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New Homes in Tokyo to Need Solar Panels from Tuesday, as City Aims to Leverage Its Cramped Landscape
New homes and residential buildings in Tokyo must come equipped with solar panels as of April 1, ...
April 1, 2025
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Fuji Media Committee Recognizes Sexual Assault by Nakai
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A third-party committee set up by Fuji Media Holdings Inc., the parent of scan...
March 31, 2025
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Nankai Trough Megaquake Estimated Death Toll Lowered, Tsunami-hit Area Increased in Govt Report
The estimated death toll in the event of a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough was lowered to...
March 31, 2025
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Ehime Prefecture Wildfire Declared Contained; Evacuation Order Fully Lifted by City Govt
The city of Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, which was battling a large-scale forest fire, declared t...
March 31, 2025
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Temples, Shrines Offer Artistic Goshuin Paper Cutouts to Boost Visitor Numbers; Seasons, Plants Used as Motifs
Goshuin paper cutouts offered by some shrines and temples have been gaining popularity for their ...
March 31, 2025
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Japan Sends Survey Team to Earthquake-Hit Myanmar, with Disaster Relief Team Possibly to Follow
The Foreign Ministry on Sunday dispatched a survey team made up of officials from the Japan Inter...
March 31, 2025
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Kobe Zoo Plans Memorial Event to Mark 1 Year Since Death of Giant Panda Tan Tan
KOBE — To mark one year since the death of Tan Tan, who was the oldest giant panda in Japan, Oji ...
March 31, 2025
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Japan Govt Eyes Record of Over ¥20 Trillion for National Resilience Plan to Strengthen Vital Infrastructure Such as Water, Sewage SystemsThe Yomiuri Shimbun
The government will allocate a record of more than ¥20 trillion to a five-year national resilienc...
March 31, 2025
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Chefs, Master Sake Brewers to Be Named Living Treasures; Government Aiming to Protect Japan’s Food Culture’
A policy to recognize chefs, toji master sake brewers and other skilled Japanese food artisans as...
March 30, 2025
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Hokkaido Prefectural Govt Sets Special Alert Period for Bears; Caution Urged from April 1 to May 31 to Avoid Attacks
The Hokkaido prefectural government has set a spring special alert period, from April 1 to May 31...
March 30, 2025
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Volcanic Alert For Mt. Shinmoedake Raised to Level 3; Visitors Prohibited From Entering Mountain Area Amid Eruption Fears
The volcanic alert for Mt. Shinmoedake in the Kirishima mountain range straddling Miyazaki and Ka...
March 30, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom in Tokyo; Ueno Park Draws Many Viewers
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Sunday that cherry blossoms have reached full bloom in ...
March 30, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms of 1,000 Trees Fantastically Lit Up Alongside Recreated Castle in Fukuoka
FUKUOKA — Blossoms of about 1,000 cherry trees are lit up with the “keep” of Fukuoka Castle in th...
March 30, 2025
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Japan Issues Mid-Level Volcano Warning
TOKYO(AFP-Jiji) - Japanese authorities issued a mid-level warning Sunday for a volcano in the sou...
March 30, 2025
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Osaka Expo’s Japan Pavilion Completed
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held Saturday to mark the completion of the Japan Pavilion at...
March 30, 2025
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