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Only 7% of Auctioned Rice Reaches Japan Consumers; Distributors Blame Delays on Transportation, Processing
Only about 7% of the government’s stockpiled rice that was auctioned off in March had been made a...
May 21, 2025
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Skyrocketing Rice Prices to Cause Sake Rice Prices to Rise as Increasing Growers Shift to Table Rice Production
TOYAMA — The skyrocketing prices of rice as a staple food is also impacting sake production.
...May 21, 2025
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Former Army Pilot Hopes for World Without War; ‘War Produces Nothing But Victims’
During the Pacific War, Reiji Kitajima was sent to Manila and other battlefronts in the south as ...
May 21, 2025
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This Summer Forecast to Be Not as Hot as Last Year, But Average Temps Expected to Be Higher Than Normal
Average temperatures for June-August are expected to be higher than normal nationwide, although n...
May 21, 2025
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Tokyo Experiences Temperatures Exceeding 30 C for 1st Time This Year; Other Parts of Japan also See Soaring Temperatures
Tokyo experienced its first day of the year with temperatures rising above 30 C on Tuesday.
...May 20, 2025
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Medical Institutions Increasingly Handling Foreign Patients; Areas Responding to Increase in Overseas Visitors, Residents
With the increase in the number of foreign visitors and residents in Japan, a growing number of m...
May 20, 2025
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Man Falls to Death from Osaka Building, Killing Cyclist Below; May Have Plunged to Death Based on Past Behavior
OSAKA — A 70-year-old man is believed to have fallen from a building, fatally colliding with a ma...
May 20, 2025
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4 Injured at Sapporo Restaurant; Passersby Call 119, Report ‘Sound of Explosion’
SAPPORO — Several calls were made to emergency services reporting the sound of an explosion at a ...
May 19, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka : Exhibition Showing 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Progress Kicks Off
OSAKA — An exhibition showcasing the progress of reconstruction following the 2011 Great East Jap...
May 19, 2025
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Summer Spirit in Asakusa; Participants Celebrate Sanja Matsuri Festival in Asakusa
People clad in hanten coats cry out “Oisa” and “Soiya” as they carry a mikoshi portable shrine in...
May 19, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Expo Fails to Achieve Pledge of Line-Free Event; Smartphone Data Shows Particular Crowding at East Gate
OSAKA — One month after the opening of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, lines at the entrance gate and...
May 19, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Japan Expo Mascot Toys Donated to Baltic Pavilion After Theft; Donated Items Put on Display Near Pavilion Entrance
OSAKA — Stuffed toys of Myaku-Myaku, the official character of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, and ot...
May 18, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Ainu Groups Present Dance, Music Performances at Expo; Audiences Wowed by Traditions, Respect for Nature
OSAKA — Clad in traditional clothing, Ainu dancers and musicians performed at the 2025 Osaka-Kans...
May 18, 2025
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A Chinese Man Arrested in Connection with Hit-and-Run in Misato, Saitama Prefecture
SAITAMA — Saitama prefectural police arrested a man on Sunday after four elementary school studen...
May 18, 2025
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‘World’s Toughest’ 400m Sprint Up Okurayama Ski Jump Draws 1800 Competitors in Sapporo
A race charging straight up the large-hill ski-jump at Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium in Sapporo was ...
May 18, 2025
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