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School Lunches Using Local Specialty Ingredients Hit Hard by High Prices; Increased Costs Make Serving Special Dishes Difficult
High prices have been affecting school lunch services in various parts of the country.
...July 6, 2025
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Keio University Students at Shonan Fujisawa Campus Welcome 2 Goats; Animals Brought in to Clear out Weeds
FUJISAWA, Kanagawa — Two goats recently took up residence on the grounds of an international stud...
July 6, 2025
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Bear Sightings from Jan. to May Hit Record High of 3,721; Iwate Pref. Reports Most Incidents at 792
The number of Asian black bear sightings nationwide from January to May hit the highest ever sinc...
July 5, 2025
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Kagoshima Island to Evacuate More Residents After Strong Quake; Meteorological Agency Stresses Importance of Preparation
A strong earthquake measuring upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 hit Akusekijim...
July 5, 2025
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Woman in Iwate Pref. Dies After Being Attacked by Bear in Home; First Fatal Bear Attack in House This Year
KITAKAMI, Iwate — An elderly woman was found dead on Friday morning after being attacked by a bea...
July 5, 2025
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Giant Kiriko Lantern Festival Kicks Off in Quake-Stricken Noto; Participants Carry Floats, Chant to Raise Enthusiasm for Reconstruction
Giant kiriko lantern floats paraded on Friday through the Ushitsu district in Noto, Ishikawa Pref...
July 5, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: 100 People Unable to Board Shuttle Bus at West Gate on Day of Record Number of Visitors Marked; Some Wait Until Past Midnight for a Taxi
OSAKA — The operator of the Osaka-Kansai Expo said Friday that on the evening of June 28, when a ...
July 5, 2025
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Typhoon Danas Forms in South China Sea; Expected to Move Northeast Toward East China Sea
Typhoon Danas, also called Typhoon No. 4, emerged at around 3 a.m. on Saturday at the South China...
July 5, 2025
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Some Residents Evacuate Quake-Hit Akusekijima Island to Take Refuge in Kagoshima City
A Toshima village-operated ferry carrying 13 residents of Akusekijima Island who wished to evacua...
July 4, 2025
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Social Media Rumors of Major Earthquake ‘Not Scientific’; Prediction Impossible, Japan Meteorological Agency Says
The Japan Meteorological Agency stressed Thursday that rumors on social media about a possible ma...
July 4, 2025
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Japan Day at Expo Promotes Japanese Charm to the World; Ceremony Includes Traditional and Modern Music Performances, Mascot Appearances
Japan Day at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo was held on Thursday, one of many National Day during whi...
July 4, 2025
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Japanese Author Otani’s ‘The Night of Baba Yaga’ Wins Dagger for Crime Fiction in Translation Award
LONDON — The English translation of “The Night of Baba Yaga” by Akira Otani has won the Dagger fo...
July 4, 2025
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Japan’s Tokara Islands Hit by at Least 60 Quakes Measuring 1 or Stronger on Japanese Seismic Intensity Scale on Friday as of Around Noon
At least 60 earthquakes measuring 1 or stronger on the Japanese seismic intensity scale have hit ...
July 4, 2025
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Japan’s Rainy Season Ends in Tokai Region 15 Days Earlier than Usual
The rainy season appears to have ended in the Tokai region, it was announced Friday.
...July 4, 2025
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Tsukuba University of Technology, JICA Tsukuba Collaborate to Empower the Deaf, Nurture Future Leaders in Kyrgyzstan
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki — Tsukuba University of Technology and the Japan International Cooperation Agenc...
July 4, 2025
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