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Tokaido Shinkansen Line Resumes Service
The Tokaido Shinkansen line resumed operation from the first train on Tuesday.
...July 23, 2024
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883 Workers in Japan Recorded as Suffering from Work-Related Mental Health Issues; Highest on Record
The number of workers recognized as suffering from work-related stress, depression and other ment...
July 23, 2024
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Shipments of Watermelons Reach Peak in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture; Refreshing Fruit Key to Beating Extreme Summer Heat
Tens of thousands of watermelons fresh from the fields are seen in a sorting facility in Obanazaw...
July 22, 2024
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Govt Issues Heat Stroke Alert Across Japan; Central Tokyo Expected to Reach 35 C
Temperatures rose nationwide from Monday morning, with the government issuing a heat stroke alert...
July 22, 2024
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University Team Creates Heatstroke Prediction Website; Forecast Shows Expected Number Of Heat Hospitalizations 6 Days Ahead
A team of researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology is now providing six-day forecasts of...
July 22, 2024
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Tokaido Shinkansen Suspends Service After Maintenance Trains Collide; Restoration Work Expected to Continue Until Evening (Update 1)
The Tokaido Shinkansen is not running between Hamamatsu and Nagoya stations after maintenance tra...
July 22, 2024
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Maintenance Trains Collide, Derail on Tokaido Shinkansen Line; Service Still Suspended Between Hamamatsu, Nagoya (Update 3)
The Tokaido Shinkansen service was suspended between Tokyo and Nagoya stations on Monday due to t...
July 22, 2024
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M 4.8 Temblor Hits Japan’s Ibaraki Pref., Surrounding Areas; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Ibaraki Prefecture and surrounding areas at 10:07 a.m. on Monday. ...
July 22, 2024
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Tokaido Shinkansen Trains Suspended Between Hamamatsu and Nagoya Due to Accident; Resuming Services Expected Noon at Earliest
Tokaido Shinkansen trains has been suspended between Hamamatsu and Nagoya stations due to a colli...
July 22, 2024
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Ex-member of Japanese Red Army Tsutomu Shirosaki Chokes to Death in Tokyo Prison; Shirosaki Involved in 1986 Attack on Japan Embassy in Indonesia
Tsutomu Shirosaki, a former member of the now-defunct Japanese Red Army, died Saturday at Fuchu P...
July 21, 2024
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17 Homes Flooded Amid Heavy Rain in Chiba Prefecture
CHIBA — Seventeen homes were flooded in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, as heavy rain fell in northwe...
July 21, 2024
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Wind Chime Festival at Sekigahara Battlefield Museum Begins; Making Visitors Feel Cooled in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture
A wind chime festival has begun, and thousands of chimes are ringing in the summer in Gifu Prefec...
July 21, 2024
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Ruins on in Sado Island Shows Its 400-Year History of Gold Mining
A split mountain can be found in the Aikawa district in the central-western part of Sado Island, ...
July 21, 2024
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Rainy Season Concludes in Kinki, Chugoku Regions; Season Ends 2 Days Later Than Average
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Sunday that rainy season has likely ended in the Kinki ...
July 21, 2024
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Temperatures Rise Sharply in Tokyo, Surrounding Areas, Govt Issues Heat Stroke Alerts Across Nation
Temperatures rose sharply, especially in the Kanto and Tokai regions on Saturday. According to th...
July 20, 2024
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