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Survey: 95% of Elementary, Junior High Principals Favor Mix of Paper, Digital Textbooks
Elementary and junior high school principals overwhelmingly want to use digital textbooks in comb...
January 17, 2025
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Odakyu Line Service Resumes Between Shinjuku and Kyodo Stations; Romancecar Operations Remain Suspended
The Odakyu Line resumed service between Shinjuku and Kyodo stations at around 12:30 on Thursday a...
January 16, 2025
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Chance of M8-M9 Nankai Trough Earthquake Hitting Japan in 30 Yrs Raised to ‘Around 80%’; Head of Earthquake Panel Urges Public to ‘Stay Alert’
The possibility of a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough in the next 30 ye...
January 16, 2025
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Odakyu Line: Suspending Services between Shinjuku and Kyodo Stations, Romancecar Express Train Operations
The Odakyu Line is currently suspending services between Shinjuku and Kyodo stations and the oper...
January 16, 2025
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Foreign Visitors to Japan Spend Over 8 Trillion Yen for 1st Time
Spending by foreign visitors to Japan exceeded 8 trillion yen for the first time in 2024, reachin...
January 15, 2025
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Red-Crowned Cranes Perform Dance of Love at Hokkaido Sanctuary
A pair of Tancho, or red-crowned cranes, perform a dance of love in the village of Tsurui in Hokk...
January 15, 2025
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Hakone Tozan Railway Services Resume Between Odawara, Hakone Yumoto Stations
Services on the Hakone Tozan Railway between Odawara and Hakone Yumoto stations resumed at about ...
January 15, 2025
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Ex-SMAP Leader Masahiro Nakai Allegedly Had Issue with Woman; Major Shareholder Demands Fuji Media Investigate Scandal
One of the largest shareholders of Fuji Media Holdings is demanding that the network establish a ...
January 15, 2025
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Hakone Tozan Railway Services Suspended Between Odawara, Hakone Yumoto Stations
Services on the Hakone Tozan Railway have been suspended between Odawara and Hakone Yumoto statio...
January 15, 2025
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Tottori Pref. to Join Originator Profile Demonstration; Aims to Counter Fake, False Information on Internet
TOTTORI — The Tottori prefectural government said on Tuesday it will participate in a demonstrati...
January 14, 2025
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Strong Earthquake Hit Southern Japan on Monday Night; Authorities Decide No Increased Risk of Nankai Trough Quake
An earthquake with an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 struck Miyazaki Pre...
January 14, 2025
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All Osaka Pref.-Run High Schools to Have Short-Term Study-Abroad Programs; Attempting to Revive Public School Popularity
The Osaka prefectural government plans to have all prefecture-run high schools sign sister-school...
January 14, 2025
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Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information Issued After Major Quake in Miyazaki Pref.; JMA Concludes Risk of Megaquake Low (UPDATE1)
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued Nankai Trough Earthquake Extra Information at 9:55 p.m. on...
January 13, 2025
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Earthquake Measuring Lower 5 Hits Japan’s Miyazaki Prefecture; Tsunami Advisories Temporarily Issued for Miyazaki, Kochi Prefectures (UPDATE1)
An earthquake measuring an intensity of lower 5 on the Japanese seismic scale of 7 occurred in Mi...
January 13, 2025
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University Student Dies at Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture; Woman Found Buried in Snow (Update 1)
A female university student was confirmed dead after she was found buried in snow at Kagura Ski R...
January 13, 2025
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