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Sacred Logs Carried to Famous Ise Jingu Shrine; Ritual is Part of Regular Renewal of Shrine Facilities
ISE, Mie - As part of a once-every-20-years Shinto tradition, sacred logs were ceremonially carri...
June 12, 2025
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Wealthy Foreign Tourists Spent ¥1 Trillion in Japan in 2023, Likely Attracted by Weak Yen
Wealthy visitors from abroad spent ¥1.01 trillion in Japan in 2023, up 50.6% from the pre-pandemi...
June 12, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: New Shuttle Bus Route Connecting Osaka City, Expo Site to Launch Mid-Month; Aim to Alleviate Overcrowding on Osaka Metro
OSAKA - The Japan Association for International Expositions has decided to establish a new shuttl...
June 12, 2025
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Fukuoka City School Lunch Menu with Only One Karaage Fried Chicken Draws Criticism; Mayor Vows to Improve School Meals
FUKUOKA - The Fukuoka City Board of Education has set up a study group with outside experts to im...
June 12, 2025
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Govt Aims to Revitalize Bookstores by Advancing DX; IC Tags, Readers May Help Streamline Inventory
Amid the severe decline of neighborhood bookstores, the government plans to revitalize bookstores...
June 12, 2025
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69% of Japanese Public Trusts the Media, Says Survey; Trust Highest in Older Generations
Sixty-nine percent of people trust the media, including newspapers and TV news programs, accordin...
June 11, 2025
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Hiroshima’s New Method Over Peace Ceremony Attendees to Be Tested; City Hopes to Avoid Past Criticisms on 80th Anniversary
HIROSHIMA — The Hiroshima city government has changed its method of gathering foreign attendees f...
June 11, 2025
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Japan Seeks to Cut Nankai Trough Earthquake Deaths by 80 percent; Disaster Plan Revisions Also Aim to Halve Property Damage
The government aims to reduce by 80% the number of deaths caused by collapsed houses and other di...
June 11, 2025
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Tour Bus Collides with Car on Fuji Subaru Road in Yamanashi Pref., Several Foreigners Taken to Hospital
A tour bus collided with a car on the Fuji Subaru Line road, which leads to Mt. Fuji’s fifth stat...
June 11, 2025
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Typhoon Wutip Forms in South China Sea; First Typhoon of Year
Typhoon Wutip, also referred to as Typhoon No. 1, formed in South China Sea on Wednesday morning,...
June 11, 2025
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Manga ‘Predicts’ Disaster in Japan, Deterring Hong Kong Travelers; Governors Decry ‘Baseless Rumors’
TOTTORI — Rumors circulating in Hong Kong that “a massive earthquake will strike Japan in July” h...
June 11, 2025
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Ex-Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky to Join Temple University’s Japan Campus as Special Advisor to Dean
Temple University’s Japan campus will appoint Sergiy Korsunsky, Ukraine’s former ambassador to Ja...
June 11, 2025
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Countries, Regions Use Osaka-Kansai Expo to Attract Japanese Tourists; Japanese Tourism Overseas Slow to Recover Due to Weak Yen, High Prices
Countries and regions participating in the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo are using the event as an oppor...
June 11, 2025
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Immigration Agency to Tighten Visa Requirements for Foreign Entrepreneurs; Move Eyed as Chinese Nationals Increasingly Obtain Status
The Immigration Services Agency is considering an increase of the minimum capital requirement for...
June 10, 2025
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Personal Info Leak Cases Hit Record High in Japan in FY 2024
Tokyo, June 10 (Jiji Press)—The number of personal information breach cases hit a record high of ...
June 10, 2025
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