesday for Ryuo shogi title holder Sota Fujii, who has ...
January 29, 2026
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Restoration Work Continues Year after Fatal Cave-In Accident in Japan’s Saitama Pref., Traffic Restrictions Remain in Place
YASHIO, Saitama — Wednesday marked one year since a sewer pipe rupture caused a fatal road cave-i...
January 29, 2026
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Passengers Leave Scene after Vehicle Catches Fire at Gas Station; No Injuries or Damage to Facilities Reported
A vehicle caught on fire at a gas station in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday, police say. The p...
January 29, 2026
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Snow to Possibly Accumulate in Tokyo from Thursday to Friday, JMA Warns, Amid Heavy Snowfall in Tohoku, Kinki, Tokai Regions
Due to a strong winter-type pressure pattern, heavy snow is expected from the afternoon of Thursd...
January 29, 2026
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Kyoto Sees 1st Post-Pandemic Drop in Chinese Visitors; Concerns Remain That Slide Could Continue with Chinese New Year
KYOTO — Overnight stays by Chinese visitors at major hotels in Kyoto City fell 12.1% year-on-year...
January 29, 2026
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Families of S. Korean A-bomb Survivors Due Compensation, Says Japanese Court
The Hiroshima District Court on Wednesday ordered the Japanese government to compensate 23 relati...
January 29, 2026
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M4.6 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Chiba Prefecture
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck the southern Chiba Prefecture at about 10:25 a.m. on Thursday, ...
January 29, 2026
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Sakie Yokota, Last Surviving Parent of a North Korea Abductee, Urges Daughter’s Return Ahead of 90th Birthday
Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea at the age of 13, held a p...
January 28, 2026
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Tokyo Ueno Zoo’s Twin Pandas Arrive in China, Moved to Conservation and Research Center in Sichuan Province
SHANGHAI — The twin giant pandas from Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo arrived in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, earl...
January 28, 2026
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Minamata Disease Ceremony to Be Held on 70th Anniversary of Its Official Recognition in Japan
A ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the official recognition of Minamata disease, a form o...
January 28, 2026
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