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Temperatures Rise Over 30 C in Many Areas Across Japan; Hokkaido, Tohoku See Mid-Summer-like Conditions
Temperatures in Japan continued to rise on Sunday afternoon as the mercury exceeded 30 C in 16 lo...
May 19, 2024
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1,600 Racers Scramble Up Ski Jumping Hill in Sapporo; Grueling Course Features Maximum Angle of 37 Degrees
SAPPORO — More than 1,600 people took part in what has been called “the world’s most grueling 400...
May 19, 2024
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Bicycle Helmet Use Remains Under Ten Percent in Tokyo; One Year After Law Revision, Local Rates Still Vary Widely
Bicycle helmet usage has not increased much among cyclists since April of last year, when a revis...
May 19, 2024
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Survey: 22％ of Lower Elementary Students Communicate with Strangers on Social Media; Over 30％ Also Send Photos, Videos
Over 30% of first, second and third grade elementary students who have communicated with stranger...
May 19, 2024
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Fire Breaks Out at Center of Hot Spring Resort in Gifu Pref.; Guests at Nearby Inns Evacuated
GIFU — A fire broke out Sunday at Gero Onsen, a hot spring resort area in Gifu Prefecture, causin...
May 19, 2024
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Temperatures Soar to Midsummer Levels Across Japan
Temperatures soared nationwide on Saturday, with 33 areas recording midsummer day temperatures of...
May 18, 2024
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‘Drifting Postbox’ for Letters to Lost Loved Ones Kept Alive; Jionji Temple in Iwate Pref. Takes Over Duties
MORIOKA — A unique postbox that receives letters with messages for people who died in the 2011 Gr...
May 18, 2024
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5-Story Pagoda at Nara’s Kokufuji Temple Prepped for 1st Major Repairs in 120 Years
NARA — The five-story pagoda of Kofukuji temple, a World Heritage site in Nara, is being prepped ...
May 17, 2024
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JR Tokai to Suspend Tunnel Work for Maglev Line
Nagoya, May 16 (Jiji Press) — Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will briefly suspend drilli...
May 17, 2024
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Court Rejects Petition to Halt Shimane N-Reactor
Matsue, Shimane Pref., May 15 (Jiji Press) — A high court branch Wednesday rejected a petition se...
May 15, 2024
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View of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Pref to be Blocked from May 21; Blackout Screen to be Installed to Deter Crowds of Tourists
A blackout screen blocking the view of Mt. Fuji near a convenience store popular among foreign to...
May 15, 2024
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JAL Plane Crosses Stop Line at Fukuoka Airport; May Incident Resembles One in San Diego in February
A Japan Airlines airplane erroneously went beyond a stop line leading to a runway where another p...
May 14, 2024
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Japanese Entrepreneur in U.S. Stresses Need to Study Abroad; Govt Working to Expand Scholarships to Support Students
It has been a while since Japanese youth are said to have become inward looking, shunning the cha...
May 14, 2024
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Car Accidents Involving Foreign Tourists Driving Rental Cars Surging near Mt. Fuji; Police, Rental Stores Distributing Pamphlets, Urging Caution
Accidents involving foreign drivers in rental cars are rapidly increasing in the area around the ...
May 14, 2024
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Sightseeing Helicopter Crash-lands in Southern Japan Near Mr. Aso, Seriously Injuring Pilot, 2 Foreign Tourists
KUMAMOTO ― A sightseeing helicopter crash-landed on Monday afternoon in the mountains of Aso, Kum...
May 14, 2024
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