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Whooping Cough Cases So Far This Year Exceed 10,000; Three Times Total Amount for 2024
The total number of whooping cough patients this year has exceeded 10,000, the Japan Institute fo...
May 8, 2025
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Saplings From Tree Exposed to Atomic Bombing Planted at U.N. Headquarters; Ceremony to Mark 80 Years Since Hiroshima, Nagasaki Bombings
NEW YORK — Two persimmon saplings, which were grown from the seeds of a tree that was exposed to ...
May 8, 2025
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Passengers Trapped After Train Hits Fallen Tree in Okayama, Japan; Operator Cancels Express Trains on Line
A train on the JR Sanyo Line collided with a fallen tree in Wake, Okayama Prefecture, on Tuesday ...
May 7, 2025
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Concerns Raised Over Potential Concessions on Auto Safety Standards; Experts Point Out Danger of Increased Fatalities
There are concerns that if Japan accepts vehicles designed in accordance with the safety standard...
May 7, 2025
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Increasing Number of Issues with Foreign Residents Tests Coexistence in Municipalities; Challenges Include Problematic Behavior
SAITAMA/MITO — Some municipalities are grappling with the increasing challenges of residents coex...
May 6, 2025
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JCG Staffing Shortage Worsens After Almost 400 Quit for Personal Reasons
Almost 400 Japan Coast Guard personnel left the organization for personal reasons during fiscal 2...
May 6, 2025
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Bear Attacks Two Self-Defense Force Officials in Iwate Pref.; Both Victims Injured, in Stable Condition
Two men were attacked by a bear in Hachimantai City’s Matsuo district in Iwate Prefecture while c...
May 6, 2025
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50 Years on, Twin’s Peace Mission Remembers Scars of Vietnam War; Nguyen Duc Advocates for Recognizing Lasting Impacts
HO CHI MINH CITY — The scars of the Vietnam War, which claimed about 3 million lives, still run d...
May 6, 2025
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Vietnamese Restaurant Owner Prays for Peace in War-Era ‘Secret Base’; Noodle Shop That Once Sheltered Viet Cong Now Serves as Museum
HO CHI MINH CITY — In a noodle restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City, proprietor Ngo Van Lap, 66, marked...
May 5, 2025
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People Dress in Myanmar Traditional Garments for Festival in Fukuoka; Residents of Japan, Myanmar Parade in Support of Myanmar after Devastating Earthquake
People dressed in traditional Myanmar garments parade through the streets during the Hakata Donta...
May 5, 2025
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Fire Damages Five Buildings in Kinosaki Onsen Resort in Hyogo Pref.; One Employee Hospitalized, 43 Guests Evacuated Safely
A fire broke out at a ryokan inn in a hot spring resort area of Kinosakicho in Hyogo Prefecture o...
May 5, 2025
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Woman Remembers Seeing Off Suicide Pilots Near End of WWII
KAGOSHIMA — A memorial service was held Saturday in the Chiran district of Minami-Kyushu, Kagoshi...
May 5, 2025
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New Pandemic Response Institute Aims to Achieve Swift Initial Reaction Through Stronger Information Collection System
One month since the launch of the Japan Institute for Health Security (JIHS), a new organization ...
May 4, 2025
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Japan Child Population Falls for 44th Straight Year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The estimated number of children under 15 in Japan as of April 1 fell by 350...
May 4, 2025
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Don’t Climb Mt. Fuji Offseason, Shizuoka Police Warn; Mountain Saw 4 Deaths Last Year While Trails Closed
Police are asking climbers to refrain from tackling Mt. Fuji outside the designated season, as ad...
May 4, 2025
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