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Cold Winter Blast Might Blow Through Tokyo on Saturday
The temperature is set to drop on Saturday, in contrast to the high of 27.1 C observed in central To...
October 20, 2023
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Arrest of Japanese Man Stalls Momentum for Improving Japan-China Ties
TOKYO / BEIJING — China’s arrest of a Japanese national has stalled efforts to improve bilateral rel...
October 20, 2023
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Tokyo Tree Planting Honors 1920s Rescue of Polish Orphans; Children Were Brought to Japan from Siberia
Apple trees were planted Thursday to convey to future generations the history of Japan’s rescue of P...
October 20, 2023
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Japan Planetariums to Project Munich’s Sky of 1923 to Mark Centennial of Technology
To celebrate the centennial of the birth of modern planetariums on Saturday, more than 30 planetariu...
October 20, 2023
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Newspaper Convention Calls for Laws in Pursuit of ‘responsible AI’
NAGANO — Newspaper companies have called for laws and regulations in pursuit of “responsible AI” (ar...
October 20, 2023
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Amid Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Japanese Supporters Pray for Safety of Youth, Especially Ones They Have Ties With
The situation in Gaza is becoming increasingly tense as Israel prepares to launch ground operations....
October 20, 2023
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Survey: 68.3% of Toilets in Japan’s Public Elementary, Junior High Schools Are Western-Style
Nearly 70% of the toilets in public elementary and junior high schools across the country are Wester...
October 19, 2023
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IAEA-led International Team Collects Samples Off Fukushima Coast; Chinese Entity Participating in Collection for First Time
Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency and three foreign entities collected samples o...
October 19, 2023
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3 Gaza Students Who Visited Japan Get Stuck in Amman on Their Way Home Due to Conflict
Three students from the Gaza Strip who visited Tokyo and Hiroshima on a U.N. agency’s program from S...
October 19, 2023
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4 White Lions Born Last Month in Chiba Prefecture; 3 Males, 1 Female All Growing Well
Four white lions were born last month at Shonan Animal Production Inc. in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, ...
October 19, 2023
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Zengin Member Banks to Compensate for Losses (Update 2)
TOKYO (Jiji Press) —The operator of Japan’s Zengin interbank financial settlement network said Wedne...
October 18, 2023
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Smoking to Be Banned on Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu Shinkansen Trains
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Smoking rooms will be abolished in bullet trains running on the Tokaido, Sanyo...
October 18, 2023
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Bus with 34 Elementary School Students Collides with Minivan in Nara; 18 Children Injured
A sightseeing bus carrying 34 elementary school students collided with a minivan at a national highw...
October 18, 2023
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U.S. Military Dog at Yokota Air Base Retires in Style; 7-Year-Old German Shepherd to Live with Former Handler
A retirement ceremony for a military working dog was held at the U.S. military’s Yokota Air Base in ...
October 18, 2023
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Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen to Close Smoking Areas Next Spring, Use Space to Store Emergency Drinking Water
No smoking will be allowed in Tokaido, Sanyo and Kyushu Shinkansen bullet trains from next spring, C...
October 17, 2023
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