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Tokyo Residents Anxious About Increase, Impact of Data Centers

With the rapid increase of data centers being constructed near residential areas, there has also ...

October 7, 2025

Chestnut Harvest Season Hits Peak in Obuse, Nagano Prefecture; Nuts Are Reportedly Smaller and Sweeter Than Usual

Chestnuts peek out from nests of spiky burs on Sunday in Obuse, Nagano Prefecture. Harvest season...

October 6, 2025

400 Participate in Michinoku Coastal Trail Walking Event; Participants Visit Sites including Miracle Pine Tree that Survived 2011 Tsunami

RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate — A walking event was held Sunday on the Michinoku Coastal Trail, which link...

October 6, 2025

Typhoon Halong: Likely to Approach from Nansei Islands to Eastern Japan

Typhoon Halong, also known as Typhoon No. 22, is approaching the Japanese islands at a slow pace....

October 6, 2025

1 Week Left until Expo Wraps Up, 22.02 Million Tickets Sold as of Sept. 26, Likely Marking Profitability

OSAKA — Monday marked one week to go until the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will wrap up on Oct. 13.

October 6, 2025

Retro-Wrapped Trains Celebrate Yamanote Loop Line’s 100th Anniversary

TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. on Saturday started operating trains decorated with d...

October 6, 2025

Train Collision, Derailment Leads to Partial Suspension on Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, Oimachi Line; Length of Suspension Remains Unclear (UPDATE 1)

A train collision and derailment occurred between two trains at Kajigaya Station on the Tokyu Den...

October 6, 2025

Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line, Oimachi Line suspended service from 1st train Monday due to train accident near Tokyo

The Yomiuri Shimbun The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A train collision accident o...

October 6, 2025

Classmates of Megumi Yokota Hold Charity Concert in Niigata, Express Hope for Her Return

Former elementary and junior high school classmates of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North K...

October 5, 2025

Bear Attacks, Injures Spanish Tourist at UNESCO Site Shirakawa-go in Gifu Pref.

GIFU — A Spanish tourist was attacked by a bear at a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Shirakawa, Gif...

October 5, 2025

Typhoon Halong Forms in Sea off Ogasawara Islands; JMA Issues Warnings Over Strong Winds, Rains

Typhoon Halong formed in the sea off the Ogasawara Islands, the Japan Meteorological Agency annou...

October 5, 2025

Once Extinct in Japan, Oriental White Storks Steadily Breeding Amid Nationwide Efforts

This autumn marks 20 years since the beginning of an effort to release artificially bred oriental...

October 5, 2025

Mural Featuring Ohtani Unveiled in Star’s Hometown; LA Artist Brings His City’s Culture to Oshu, Iwate Pref.

A mural featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani has been unveiled in his hometow...

October 5, 2025

New Council on Tackling Japan’s Population Decline Problem to Be Launched at End of Oct.

A new organization that aims to have experts in the private sector discuss measures to combat pop...

October 5, 2025

Deaths from Bear Attacks in Fy25 Reach Record High, Concerns Rise Over Bears Entering Areas Inhabited by Humans

The number of people killed in bear attacks this fiscal year reached a record high of seven, surp...

October 4, 2025