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(UPDATE 2) Hatoyama, Saitama Pref. 39.5 C: Heat Wave Continues in Many Areas Wednesday
Record-breaking heat continued across Japan on Wednesday. According to the Japan Meteorological Age...
July 26, 2023
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Sweet, Crispy Taste of Summer
Obanazawa Suika watermelons are checked before shipping at a Japan Agricultural Cooperatives facilit...
July 26, 2023
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Japanese Population Falls in All 47 Prefectures
Tokyo, July 26 (Jiji Press)—An internal affairs ministry survey showed Wednesday that the number of ...
July 26, 2023
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Tokyo Govt Staff Study Sign Language Ahead of 2025 Deaflympics
The Tokyo metropolitan government held a sign language workshop on Monday for its employees who will...
July 26, 2023
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Illness Caused by Outing Ruled Work-Related
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The labor authorities have ruled that a man developed mental illness because hi...
July 25, 2023
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Japan logs temperatures of 35 C or higher at 161 locations
High atmospheric pressure caused temperatures to rise to 35 C or more across the Japanese archipelag...
July 25, 2023
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Rainy Season Ends in Northern Kyushu
The rainy season is believed to have ended in the northern part of Kyushu, the Japan Meteorologica...
July 25, 2023
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Public Workers Allowed to Harvest Cherries as Side Job in Yamagata Pref.
YAMAGATA — Local governments in Yamagata Prefecture, Japan’s largest producer of cherries, are incre...
July 25, 2023
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Is it OK for Students to Use AI for Summer Vacation Essays?
There is growing confusion in schools as to whether students in elementary and junior high schools a...
July 25, 2023
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U.S. Study Shows ChatGPT Performance Declining Over Time
NEW YORK — The performance of conversational AI model ChatGPT is declining, according to a recent st...
July 24, 2023
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Dark Sky Island in Hokkaido Draws Stargazers
A spectacular view of the Milky Way and the Summer Triangle asterism stretches over the 1,721-meter ...
July 24, 2023
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Return of Sumida Fireworks Provides Relief for Pandemic-Hit Businesses
Nothing says summer in Japan like the explosion of fireworks on a sultry night. And one of the gr...
July 24, 2023
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(Update1) Yamanote Line Resumes Services around 9 A.M. After Suspension
On Monday morning, at approximately 2:25 a.m., the JR Yamanote Line experienced a complete suspensio...
July 24, 2023
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Japan Universities Turn to Science in Bid to Survive
Japanese universities are expanding their science curriculums in a bid to survive as the chronically...
July 23, 2023
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‘One Piece’-Themed ‘Sunny Train’ Sets Sail Again on Minami-Aso Railway in Kumamoto
KUMAMOTO — The “Sunny Train,” modeled after the pirate ship ridden by characters including Luffy, th...
July 23, 2023
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