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Johnny and Associates Completes Removal of Logo from Head Office; Scandal-Hit Entertainment Agency Removes Sign Overnight
The company's logo of Johnny and Associates Inc. was removed by Friday morning from the exterior of ...
October 6, 2023
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Exhibitors Reveal 2025 Osaka Expo Pavilion Concepts; Themes Include High-Speed Communication and Environmental Protection
Seven of the 13 private-sector companies and organizations that will have pavilions at the 2025 Osak...
October 5, 2023
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Shibuya Mayor Asks Foreign Visitors to Stay Away during Halloween
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ken Hasebe, mayor of Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward, spoke to foreign media on Thursday a...
October 5, 2023
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Johnny & Associates Admits Seeing ‘Blocked Journalist’ List Before Press Conference
Johnny & Associates, Inc. had a list of “blocked” journalists for a press conference held Monday reg...
October 5, 2023
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3 Bears Captured After Staying Overnight in Tatami Mat Shop in Akita Pref.
AKITA — Three bears were captured with a cage Thursday after spending over 20 hours in a tatami mat ...
October 5, 2023
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Johnny & Associates Starts to Remove Signage
Work appears to have begun to remove the Johnny & Associates logo from the scandal-hit agency's buil...
October 5, 2023
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Slovenia Axes Plan to Build Own Pavilion for 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo
Slovenia has become the first nation to abandon plans to construct its own pavilion for the 2025 Osa...
October 5, 2023
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Earthquake Prompts Tsunami Advisory in Izu Islands, Generates 30 cm Wave
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami advisory for the Izu Islands around 11 a.m. on Thur...
October 5, 2023
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Japan Looks into Digital Graves as New Way to Pay Respects to Deceased, Pass on Family Histories, Relieve Burden of Owning Tombs
A growing number of people are paying tribute to the deceased not at cemeteries but in front of a sc...
October 5, 2023
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Annual Shoso-in Opening Ritual; Tenpyo Treasures on Display in Nara City
NARA — An annual ritual was held Wednesday in Nara City to mark the opening of the doors to the Shos...
October 5, 2023
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Uniqlo’s Viral Round Mini Shoulder Bag Popular in Paris; ‘Millennial Birkin’ Has Sold Out Many Times
PARIS — Uniqlo Paris Opera reopened in September after being renovated and a Uniqlo shoulder bag dub...
October 4, 2023
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Record 299,048 Children Refuse to Go to School in Fiscal 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of elementary and junior high school children who refused to go to s...
October 4, 2023
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Nobel Prize Winner Katalin Kariko’s Japan-based Childhood Friend Offers Congratulations
“Her hard work has paid off,” said Maria Mernyei, a pathologist and childhood friend of Nobel Prize ...
October 4, 2023
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Typhoon Koinu Approaching Sakishima Islands
Typhoon Koinu, also known as Typhoon No. 14, moved northwestward over the sea south of Okinawa and a...
October 4, 2023
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Tohoku, Hokuriku, Joetsu Shinkansen Operations Resumed Wednesday Morning (UPDATE 1)
The Tohoku Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, and Joetsu Shinkansen operations are resumed after suspe...
October 4, 2023
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