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Over 80% of Survey Respondents Concerned about Increasing Foreign Visitors to National Parks; Close to Half Also Anticipate Economic Boost
More than 80% of respondents to a recent government survey said they are concerned about the incr...
October 31, 2024
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Onagawa N-Plant’s Safety Measures Show Lessons Learned From 2011 Meltdown; Back-Up Power Source Kept High and Dry
To protect Tohoku Electric Power Co.’s Onagawa nuclear power plant’s No. 2 reactor, safety measur...
October 30, 2024
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Restart of Reactor at Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant in Eastern Japan Is a Step Toward Improving Electricity Supply, Demand
The restart of the No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant of Tohoku Electric Power Co. ...
October 30, 2024
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Typhoon Kong-rey Developing near Philippines on Wednesday, Expected to Hit Taiwan on Thursday (Update 2)
The large Typhoon Kong-rey, was moving north-northwest at a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour...
October 30, 2024
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Japan Picks 1st Woman to Lead Wintering Team of Antarctic Research Expedition
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mitsumu Ejiri, assistant professor at Japan’s National Institute of Polar Re...
October 29, 2024
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Onagawa Nuclear Plant Reactor Resumes Operations; First Eastern Japan Plant to Restart Since 2011 Disaster (UPDATE 1)
Tohoku Electric Power Co. restarted the Onagawa nuclear power plant’s No. 2 reactor in Miyagi Pre...
October 29, 2024
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Theme Parks Adopt Halloween Events to Attract Visitors; Costumes, Emphasis on Safety Promoted to Draw Families
As drinking bans and other strict measures to keep Halloween crowds away are adopted in more and ...
October 29, 2024
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Japan’s ‘Newly Discovered’ Hachiko Photo Published in Yomiuri 91 Yrs Ago; Details of Famed Dog’s Photo Remain a Mystery
A photo of the famous Akita dog Hachiko, which was recently donated to a Tokyo museum and caused ...
October 29, 2024
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Tsutanuma Pond Autumn Leaves Hit Viewing Peak; National Park in Japan’s Aomori Prefecture Resplendent in Morning Light
Crimson autumn leaves in the morning sunshine are reflected on the water at Tsutanuma Pond in Tow...
October 29, 2024
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Suicides among Youth in Japan Remain High in 2023: Govt
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The number of elementary to high school students who committed suicide in Japa...
October 29, 2024
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Typhoon Kong-rey to Approach Okinawa’s Sakishima Islands on Thursday
The large Typhoon Kong-rey, was moving west-northwest at a speed of about 15 kilometers per hour ...
October 29, 2024
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Developers Begin Cutting Trees in Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan Co. and others on Monday started...
October 29, 2024
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Typhoon Kong-rey Expected to Turn into Tropical Storm after Possible Pass Over Taiwan
The large Typhoon Kong-rey is expected to turn into a tropical storm on Saturday in the East Chin...
October 28, 2024
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5 Women Injured After Being Struck by Car at Intersection in Tokyo; Police Investigation Underway
Five women were struck and injured by a car at an intersection in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, at around 7...
October 27, 2024
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1st Snowcap of Season yet to Be Observed on Mt. Fuji; Latest Since Records Began 130 Years ago
The record for the latest snowcap formation of the year on Mt. Fuji was broken on Saturday, with ...
October 27, 2024
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