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Osaka-Kansai Expo Shines with “Matsuken Samba II” Extravaganza
OSAKA — Actor Ken Matsudaira brought his electrifying performance of the hit song "Matsuken Samba...
July 26, 2025
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Tiny Japanese Firm Makes High-Frequency Bird Repeller, Catches Eye of Aviation Industry
KOFU — A small auto parts manufacturer in Yamanashi Prefecture, a landlocked region with no airpo...
July 26, 2025
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Tokyo University of the Arts to Establish Game Department MA; Aims to Conduct, Disseminate Game Research
Tokyo University of the Arts announced Thursday that it will establish a “Department of Games and...
July 26, 2025
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Nankai Trough Quake Advisory Guidelines to Be Revised; Restrictions on Railway Service Will Not Be Required
Railway operators will not be asked to limit services when an advisory is issued over potentially...
July 25, 2025
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Mercury Hits 39.1 C in Gunma Pref.’s Kiryu; Tokyo Temperature Exceeds 35 C for 1st Time in 15 Days
Temperatures continued to rise across Japan on Friday, with Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture recording t...
July 25, 2025
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Triple Typhoons South of Japan; Typhoon Co-may to Be Closest to Miyako Island on Saturday
Typhoon Francisco, or Typhoon No. 7, left the waters off Okinawa Island on Friday and is heading ...
July 25, 2025
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Survey: 90％ of A-Bomb Survivors Worry About Future Without Them; Weapon’s Horror, Inhumanity ‘Will Be Forgotten’
About 90% of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who responded to a survey conducted by The Yomiuri S...
July 25, 2025
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M4.7 Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Nagasaki Pref.; No Tsunami Threat
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.7 struck on Nagasaki Prefecture at around 11:17 a....
July 25, 2025
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Temperatures Soar in Hokkaido; Pacific High-Pressure System Brings Record-Breaking Heat to Several Cities
Temperatures surged in Hokkaido on Thursday. Kitami recorded a new all-time high of 39.0 C at 2:3...
July 24, 2025
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Harvesting of Super-Early Variety of Rice Underway at East Japan Farm; Gohyakugawa Rice Originally Planted in Late March
ISUMI, Chiba — The harvesting of a super-early type of rice is underway at a farm in Isumi, Chiba...
July 24, 2025
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Japanese Architect Kenzo Tange’s Masterpiece ‘Ship Gymnasium’ Demolition Plan Put on Hold; Architects Propose Utilization Measures
TAKAMATSU – A gymnasium designed by world-renowned architect Kenzo Tange (1913–2005) in Takamatsu...
July 24, 2025
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Police in Japan to Wear Cameras to Confirm Officers’ Duties; Light, Armband to Be Used for Inform Public of Filming
Police officers will begin wearing cameras from late August as part of a pilot project announced ...
July 24, 2025
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Typhoon Co-may Moves Southeast off Philippines Coast; Expected to Approach Japan’s Miyakojima Island in Okinawa Pref.
Typhoon Co-may, or Typhoon No. 8, moved southeast over the South China Sea off the coast of the P...
July 24, 2025
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Typhoon Francisco to Approach Japan’s Miyakojima Island Today
Typhoon Francisco, or Typhoon No. 7, is expected to move southwest over the sea off Okinawa on Th...
July 24, 2025
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Ezo Squirrels in Hokkaido Change into Summer Coats; Area Continues to See Hot Weather
SAPPORO - An Ezo squirrel was spotted on National Route 228 that runs through Shiriuchi, Hokkaido...
July 24, 2025
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