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Hakone Ekiden Banners Hung at Tokyo’s JR Shinagawa Station Ahead of Long-Distance Relay Race
Banners modeled after the sashes to be worn by runners in the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden...
December 23, 2025
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Nankai Trough Earthquake: Not All Evacuation Towers in Japan Ready for Major Tsunami
KOCHI/WAKAYAMA — Several tsunami evacuation towers built in preparation for a Nankai Trough earth...
December 23, 2025
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Takaichi Visits 2025 Press Photo Showcase in Tokyo; Top News Moments of the Year Include LDP Election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has visited an exhibition of the most defining news photographs fro...
December 23, 2025
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Hepburn Romaji Deemed Standard for Japanese Words, Names; Change from Kunrei Style to Be Implemented in Fiscal 2026
The government has decided to make the Hepburn style of romaji, or romanized Japanese, the offici...
December 23, 2025
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Japanese Actors Haru, Mahiro Takasugi Announce Marriage
Actors Haru and Mahiro Takasugi announced their marriage through their respective Instagram accou...
December 23, 2025
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Over 20,000 Japanese Communities at Risk of Isolation in Major Disaster, According to Yomiuri Shimbun Tally
Japan has more than 20,000 communities that could be cut off from the rest of the country by a ma...
December 22, 2025
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Apple Growers in Japan’s Aomori Turn to Peaches Amid Rising Temperatures
Apple production areas also are feeling the effects of climate change.
...December 22, 2025
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Rising Temperatures Make Mikan Growers Switch to Avocados; Researchers, Local Govts Look to Support Changing Crops
Eating mikan mandarin oranges while sitting at a kotatsu heated table in a cozy living room is a ...
December 22, 2025
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Japan’s Govt to Subsidize Licensed Hunters Amid Efforts to Address Damage Caused by Bears
The government will begin subsidizing personnel costs for hunters as part of efforts to address p...
December 22, 2025
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Police Probe Tokyo Sauna Operator over Deaths
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — One week after two customers died in a fire in a private room at a luxury sa...
December 22, 2025
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Benihoppe, Yumenoka Strawberries At Peak Harvest Season in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture Amid High Demand During Festive Seasons
NAGOYA — Strawberries are now at their peak harvest season in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, as demand i...
December 22, 2025
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Farewell Ceremony Held for Late PM Tomiichi Murayama
OITA (Jiji Press) — A farewell ceremony for former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who died in ...
December 22, 2025
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Japanese Actor Ken Watanabe-Backed Cafe to Close in Coast Town Hit by 2011 Tsunami
KESENNUMA, Miyagi — A cafe that actor Ken Watanabe supported for about 12 years was to close in K...
December 21, 2025
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M5.5 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Aomori and Iwate Prefectures; No Tsunami Threat
An earthquake with its epicenter east of Aomori Prefecture occurred around 10:29 a.m. on Sunday, ...
December 21, 2025
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Earthquake Damage Estimates Report Highlights Challenges Faced by Tokyo
The recently released damage estimates of a Tokyo earthquake highlight the importance of disaster...
December 21, 2025
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