General News
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Suspicious Backpack at JR Kyoto Station; Temporary Suspension of Train Services During Long Holiday Period
Around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, a passenger discovered a suspicious backpack on a local train from Om...
May 6, 2024
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Bar Associations in Japan Create Mascots, Logos
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Bar associations in Japan are stepping up efforts to help people feel close to...
May 6, 2024
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Athlete, Cake Shop Worker Rank High as Dream Jobs for Japanese Kids
Tokyo, May 6 (Jiji Press)—Athletes, and cake shop and bakery workers ranked high as dream jobs fo...
May 6, 2024
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Japan Falls to 70th in Freedom of Press Rankings
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan fell by two places from last year to 70th in the 2024 world freedom of p...
May 5, 2024
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Japan Child Population Down for 43rd Straight Year
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The estimated population of children under 15 in Japan as of April 1 stood at ...
May 5, 2024
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Ancient Horseback Archery Ritual Pulls in Crowd at Kyoto’s Shimogamo Shrine
A horseback archery ritual was held in the forest of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on Friday. About ...
May 4, 2024
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Temperatures Hit 27.8C in Tokyo, Top 30 C in Hyogo, Fukushima Prefectures; Hot Weather Is Expected To Continue Through Monday
A high-pressure system moved in over the Japanese archipelago on Saturday, bringing hotter weathe...
May 4, 2024
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Akita Dog Exhibition Showcases Best of the Large Breed in Odate of Namesake Prefecture
ODATE, Akita — A exhibition competing the best of the Japanese Akita dog breed, also known as Aki...
May 4, 2024
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Elderly Man Encounters Bear in Forest; He Drives It Off With A Stick
A 73-year-old man encountered a bear in a mountain forest in Miyako in Iwate Prefecture on Friday...
May 4, 2024
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Kishida Announces Establishing Intl Framework on Generative AI
PARIS — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced establishing an international framework to balance...
May 3, 2024
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Child Remains Unconscious after Choking on Marshmallows in Okinawa Pref.
An elementary school student choked on marshmallows and fell unconscious at an afterschool childr...
May 3, 2024
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Kishida, Macron Concur on Deeper Security Ties, Agree to Start Negotiations on Accord to Facilitate Joint Drills to Counter Chinese Hegemony in Pacific
PARIS – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and French President Emmanuel Macron, meeting in Paris on Th...
May 3, 2024
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Originator Profile Presented by Japan at OECD at Intl Conference; To Be Tested by Communications Ministry in Disaster Areas
Originator Profile (OP), a technology developed in Japan to counter fake information generated by...
May 3, 2024
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Giant “Shisa” Made with Fire-Hit Okinawa Castle Tiles in Works
Naha, Okinawa Pref., May 2 (Jiji Press) — The construction of a giant “shisa” lion-shaped traditi...
May 3, 2024
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Only One of its Kind in the World; Unique Cherry Blossoms at Their Peak
YAMAGATA — The blossoms of the miyamakasumi-zakura cherry tree, said to be the only one of its ki...
May 3, 2024
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Producer Behind Pop Group XG Arrested for Cocaine Possession
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Bus Carrying 40 Passengers Catches Fire on Chuo Expressway; All Evacuate Safely
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Tokyo Skytree’s Elevator Stops, Trapping 20 People; All Rescued (Update 1)
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Italy Shocks U.S. in World Baseball Classic Pool Game
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Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rise Lifted by AI Stocks, Easing Concern on Oil Supply
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2 Mt. Fuji Hikers Identified as Police Warn People Not to Climb in Winter
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JR Joban Line Resumes Service
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TEPCO’s Rebuilding Still Far from Complete; Effects of 2011 Fukushima Accident Still Hang over Firm’s Head 15 Years Later
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