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Moonlight in Autumn: Tokyoites Watch the Harvest Moon as Lunar Autumn Reaches Its Midpoint
People admire the harvest moon that lights up the night sky in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Tuesday, w...
September 18, 2024
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Smartphones Cited As Main Reason Behind Fewer People Reading Books in Japan; Schools Increasing Librarians to Encourage Reading
A recent survey by the Cultural Affairs Agency showed how people have shifted from reading books,...
September 18, 2024
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Japan Survey: More Than 60％ Do Not Read Any Books In a Month; Almost 70％ Read Fewer Books Than Before
More than 60% of people surveyed by the Cultural Affairs Agency said they do not read any books i...
September 17, 2024
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Monorail Car Painted in Same Colors as Original 1964 Model Begins Service in Tokyo; Train Operator Aims to Provide ‘Safer Transportation’
Tokyo Monorail Co. began service of a monorail car painted in cream, light blue and blue -- the s...
September 17, 2024
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Japan’s Centenarians Hit Record for 54th Straight Year; Shimane Prefecture Topped List
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The number of centenarians in Japan stood at 95,119 as of Sunday, hitting a re...
September 17, 2024
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Traffic on Major Tokyo Roads to Be Restricted for Disaster Drill on Wed.
Traffic will be restricted on Tokyo roads on Wednesday as the Metropolitan Police Department cond...
September 17, 2024
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Typhoon Pulasan to Approach Japan’s Nansei Islands after Wednesday
Typhoon Pulasan, also known as typhoon No. 14, formed on Monday after a tropical depression devel...
September 17, 2024
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Kobe City Uses Simultaneous Translation System for Foreign Schoolchildren; Terminals are Expected to be Important Tool for Helping Growing Number of Immigrants
KOBE — The Kobe City Board of Education has begun using “Pocketalk for School,” a multilingual cl...
September 17, 2024
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Ehime Prefecture Students, Foreign Residents Unite to Clean Up Coastline; Students Enlisting Help of Restaurants, Tourists
MATSUYAMA — Together with local foreign residents, members of the international understanding clu...
September 16, 2024
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Traditional Taro Soup Cooked in Massive Pot in Yamagata; All 30,000 Servings Sold Despite Rain
Taro soup is cooked in a massive pot during a traditional festival in Yamagata on Sunday....
September 16, 2024
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Asakusa Samba Carnival in Tokyo Now Back at Full Strength; Dancers Perform Vibrantly Despite Sweltering Heat, Entertaining Visitors
Asakusa Samba Carnival, an iconic end-of-summer event in Tokyo’s Asakusa district, returned to fu...
September 16, 2024
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1,300 Cyclists Participate in Tour de Tohoku 2024
Ishinomaki, Miyagi Pref. (Jiji Press)—About 1,300 people participated in the Tour de Tohoku 2024 ...
September 16, 2024
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Japan’s Elderly Population Grows to Record 36.25 M.
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The population of people aged 65 and over in Japan was estimated at 36.25 mill...
September 16, 2024
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Kyoto Pref. Visitor Numbers in 2023 Exceed Pre-Pandemic Level; Prefecture Saw 75.18 Million Visitors in 2023
KYOTO — The number of foreign visitors to Kyoto Prefecture hit 75.18 million in 2023, up 8.5 mill...
September 15, 2024
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Rice Harvested from Circular Sacred Paddy in Gifu Prefecture; To be Sold to Public for 1st Time
Harvest of sacred rice in circular rice paddies called Kuruma-da began in Takayama, Gifu Prefectu...
September 15, 2024
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