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Travel SpotsFirst Snowcap on Mt. Fuji Observed 5 Days Later than Last Year
KOFU — Mt. Fuji was seen snowcapped for the first time this season on Thursday morning, five days la...
October 5, 2023
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CompaniesNTT Docomo to Make Online Brokerage Monex Subsidiary
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major mobile carrier NTT Docomo Inc. said Wednesday that it will make online br...
October 5, 2023
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Companies475 Firms to Exhibit at Japan Mobility Show (former Tokyo Motor Show)
Some 475 companies will exhibit products at the Japan Mobility Show — formerly known as the Tokyo Mo...
October 5, 2023
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General NewsJohnny & Associates Starts to Remove Signage
Work appears to have begun to remove the Johnny & Associates logo from the scandal-hit agency's buil...
October 5, 2023
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General NewsSlovenia Axes Plan to Build Own Pavilion for 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo
Slovenia has become the first nation to abandon plans to construct its own pavilion for the 2025 Osa...
October 5, 2023
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BaseballYusei Kikuchi: Twins Advance for 1st Time in 21 Years with 2-0 Win to Sweep Blue Jays behind Gray, Correa
Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi, one of four Blue Jays who made 31 or more starts this season, was greete...
October 5, 2023
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General NewsEarthquake Prompts Tsunami Advisory in Izu Islands, Generates 30 cm Wave
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Izu Islands around 11 a.m. on Thur...
October 5, 2023
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Other Sports2023 Asian Games: Day 11
In Day 11 of the 15-day event China was already well past its total of the 287 mark it set in the la...
October 5, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan to Start Buying U.S. Tomahawk Missiles Earlier
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Japan reached an agreement with the United States on Wednesday to start pr...
October 5, 2023
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General NewsJapan Looks into Digital Graves as New Way to Pay Respects to Deceased, Pass on Family Histories, Relieve Burden of Owning Tombs
A growing number of people are paying tribute to the deceased not at cemeteries but in front of a sc...
October 5, 2023
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General NewsAnnual Shoso-in Opening Ritual; Tenpyo Treasures on Display in Nara City
NARA — An annual ritual was held Wednesday in Nara City to mark the opening of the doors to the Shos...
October 5, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentOkinawa Gov. Refuses to Comply with Land Minister Over Issues Related to Planned U.S. Base Relocation
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki on Wednesday decided to not comply with the instruction of Minister of Lan...
October 4, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Panel Eyes Protecting Intellectual Property From Artificial Intelligence Risks
In light of the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence, a new government panel on t...
October 4, 2023
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ReutersNobel Chemistry Prize Awarded for Discovery of Quantum Dots Used in LED Lights
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Scientists Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov won the 2023 Nobel Pri...
October 4, 2023
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CompaniesSoftBank’s Masayoshi Son Expects Artificial General Intelligence to Be Realized in 10 yrs
SoftBank Group Corp. Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son said Wednesday that he expects artificial genera...
October 4, 2023