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‘Drifting Postbox’ for Letters to Lost Loved Ones Kept Alive; Jionji Temple in Iwate Pref. Takes Over Duties
MORIOKA — A unique postbox that receives letters with messages for people who died in the 2011 Gr...
May 18, 2024
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5-Story Pagoda at Nara’s Kokufuji Temple Prepped for 1st Major Repairs in 120 Years
NARA — The five-story pagoda of Kofukuji temple, a World Heritage site in Nara, is being prepped ...
May 17, 2024
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JR Tokai to Suspend Tunnel Work for Maglev Line
Nagoya, May 16 (Jiji Press) — Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will briefly suspend drilli...
May 17, 2024
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Court Rejects Petition to Halt Shimane N-Reactor
Matsue, Shimane Pref., May 15 (Jiji Press) — A high court branch Wednesday rejected a petition se...
May 15, 2024
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View of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Pref to be Blocked from May 21; Blackout Screen to be Installed to Deter Crowds of Tourists
A blackout screen blocking the view of Mt. Fuji near a convenience store popular among foreign to...
May 15, 2024
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JAL Plane Crosses Stop Line at Fukuoka Airport; May Incident Resembles One in San Diego in February
A Japan Airlines airplane erroneously went beyond a stop line leading to a runway where another p...
May 14, 2024
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Japanese Entrepreneur in U.S. Stresses Need to Study Abroad; Govt Working to Expand Scholarships to Support Students
It has been a while since Japanese youth are said to have become inward looking, shunning the cha...
May 14, 2024
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Car Accidents Involving Foreign Tourists Driving Rental Cars Surging near Mt. Fuji; Police, Rental Stores Distributing Pamphlets, Urging Caution
Accidents involving foreign drivers in rental cars are rapidly increasing in the area around the ...
May 14, 2024
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Sightseeing Helicopter Crash-lands in Southern Japan Near Mr. Aso, Seriously Injuring Pilot, 2 Foreign Tourists
KUMAMOTO ― A sightseeing helicopter crash-landed on Monday afternoon in the mountains of Aso, Kum...
May 14, 2024
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3 Killed in 7-Vehicle Accident on Metropolitan Expressway Near Tokyo; Portion of Expressway Closed Due to Accident
An accident involving seven vehicles ― four large trucks and three passenger cars ― occurred on M...
May 14, 2024
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Panel Calls for Pay Hike for Teachers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An advisory panel to the education minister on Monday proposed raising allow...
May 13, 2024
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WWII Color Footage of Japan’s Battleship Yamato Discovered; Citizen Group from Oita Prefecture Makes Historic Discovery
Color footage of the World War II battleship Yamato, which was sunk in the final phase of the war...
May 13, 2024
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Survey: Egg Freezing by Healthy Women on Rise; More Medical Institutions Offer ‘Social Egg Freezing’
About 30% of medical institutions offering in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment have frozen the...
May 13, 2024
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Snake Found Under Seat on Tokyo’s JR Yamanote Line; No Injuries Result From What Appears to be Rat Snake
A 20-centimeter-long snake was discovered on the JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo on Sunday afternoon, a...
May 13, 2024
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Idemitsu Tanker President, Taxi Driver Killed as Taxi Overturns on Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo; Driver Possibly Died of Illness
Idemitsu Tanker Co. President Ichiro Matsuo and the driver of the taxi he was riding in died on S...
May 13, 2024
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