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Cherry Blossoms Officially in Bloom in Tokyo, Beating Last Year’s Date by 5 Days
Cherry trees started flowering in Tokyo on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced.
...March 24, 2025
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Ashfall from Mt. Fuji Eruption Included in Evacuation Guidelines; Public Urged to Stay Home If Ash Under 30cm
Residents in the Tokyo metropolitan area are urged to carry on with life at home when Mt. Fuji er...
March 21, 2025
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Vietnamese Man Eager to Visit Father’s Grave in Japan after 66 Years of Separation; Faced Discrimination for Japanese Heritage
PHU THO, Vietnam — Sixty-six years after their separation, a Vietnamese man learned last year tha...
March 21, 2025
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Wildfires Rage on in Japan’s 2 Prefectures; 2,585 Ordered to Evacuate in Ehime Pref.
Wildfires continued to spread on two sides of the Seto Inland Sea in Ehime and Okayama prefecture...
March 25, 2025
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Public Japanese Language School Opens in Miyagi Pref.; Authorities Seek to Preserve Local Agriculture Industry
OSAKI, Miyagi — The opening ceremony for the public Japanese language school was held in Osaki, M...
March 24, 2025
General News
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More Japanese Textbooks Warn About Risks of Generative AI; Students Urged to Think About Internet’s Effect on Elections
Textbook screenings for mainly first-year high school students revealed a sharp increase in the n...
March 27, 2025
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Takanawa Gateway City Complex in Tokyo to Partially Open; New Complex to Serve as Hub for Those in Industry, Academia
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) is set to partially open Takanawa Gateway City, a building compl...
March 27, 2025
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IAEA Reports Confirm Fukushima Treated Water Continues to Meet Safety Standards; FY25 Water Release Comparable to FY24
The International Atomic Energy Agency has confirmed the discharge of treated water from Tokyo El...
March 26, 2025
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Court Wary of Future Harm from Unification Church, Deems Illegal Donations Were Systemic, Prolonged
With the harm caused by the Unification Church amounting to more than ¥20 billion over four decad...
March 26, 2025
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Cherry Blossom Season Begins in Oita; Highest-ever March Temperatures Recorded in Parts of the Region
OITA — Someiyoshino cherry trees have begun blooming in Oita City, the Japan Meteorological Agenc...
March 26, 2025
Crime & Courts
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Museum in Japan Says Painting is Forgery by Notorious German Art Forger; Full Refund of ¥67.2 Mil. Sought by Tokushima Museum
TOKUSHIMA — The Tokushima Modern Art Museum has confirmed that its oil painting “At the Cycle-Rac...
March 26, 2025
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3 Teens in Japan Used Illegally Obtained Rakuten Mobile Accounts, Arrested Over Fraud; Rakuten Mobile Accounts Being Used for Criminal Purposes
Three students, aged 15 to 18, have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police Department on suspic...
March 26, 2025
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Hakamata to Receive ¥217 Mil., Possibly Highest Compensation for Wrongful Conviction
A court decided Monday to award a man wrongfully convicted of murder around ¥217 million in compe...
March 26, 2025
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Thai Authorities Say Dozens of Japanese Involved in Southeast Asian Fraud Hubs; Some Believed to Be Hiding in Thailand
BANGKOK — A senior Thai police official revealed on Monday that dozens of Japanese nationals are ...
March 25, 2025
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Unification Church Ordered to Dissolve by Tokyo District Court; Religious Group Can File Appeal to High Court (Update 1)
The Tokyo District Court Ordered the Unification Church Tuesday to dissolve the religious group f...
March 25, 2025
Imperial Family
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Emperor Hosts Brazilian President at Imperial Banquet; First Head of State to Visit as State Guest in 6 Years
The Emperor and Empress welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife at a ...
March 26, 2025
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Emperor, Empress Welcome Brazilian President, Wife at Imperial Palace; Princess Aiko to Attend 1st State Banquet
The Emperor and Empress welcomed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and his wife at th...
March 25, 2025
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Princess Aiko Attends Arctic Research Vessel Launch Ceremony; Mirai II Is First Japanese Research Vessel That Can Break Thick Ice
Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and the Empress, attended a naming and launching cerem...
March 20, 2025
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Japan’s Prince Hisahito Graduates From Senior High School; Set to Study Biological Sciences at University of Tsukuba
Prince Hisahito, the 18-year-old son of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, attended h...
March 18, 2025
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Imperial Couple to Attend Osaka Expo Ceremony in April
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Osaka Prefecture for th...
March 11, 2025
Obituaries
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Ex-U.S. Senator Who Worked for Japanese-American Internees Dies
Washington (Jiji Press)—Former U.S. Republican Senator Alan Simpson, who worked to restore the ho...
March 16, 2025
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Michael Armacost Dies; Nicknamed “Mr. Foreign Pressure” Over Trade Demands
WASHINGTON — Michael Armacost, a former U.S. ambassador to Japan, died on March 8, according to t...
March 14, 2025
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Ayako Sono, Novelist Who Infused Works with Christian Ethics, Dies at 93
Novelist Ayako Sono passed away on Feb. 28 at a Tokyo hospital at the age of 93. A funeral was he...
March 4, 2025
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Japanese TV Presenter Monta Mino Dies at 80
Monta Mino, a Japanese television presenter whose work ethic in front of the camera was once reco...
March 1, 2025
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Boris Spassky, Soviet Chess Champion Who Lost Cold War-era Match to Bobby Fischer, Dies at 88
MOSCOW (AP) — Boris Spassky, a Soviet-era world chess champion who lost his title to American Bob...
February 28, 2025
Social Series
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30 Years After Sarin Attack — Lessons Learned / Aum Successor Groups Persist, Fueling Concern of Enduring Cult Devotion
This is the third and final installment of a series that examines the scars left by the Aum Supre...
March 22, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack — Lessons Learned / Former Police Officials Talk about Lessons Learned from Their Responses to Cult’s Actions
This is the second installment of a series that examines the scars left by the Aum Supreme Truth ...
March 20, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack — Lessons Learned / Brother Kept Diary For Sister Caught in Sarin Attack, Chronicling Her 25-Year Struggle With Illness
Early afternoon on March 1, Kazuo Asakawa, 65, visited a cemetery in the suburbs of Tokyo. There ...
March 19, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Businesses Pop Up on Remote Islands in Support of Locals’ Dreams; State of Islands Provides Vision of Japan’s Future
This is the seventh and last installment in a series of articles looking at the country’s future ...
March 16, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Saga Seeks to Become Cosmetics Industry Base; Local Govt Hopes to Create Version of ‘Cosmetic Valley’ in Japan
This is the sixth installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyushu...
March 15, 2025
Coronavirus
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5 Years After Confirmation of First Coronavirus Infection, Japan Must Take Steps to Prepare for Next Pandemic
Wednesday will mark five years since the first novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in Japan...
January 13, 2025
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¥468.5 Bil. Loaned to Households Due to COVID-19 is Now Uncollectable; Number May Increase with Further Defaults
Of the over ¥1.4 trillion loaned to households in financial distress due to COVID-19 through the ...
October 24, 2024
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Long COVID Forces 50％ to Quit or Take Sick Leave From Job; Some Employers Dismiss Staff’s Needs, Say Illness Not Real
Many people suffering from so-called long COVID have been forced to quit their jobs or take sick ...
August 22, 2024
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Tokyo Sees Increase in New COVID-19 Cases for 10th Consecutive Week; Govt Expects Further Increase in Cases
The average number of new COVID-19 cases per medical institution monitored by the Tokyo metropoli...
July 20, 2024
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Doctors Who Fought COVID-19 Turn To Fighting Online Abuse; They Aim To Keep Harassment From Impeding Future Medical Efforts
Doctors who called on people to get vaccinated during the COVID-19 pandemic became the targets of...
June 7, 2024
Noto Peninsula Earthquake
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Deceased Artisan’s Parents Receive Her Maki-E Art from Princess Akiko
SANDA, Hyogo — A maki-e jigsaw puzzle, made by a female artisan who died in the Noto Peninsula Ea...
March 22, 2025
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Notojima Aquarium Fully Reopens with Revival of Dolphin Show; Facility Had Been Closed Since January 2024 Due to Noto Peninsula Earthquake
NANAO, Ishikawa — Notojima Aquarium in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, marked its full reopening on S...
March 22, 2025
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Scars from September Rain Disaster Still Visible on Noto Peninsula; 83 Residents Still Living in Shelters
Friday marked six months since torrential rains devastated the Okunoto region in Ishikawa Prefect...
March 22, 2025
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High School Students Celebrate Graduation from High School in Japan’s Disaster-Hit Noto Region; Ceremonies To Be Held Between March 1-9
A graduation ceremony for third-year students was held Monday at a high school in Wajima, Ishikaw...
March 3, 2025
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Wajima, Suzu Populations Down 30% from Pre-quake Level; Yomiuri Shimbun, LocationMind Conduct Joint Analysis Location Data
The populations of Wajima and Suzu in Ishikawa Prefecture appear to have declined by at least 30%...
February 22, 2025
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