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Sumida River Traditional Summer Fireworks Light Up Sky after 4-yr Wait
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, a midsummer tradition in Tokyo, was held Saturday for the first...
July 30, 2023
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Wagyu Hides Avoid Scrap Heap as Leather Goods
Hides from Kobe, Matsusaka and other wagyu brand cattle are being crafted into leather products, as ...
July 30, 2023
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Campers dip their toes into the great outdoors
By Hidenori Nagai / Yomiuri Shimbun PhotographerA train passes over the “camp practice site,” which ...
July 30, 2023
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S. Korea Seeks Permit for Osaka-Kansai Expo Pavilion
South Korea on Friday filed an application with the city of Osaka to build a participatory pavilion ...
July 29, 2023
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Flood-hit Akita in Race against Clock to Prepare for Popular Festival
Record rainfall that hit the Tohoku region in the middle of this month is having an effect on prepar...
July 29, 2023
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Japan’s Average Life Expectancy Continues to Fall in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average life expectancy fell for both Japanese men and women for the second...
July 29, 2023
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5 Years since Disappearance of French Woman in Nikko
Saturday marked five years since a French woman went missing while sightseeing in Nikko, Tochigi Pre...
July 29, 2023
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Breeding Dogs Need New Homes as Japanese Industry Rules Tighten
Former breeding dogs are in need of new owners after a regulation capping how many dogs breeders cou...
July 29, 2023
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2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Organizer Requests Waiver on Construction Overtime Cap
The organizer of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo has asked the government to waive the overtime cap on co...
July 28, 2023
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Japan Logs Temperatures of 35 C and Higher at 169 Locations
Temperatures soared anew across the nation Friday, with 169 locations logging readings of 35 C or h...
July 28, 2023
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Ship on Fire in Waters off Kobe; All 3 on Board Safe
KOBE - A fire broke out on a ship sailing near the Akashi Strait Bridge in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture ...
July 28, 2023
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Microsoft Ready to Roll Out ChatGPT for Japanese Government
Microsoft has said it can provide access to the ChatGPT conversational artificial intelligence servi...
July 28, 2023
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Lack of Roadside Trees Noted in Front of Used-car Dealer Bigmotor stores in Japan
Dead or missing roadside trees and greenery in front of outlets operated by used-car dealership Bigm...
July 28, 2023
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Table Tennis Star Fukuhara Urged by Ex-Husband to Return Son
TOKYO, July 27 (Jiji Press) — Retired Japanese table tennis star Ai Fukuhara was urged by her Taiwan...
July 28, 2023
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Japanese Government Panel to Focus on Generative AI, Copyright Concerns in Discussions
A government subcommittee has begun discussions on copyright concerns and generative artificial inte...
July 28, 2023
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