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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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Record High 17.77 Mil. Tourists Visit Japan in 1st Half of 2024; Tourists Spend Record High ¥3.9 Tril. from Jan. to June
The number of foreign visitors to Japan from January to June reached a record high of 17,777,200 ...
July 19, 2024
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Explosion at Biomass Power Plant in Hokkaido; One Employee Rushed to the Hospital
SAPPORO — An employee was taken to the hospital after an exlosion occurred at a biomass power pla...
July 19, 2024
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Fernandes Guitars Manufacturer to File for Bankruptcy; Ending Production on Many Japanese Guitarists’ Favored Instruments
Fernandes Co., a musical instrument manufacturer known for its namesake electric guitars, discont...
July 19, 2024
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Tokyo Store Lets Customers Get Lost in the World of Penguin Goods; Store Features Original Items, Artisan-Created Goods
With their aerodynamic silhouettes and thick feet that give the impression of wearing rubber boot...
July 19, 2024
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Explosion in Saitama Pref. Apartment Building; Aborted Suicide Attempt Led to Incident (Update 1)
SAITAMA — A man was rushed to the hospital and passersby injured by shattered glass due to an exp...
July 19, 2024
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Japan Newspaper Association: AI Threatens Copyright with Text-Form Search-Results; Urges Legal Reforms
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association released a statement Wednesday concerning ...
July 18, 2024
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News Media Groups Warns of ‘Free Riding’ by AI; Sites Lose Views as AI Imitates Copyrighted Content
The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association has warned that search engines powered by ar...
July 18, 2024
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Rainy Season Ends in Tokyo, Surrounding Areas; 1 Day Earlier than Average
The rainy season appears to have ended in the Kanto-Koshin and Tokai regions, the Japan Meteorolo...
July 18, 2024
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Japan Fair Trade Commission to Investigate AI Market to Ensure Healthy Competition; Investigation to Include Microsoft, Google, Other Tech Giants
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to investigate artificial intelligence in the business fiel...
July 18, 2024
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Japan Communications Ministry Experts Issue Disinformation Report; Recommend Social Media Operators Delete Posts, Strengthen Screening
Operators of major social media should be urged to establish systems to promptly respond to the s...
July 18, 2024
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Inspection of Japan Visa Subsidiary Begins Over Alleged Antimonopoly Law Violation
The Japan Fair Trade Commission began Wednesday onsite inspections of Visa Inc.’s Japan subsidiar...
July 17, 2024
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