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Huge Graph Indicating Month’s Weather Displayed in Aichi Pref.
A huge graph indicating daily weather is displayed at 138 Tower Park in Kiso Sansen Park in Ichinomi...
September 4, 2023
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CO2 Inhalation from Dry Ice Leads to 4 Fatal Incidents in 5 Years
There have been at least four incidents in the past five years in which people have reportedly died ...
September 4, 2023
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Japan Foreign Ministry Seeks ¥10 Bil. For ‘Offer-Type’ ODA, Seeks to Link Assistance to Japan’s National Interests
The Foreign Ministry has included ¥10 billion in its fiscal 2024 budget request for “offer-type” co...
September 4, 2023
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Japan Launches Project to Nurture Global Human Resources
The education ministry revealed an academic project aimed at strengthening globalization and foster...
September 4, 2023
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University of Tokyo Researchers Developing Full-body Electronic Skin to Measure Physiological Data and Analyze with AI
An international team led by researchers at the University of Tokyo has embarked on the development ...
September 4, 2023
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Tokyo Lacks Housing for Stranded If Large-Scale Earthquake Were to Strike
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo still lacks places to accommodate many people who would be left stranded...
September 3, 2023
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Hovercraft to Return to Oita, Ferrying Passengers to Airport
A hovercraft passenger service connecting Oita to the airport is set to make a comeback after a 15-y...
September 3, 2023
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Red Snow Crab Season Begins in Japan’s Toyama Bay
TOYAMA — Red snow crab season has begun in Toyama Bay, with the first haul bringing in about 2,100 c...
September 3, 2023
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Sakie Yokota Calls for Expeditious Return of Japanese Nationals Abducted by North Korean Agents
Sakie Yokota, 87, called for the expeditious return of her daughter Megumi and other Japanese nation...
September 3, 2023
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Tokyo Lacks Places for Stranded People Just after Quake
Jiji PressA crowd forms at JR Tokyo Station on March 11, 2011, after the Great East Japan Earthquake...
September 3, 2023
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Tritium Detected for 1st Time Near Fukushima N-Plant; Far Below WHO Guidelines
Ten becquerels per liter of tritium was detected in a seawater sample taken Thursday about 200 meter...
September 2, 2023
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Rapid Aging Forecast in Possible Tsunami-affected Areas in Japan Nankai quake
Elderly people — 65 or older — will make up at least half of the populations in significant part of...
September 2, 2023
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Typhoon Haikui Causes Storms, High Waves in Okinawa Prefecture; Approaching Yaeyama Region Early Sunday Morning
Powerful Typhoon No. 11, also known as Typhoon Haikui, moved westward over the southern sea of Okina...
September 2, 2023
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This Summer in Japan Was the Hottest on Record; Exceeding Previous Record from 2010
This year’s summer — from June to August — was the hottest on record, according to the Japan Meteoro...
September 1, 2023
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Tohoku Univ. 1st to be Certified for Massive Govt Research Fund
Tohoku University in Sendai has been selected as the first university to be certified as a “universi...
September 1, 2023
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