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Tohoku Shinkansen Bullet Train Cars Decouple, Halting Services on 3 Lines; Similar Incident Occurred in September Last Year
Some bullet train services were temporally suspended Thursday after cars on a Tohoku Shinkansen t...
March 6, 2025
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Actress Norika Fujiwara Made Honorary Director of Expo’s Japan Pavilion
Actress Norika Fujiwara has been appointed honorary director of the Japan Pavilion at the 2025 Os...
March 6, 2025
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Regional Express Train Strikes Maintenance Car in Hokkaido; No Injuries Reported
A regional express train in Hokkaido struck a maintenance vehicle that had been left next to the ...
March 6, 2025
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Frustration that Sarin Attack Couldn’t Be Stopped Still Stings Local Activist Who Strove to Expose Aum Cult
Seiichi Takeuchi had been outspoken in warning about the danger posed by the Aum Supreme Truth cu...
March 6, 2025
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Helicopter Firefighting Resumes in Ofunato
Firefighting operations using helicopters resumed on Thursday morning for the first time in two d...
March 6, 2025
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Tohoku, Joetsu, Hokuriku Shinkansen Lines Suspended After Shinkansen Train Cars Decouple Between Ueno, Omiya Stations
The Tohoku Shinkansen line stopped to conduct a train inspection between Ueno and Omiya Stations ...
March 6, 2025
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Yomiuri Shimbun’s Kurashige Wins Vaughn-Uyeda Prize for Ukraine Coverage
Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yumiko Kurashige, 42, in Rome has been named one of two winners of ...
March 6, 2025
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Wildfire Burns for Eighth Day in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture; Dry Weather Advisory Lifted for First Time in Over Two Weeks
The wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, continued burning for an eighth day on Wednesday with ...
March 5, 2025
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Endangered Rat to Be Shown at Tokyo’s Inokashira Park Zoo; Public to Get Rare View of Japanese Natural Monument
An endangered rat that is also a natural monument of Japan will be on public display at Inokashir...
March 5, 2025
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First Snow Accumulation in Central Tokyo This Winter, Snow Falls in Kanto Koshin Region; JR Chuo Line Stuck for 7 Hours in Yamanashi Pref.
Snow fell in the Kanto Koshin region through Wednesday morning, and snow accumulation was observe...
March 5, 2025
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Iwate Wildfire Enters 2nd Week; 2,600 Hectares Burned, 1,896 Households under Evacuation Orders
Morioka, Iwate Pref. (Jiji Press)—The ongoing wildfire in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, ...
March 5, 2025
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Nihon Hidankyo Representative Calls for Abolition of N-weapons at U.N.; Bombs’ Impact on Unborn Children Highlighted
NEW YORK — Jiro Hamasumi of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organi...
March 5, 2025
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Iwate Prefecture Blaze burns for 7th day; 8% of Ofunato’s Land Consumed as Residents Grow Weary of Evacuation
The wildfire in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, continued to rage for a seventh day on Tuesday and has...
March 4, 2025
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Advertisers to Be Asked to Ensure Ads Not Displayed on Inappropriate Websites that Spread Misinformation
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry presented a draft proposal of a guideline that r...
March 4, 2025
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Giant Cat Unveiled at New Museum in Japan’s Hanno City, Saitama Pref.; Kenji Yanobe Exhibition Purr-fect for Cat Lovers
Cat-themed art works, including one giant piece, are on display at the Hyper Museum Hanno, which ...
March 4, 2025
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