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UPDATE 1 : Nankai Line Services Resumed After Temporary Suspension Due to Accident
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoNankai Electric Railway’s Rapi:t train The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime...
November 17, 2025
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No Easy Fix for Tokyo’s Soaring Real Estate Prices
The public and private sectors are scrambling to find ways to combat soaring condominium prices.<...
November 16, 2025
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Bear Enters Aeon Store in Akita Prefecture; Prefectural Staff Tranquilize, Cull Animal
NOSHIRO, Akita — A bear entered the Aeon Noshiro Store in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Sunday mo...
November 16, 2025
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Fermented Foods Become Tourist Attractions, Local Revitalization Amid Health-Conscious Trends
NAGOYA — Localities are capitalizing on a growing taste for fermentation tourism — where fermente...
November 16, 2025
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‘Aircraft Heritage’ Flying to Future, Seeking Cultural Property Designation
Efforts to preserve aircraft as cultural properties have been gaining momentum, with the aim of p...
November 16, 2025
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Japan’s Chichibu Dressed in Autumn Foliage
CHICHIBU, Saitama — Autumn foliage is reaching its peak across the Chichibu region in Saitama Pre...
November 16, 2025
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In Japan, Drones Being Used to Drive Away Bears Using Fireworks, Sound of Hunting Dogs
HIDA, Gifu — The Gifu prefectural government on Friday began using drones in an initiative to dri...
November 16, 2025
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Sakurajima Erupts; Plume Exceeds 4,000 Meters
An eruption occurred on Mt. Minamidake on Sakurajima in Kagoshima just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, s...
November 16, 2025
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Elderly Man Suffers Head Injury in Bear Attack in Fukushima Pref.
BANDAI, Fukushima — An 80-year-old man was attacked by a bear on a farm road in the town of Banda...
November 16, 2025
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Total Net Profit of Listed Firms Seen to Decline in Interim Results Amid Tariffs, Rising Prices
Interim earnings announcements for fiscal 2025 by companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange pe...
November 16, 2025
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Autumn Foliage Viewing at Kunen-an in Saga Pref. Opens to Public
The autumn public viewing period for Kunen-an, a National Place of Scenic Beauty in Kanzaki, Saga...
November 15, 2025
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Man Attacked by Bear, Left Unconscious While Hunting in Gunma Prefecture
A 60-year-old man was left with injuries to his head and left arm after being attacked by a bear ...
November 15, 2025
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Colorful Illuminations Create Mystical Atmosphere at Nagano Garden
Trees began to be light up at the Tateshina Highlands Barakura English Garden in Chino, Nagano Pr...
November 15, 2025
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Even Sushi Is No Match for the Ramen Boom Sweeping Japan
A ramen boom like never before is sweeping Japan, driven by tourism and turning the beloved natio...
November 15, 2025
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Tokyo Deaflympics Kicks Off with Men’s Soccer; Japan-Australia Match Draws Spectators Ahead of Official Opening
The Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics kicked off with a men’s soccer match between Japan and Australia at J-...
November 15, 2025
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