General News
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JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo Partly Suspended between Shibuya and Osaki over Weekend (UPDATE 1)
Services on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo will be partly suspended over the weekend due to track work a...
November 17, 2023
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Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Ebadi: Mohammadi’s Winning of Award Will Have Significant International Impact
Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian lawyer who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003, praised currently imprisoned ...
November 17, 2023
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Rough Weather Expected Across Japanese Archipelago
Rough weather is expected across the Japanese archipelago from Friday to Saturday due to two low-pre...
November 17, 2023
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Niseko Ski Resort to Be Protected by ‘No-Construction Area’; Hokkaido Town Seeks to Prevent Overdevelopment
KUTCHAN, Hokkaido — The Hokkaido town of Kutchan has introduced new rules to regulate development an...
November 16, 2023
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This Year’s Beaujolais Nouveau Released; Store Price Cheaper than Last Year
This year’s Beaujolais Nouveau went on sale at the start of Thursday. The red wine is produced in t...
November 16, 2023
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Music Part of Gathering to Urge North Korea to Return Megumi Yokota 46 Years After Abduction
NIIGATA — Wednesday marked 46 years since North Korea abducted Megumi Yokota, then 13. Yokota’s form...
November 16, 2023
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Takarazuka Member’s Death Exposes Theater’s Strict Hierarchy, Excessive Work
OSAKA — It is unclear whether drastic reforms can be expected in the scandal-hit Takarazuka Revue fo...
November 15, 2023
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5 Firms Searched over Alleged Bid-Rigging in COVID Project
TOKYO (Jiji Press)— The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday searched locations related to five travel...
November 15, 2023
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Tohoku Shinkansen Service Suspended Between Sendai and Morioka
Tohoku Shinkansen train services are currently suspended between Sendai and Morioka stations after a...
November 15, 2023
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Sapporo Girl Hit by Stray Tire, Left in Critical Condition; Car May Have Been Modified
SAPPORO — A girl on Tuesday was hit by a tire that had fallen off a moving car in Sapporo and was in...
November 15, 2023
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Hurdles Remain for Tokyo’s Akihabara Redevelopment Plan
A plan to construct several high-rise buildings in part of the Electric Town area southwest of JR Ak...
November 15, 2023
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Japan Holds First Class for E-Scooter Riders Who Repeatedly Violate Traffic Law
Electric kick scooter riders who violated traffic laws took an inaugural class run by the Metropolit...
November 15, 2023
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Bullying Not Confirmed Against Japan’s Takarazuka Revue Member Who Died: Report
Takarazuka, Hyogo Pref., Nov. 14 (Jiji Press)—An investigative team has not confirmed any incidence...
November 14, 2023
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2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Increases Participants to 160 Countries, Regions Despite Mexico Pullout
Just days after The Yomiuri Shimbun reported that Mexico was among the nations withdrawing from the ...
November 14, 2023
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Art Incorporating Hachiko Statue Appears in Shibuya
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A temporary art piece was unveiled near Tokyo’s Shibuya Station Sunday incorpor...
November 14, 2023
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