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333 Koinobori Carp Streamers Swim in Tokyo Sky; Tokyo Tower Decorated Ahead of Children’s Day
With the May 5 Children’s Day festival approaching, 333 Koinobori carp streamers are hanging in f...
April 9, 2025
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Cherry Trees in Full Bloom in Japan’s Fukushima; Mt. Shinobu Covered in Beautiful Cherry Blossoms
Someiyoshino cherry trees were in full bloom in Fukushima, the Fukushima Meteorological Office an...
April 9, 2025
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Battleship Yamato Crewman’s Question Still Haunts Son; Father Spoke of Death Just before Fatal Okinawa Voyage in 1945
“Don’t you want me to die in battle?”
Hiroshima City resident Reiji Fujimoto, 93, recalle...
April 9, 2025
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JAL Plane Makes Emergency Stop at Haneda Airport; Plane Starts Takeoff Run 30 Meters from Runway Centerline, Hits Aviation Light on Runway
A Japan Airlines plane bound for Kitakyushu made an emergency stop after beginning its takeoff at...
April 9, 2025
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Tulips in Full Bloom Delight Visitors to Yokohama Park
YOKOHAMA — The tulips are now in full bloom in Yokohama Park in Yokohama, delighting the visitors...
April 9, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms Bloom in Japan’s Yamagata Park; Trees Will Be in Full Blossom Until Around April 17
YAMAGATA — The cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in Kajo Park in Yamagata, the municipal govern...
April 9, 2025
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ASDF Plane Leaves for Myanmar on Aid Mission; Bringing Medical Supplies to Quake-Stricken Region
An Air Self-Defense Force C-130 transport plane left Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture to deliv...
April 9, 2025
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Someiyoshino Cherry blossoms in Full Bloom in Japan’s Mito
MITO, Ibaraki Pref. — The city’s Someiyoshino cherry blossoms reached their peak bloom on Tuesday...
April 9, 2025
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Visitors Mesmerized by Cherry Blossoms in Tokyo Spring
TOKYO — Tokyo was wrapped in spring warmth on Tuesday, when visitors to one of the city’s famous ...
April 8, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms Begin Blooming in Japan’s Niigata Prefecture
NIIGATA — The blooming of cherry blossoms in Takada Castle Site Park in Joetsu and Niigata City, ...
April 8, 2025
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Dangerously High Level of Methane Detected at Osaka-Kansai Expo; Organizer to Increase Number of Times Gas Measurements Taken
The organizer for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo said Monday that a high concentration of methane was...
April 8, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom Japan’s Okayama Prefecture; ‘View of Cherry Blossoms Seen Layered on Stone Walls Is Wonderful’ at Kakuzan Park in Tsuyama
TSUYAMA, Okayama — Cherry trees are in full bloom in Tsuyama City's Kakuzan Park (the ruins of Ts...
April 8, 2025
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Osaka-Kansai Expo Test Run Ends; Concerns Including Heat Stroke, Phone Charging Brought to Light
About 50,000 people visited the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Sunday, the final day of a three-day “t...
April 8, 2025
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World War II Battleship Yamato Was Outdated From the Start; Unable to Compete With Newly Developed Warplanes
The Battleship Yamato was a symbol of the Imperial Japanese Navy — the largest warship of its kin...
April 8, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms Start Blooming in Iwate’s Ofunato; ‘Cherry Blossoms Front’ Now in Japan’s Tohoku Region
OFUNATO, Iwate – The city government of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture announced Saturday cherry blo...
April 7, 2025
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