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Tokyo Rated Most Desirable City by U.K. Magazine Wanderlust
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Tokyo topped British travel magazine Wanderlust’s 2024 list of the most des...
November 10, 2024
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No Risk of Tsunami from Mt. Lewotobi Eruption, Meteorological Agency Says; Agency Had Been Monitoring Threat
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that there is no threat to Japan of a tsunami as a ...
November 9, 2024
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s last work nominated for Grammy
LOS ANGELES (Jiji Press) — Late music legend Ryuichi Sakamoto’s final solo piano concert work “Op...
November 9, 2024
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TEPCO Reports Fukushima Reactor Debris Weighing 0.7 Grams in Latest Extraction; Piece Will Be Analyzed at Ibaraki Research Facility
The small amount of nuclear fuel debris removed in experimental operations at the No. 2 reactor o...
November 9, 2024
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Japan Agency Monitors Possible Tsunami Following Eruption in Indonesia; Large Eruption Observed at Mt. Lewotobi
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that a volcano erupted on an Indonesian island in S...
November 9, 2024
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Yomiuri Shimbun Wins Prize for Reports on Abandoned Organ Transplants; MEJA Praises Reporters for Impact
A series of articles by a Yomiuri Shimbun team on the problems faced by hospitals that led to org...
November 8, 2024
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Ahead of Zodiac Snake Year, Snake Kite Production at Peak in Nagoya
NAGOYA — Production of traditional Japanese kites featuring snakes is reaching its peak in Takomo...
November 8, 2024
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Typhoon Yinxing in South China Sea, Heading for Hainan Island
Typhoon Yinxing, or Typhoon No. 22, was in the South China Sea as of 9 a.m. on Friday, moving wes...
November 8, 2024
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Japan’s Year-End Gifts Strive For ‘Modest Luxury’; Department Stores Showcase Budget-Friendly Offerings to Attract Customers amid Rising Costs
Department stores nationwide have started full-scale battles for year-end gifts. It is believed t...
November 8, 2024
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Nuclear Fuel Debris Sample Removed At Fukushima Plant; Material To Be Analyzed Ahead Of Full-Scale Removal
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. successfully removed a small amount of nuclear fuel d...
November 7, 2024
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Mt. Fuji Covered with Snow For 1st Time This Season; Announcement Comes 36 Days Later Than Average
The peak of Mt. Fuji was confirmed to be covered with snow for the first time this season, the Ko...
November 7, 2024
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Sake Brewing to Get Bump from UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Designation; Sales Drop in Japan Even as More Sold Abroad
With traditional brewing techniques for making sake, shochu and awamori expected to be registered...
November 7, 2024
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376 Hikers ‘Walk With Sea Breeze’ In Tohoku Event; Michinoku Coastal Trail’s Fifth Anniversary Marked
SOMA, Fukushima — A total of 376 people from across Japan joined a walking event in Soma, Fukushi...
November 7, 2024
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Fukushima Nuclear Debris to Be Removed from Plant, Analyzed at Research Institute
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. decided Tuesday to remove nuclear fuel debris from th...
November 6, 2024
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Mt. Fuji Covered With Snow on Shizuoka Prefecture Side; First Time Since 1894 for Initial Snow to be Seen in November
Mt. Fuji is thinly covered with snow on its Shizuoka prefectural side on Wednesday morning. Accor...
November 6, 2024
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