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2025 Expo Osaka: Expo Venue Exclusively Uses Cashless Payments; Visitors Advised to Refrain from Bringing Large Baggage
As the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo kicked off, visitors should be aware of numerous guidelines for the...
April 13, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Israel Plans to Display Ancient Stone from Jerusalem; Palestinian Side Opposes Idea, to File Objection with Japan Govt
Israel plans to display an ancient building stone from the Old City of Jerusalem at the 2025 Osak...
April 13, 2025
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Child Sex Crime Victims Oppose Civil Lawsuit Time Limit; Japan’s Revisions of Criminal, Civil Codes Not in Sync
Victims of childhood sexual violence and lawyers supporting them are calling for the abolition of...
April 16, 2025
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Estimated Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits Nagano Pref. ; No Tsunami Warning Issued (UPDATE 2)
An earthquake with an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 struck Nagano Prefe...
April 18, 2025
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Japan’s Population Declining Faster Than Anticipated, Threatening National Pension Scheme
Japan’s natural population change has marked its largest ever drop, according to estimates releas...
April 15, 2025
General News
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Estimated Magnitude 5 Earthquake Hits Nagano Pref. ; No Tsunami Warning Issued (UPDATE 2)
An earthquake with an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 struck Nagano Prefe...
April 18, 2025
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Production of Salted Sakura at Peak in Kanagawa Prefecture
HADANO, Kanagawa — Production of salt-pickled cherry blossoms has reached its peak in Hadano, Kan...
April 18, 2025
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Zojoji Buddhist Scriptures Added to UNESCO Memory of World
Tokyo, April 17 (Jiji Press)—UNESCO’s executive board on Thursday added Buddhist scriptures kept ...
April 18, 2025
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Old Russian Consulate in Hakodate to Become Luxury Hotel; Building Featured in Popular Manga ‘Golden Kamuy’
HAKODATE, Hokkaido - The Old Russian Consulate in Hakodate, Hokkaido, which also appeared in the ...
April 18, 2025
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Iwate Pref. Park Famous for Cherry Blossoms Closed Due to Bear Sightings; Restrictions May Continue to Ensure Safety
MORIOKA — A series of bear sightings near a park famous for cherry blossom viewing in Shiwa, Iwat...
April 18, 2025
Crime & Courts
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Hackers Take Over Accounts at Japan Securities Firms, Make Illicit Stock Trades in Apparent Bid to Raise Prices
A series of crimes has occurred in which hackers took over individual investors’ accounts with se...
April 16, 2025
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Police Refer Madame Dewi to Prosecutors; Television Celebrity Suspected of Throwing Glass at Woman
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department referred television celebrity Dewi Sukarno to the Tokyo ...
April 16, 2025
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Japanese Actress Ryoko Hirosue Released; Prosecutors Continue Investigation on Suspicion of Injuring Nurse
The Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office’s Hamamatsu branch released actress Ryoko Hirosue...
April 16, 2025
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Child Sex Crime Victims Oppose Civil Lawsuit Time Limit; Japan’s Revisions of Criminal, Civil Codes Not in Sync
Victims of childhood sexual violence and lawyers supporting them are calling for the abolition of...
April 16, 2025
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Man Arrested for Stabbing Teenage Girl to Death at Entrance of Her Apartment in Saitama City
A 24-year-old man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of killing a 15-year-old girl in Sakura Wa...
April 15, 2025
Imperial Family
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Emperor, Empress Arrive in Osaka for Expo; Will Attend Opening Ceremony
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The Emperor and Empress arrived in Osaka Prefecture on Friday ahead of the o...
April 11, 2025
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Imperial Couple Interacts with Families of War Dead, Ex-Islanders during Their Visit to Iwoto Island
The Emperor and Empress, during their first visit to Iwoto Island on Monday, spoke with families ...
April 9, 2025
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Japan Emperor, Empress Visit Iwoto Island to Mourn War Dead; Offer Prayers at Memorial Sites, Meet With Relatives Groups (Update 2)
The Emperor and Empress paid tribute on Monday to the war dead on Iwoto Island, formerly known as...
April 7, 2025
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Japan’s Emperor, Empress to Visit Iwoto Island As Part of Efforts to Commemorate 80th Anniversary of War’s End
The Emperor and Empress will visit Iwoto Island, also known as Iwojima, on Monday to commemorate ...
April 6, 2025
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Japan’s Prince Hisahito Attends University Entrance Ceremony; Prince Will Study Biology at University of Tsukuba
Prince Hisahito attended the entrance ceremony for the University of Tsukuba in Tsukuba, Ibaraki ...
April 5, 2025
Obituaries
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Japan Lawmakers Mourn Death of Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State; Ishiba Says Armitage Dedicated Himself to Strengthening Japan-U.S. Alliance
Ruling and opposition party lawmakers, as well as government officials, are mourning the passing ...
April 17, 2025
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Wakayama Gov. Kishimoto Dies at 68 after Being Taken to Hospital
WAKAYAMA (Jiji Press) - Shuhei Kishimoto, governor of Wakayama Prefecture, died of septic shock a...
April 16, 2025
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Richard Armitage, Ex-U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Dies at 79; American Expert on Japan Helped Deepen Japan-U.S. Alliance
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, known for his expertise on J...
April 15, 2025
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Peruvian Author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel Literature Laureate, Dies at 89
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel literature laureate and a giant of La...
April 14, 2025
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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
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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Leaders Discuss Future of Wajima-Nuri Lacquerware Industry; Public, Private Officials Plan Recovery from 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Leaders from the public and private sectors met on Thursday to discuss the future of the Wajima-n...
April 11, 2025
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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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