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Monitoring Strengthened at “Slam Dunk” Pilgrimage Railway Crossing in Kamakura with AI Cameras; Images Posted on Special Site with Blurring
Monitoring has been strengthened at a railway crossing near Kamakura High School Station on the E...
February 13, 2026
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2.53 Million Visit Sapporo Snow Festival; Highest Number since COVID-19 Pandemic
The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, held in Sapporo City, closed on Wednesday. During the eight-day p...
February 13, 2026
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Norovirus Detected after 10 at Yakiniku Restaurant in Japan’s Nara Pref. Suffer Food Poisoning; Restaurant Ordered to Suspend Operations for 3 Days
NARA — The Nara prefectural government announced Wednesday that 10 people aged 9 to 70s who ate y...
February 12, 2026
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Chiba City Man in His 20s Tests Positive for Measles; Used Chiba Urban Monorail, JR Keiyo Line
The Chiba City government announced on Tuesday that a local man in his 20s has contracted measles...
February 12, 2026
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Chemical Tanker Collides with Fishing Boat off Kobe with No Fuel Leak Reported; 1 Known Injury, No Fatalities
The captain of a chemical tanker, which was sailing off Kobe, reported to the Kobe Coast Guard Of...
February 11, 2026
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Fuju Kamio, Former Idol Group Member Yurina Hirate Announce Marriage
Actor Fuju Kamio and Yurina Hirate, a former member of the idol girls band Keyakizaka46, have bee...
February 11, 2026
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Memorial Hall for 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Planned to Be Built on Yumeshima Artificial Island Where Intl Event Took Place
OSAKA — A memorial hall will be built at the site of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Konohana Ward,...
February 11, 2026
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Korean Air to Increase Niigata-Seoul Flights to Daily Service Starting on June 1
Korean Air announced Tuesday that it will increase direct flights between Niigata and Seoul from ...
February 11, 2026
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Measles Patient Stayed in Sapporo, Possibly Had Contact with Unspecified Number of People
SAPPORO — A measles patient stayed in Sapporo and may have come into contact with an unspecified ...
February 11, 2026
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Students Taken to Hospital after Eating Pizza Cooked at Class in Kitakyushu School; Believed to Be Due to Excessive Salt
FUKUOKA — Students at a junior high school in Kitakyushu fell ill possibly because they ate pizza...
February 11, 2026
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Woman with No Overseas Travel History Infected with Measles in Nara Pref.
NARA — A woman in her 30s living in Nara Prefecture who has no history of traveling abroad has be...
February 11, 2026
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Chewing Japan’s Schau Essen Sausages Produces Sounds that Resemble Those of Batting Home Run, Research Shows
The sound of biting into Schau Essen sausages resembles the sound of hitting a home run, accordin...
February 10, 2026
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2 Justices of Japan’s Supreme Court Avoid Dismissal After National Review as Around 14% of Voters Call for Removal
Two Supreme Court justices who were subject to a national review have been retained, the Internal...
February 10, 2026
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Poaching Cases Uncovered on Japan’s Nansei Islands as Experts Call for Harsher Penalties
The poaching of rare species designated as national natural monuments and other protected creatur...
February 10, 2026
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Measles Patient Flew Between Tokyo, Hokkaido in Late January; Likely Came into Contact with Many
A man confirmed to have contracted measles may have come into contact with a large number of peop...
February 9, 2026
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