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Can Eels Point Way to Lucky Year?
Whitespotted conger eels peek out from tubes made to look like sushi rolls called ehomaki. ...
January 31, 2023
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Firm to Distribute Pollen-Detecting Robots across Japan
A Japanese weather forecasting company is preparing to distribute pollen-detecting robots across the...
January 31, 2023
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4 Finnish Men Found Safe After Descending Mountain in Niigata Pref.
Four Finnish men went missing while backcountry skiing on Mt.Maeyama in Myoko City, Niigata Prefectu...
January 31, 2023
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Japan Eyeing Measures against Aum Cult Successor Group over Asset Reports
The government is eyeing measures against Aleph, the mainstream successor to the Aum Supreme Truth c...
January 31, 2023
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2 Believed to Be Foreign Skiers Found at Avalanche Site in Cardiopulmonary Arrest
NAGANO — Two men were found in a state of cardiopulmonary arrest Monday morning after being caught i...
January 30, 2023
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Showa-era Schoolhouses To Be Exhibited at 2025 Osaka Expo
Two schoolhouses built in the Showa era (1926-89) in Kyoto and Nara prefectures will be exhibited a...
January 30, 2023
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Police Find Two Men Buried in Snow Near Avalanche Site
OTARI, Nagano — Police said Monday that they found two men buried in snow near where two skiers were...
January 30, 2023
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Worker Continues Quest to Rid Sidewalks of Gum Stains
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — For more than 20 years, Seiichi Miyamoto has engaged in the removal of chewing ...
January 30, 2023
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Nagano Police Launch Search for 2 Skiers Caught in Avalanche
OTARI, Nagano — Local police on Monday morning launched search activities for skiers who were caught...
January 30, 2023
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Now’s Your Time to Shine: Men Compete for Shiniest Bald Head
YOKOTE, Akita — Eight men on Saturday competed to outshine each other. The men, between 40- and 90-y...
January 30, 2023
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Skiers Caught in Avalanche, 2 Unconscious in Nagano Pref.
OTARI, Nagano — Skiers were caught in an avalanche on the Tengu plateau of Mt. Hakuba Norikura in th...
January 29, 2023
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New Wonder of the World?
A 4-meter-high, 11-tier pyramid made of hina dolls sits imposingly in Setogura, a cultural complex i...
January 29, 2023
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GSDF-Acquired Information Set to Be Quickly Shared in Event of Disaster
A new system for smooth transmission of information from the Ground Self-Defense Force to related go...
January 29, 2023
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Japan Skiers’ Smartphones Making Unnecessary Emergency Calls
Local fire departments near skiing areas are struggling with a spate of unnecessary emergency calls ...
January 29, 2023
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Man Sues Organ Transplant NPO For ¥30 Million
A male patient has filed a lawsuit seeking about ¥30 million from the Intractable Disease Patient Su...
January 29, 2023
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