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Woman in Her 70s in Cardiac Arrest, Apparently Attacked by Bear in Miyagi Pref.
A woman in her 70s went into cardiac arrest after apparently being attacked by a bear in the moun...
October 3, 2025
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Education Ministry Survey Shows 160,000 Foreign Children Lived in Japan as of FY 2024
More than 160,000 children of elementary and middle school age with foreign citizenship lived in ...
October 3, 2025
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Japan-U.S. Events Canceled in Yokosuka, Okinawa’s Futenma, Due to U.S. Govt Shutdown
A Friendship Day event scheduled to take place on Sunday at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka Base in Yoko...
October 3, 2025
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Fires in Japan Caused by Battery Chargers Prompt Calls for Greater Awareness of Risks
Portable battery chargers and other items containing lithium-ion batteries are continuing to freq...
October 3, 2025
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Sakie Yokota Shares Children’s Book Beloved by North Korea Abducted Daughter Megumi
KAWASAKI — 89-year-old Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota who was abducted by North Korea ...
October 3, 2025
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5 Killed After Light Vehicle Overturns on Curve, Possibly Due to Overload
TSU — Five people were killed and one was seriously injured when a light passenger vehicle overtu...
October 3, 2025
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Maebashi Mayor: ‘No Romantic Feelings or Sexual Relationship’; Ogawa Provides Explanation to Assembly Members
MAEBASHI — Maebashi Mayor Akira Ogawa denied that she had romantic feelings for a married male em...
October 3, 2025
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Japan Eyes Tougher Measures Against Online Hate Speech; Xenophobia Growing Amid Surge in Foreign Workers, Tourists
The Justice Ministry intends to strengthen measures against online hate speech, amid a growing nu...
October 3, 2025
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Test Flight of ‘Flying Car’ Unveiled to Public at Osaka Expo; ANA Plans to Launch ‘Air Taxi’ Service from FY27
The public can now view test flights of a so-called flying car at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in O...
October 2, 2025
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Japan’s Empty Homes Targeted for Subsidy Program, as Rise in Elderly Households Threatens Wave of Vacancies
A model project is set to launch next fiscal year that will provide subsidies to keep homes from ...
October 2, 2025
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Visitors Delighted by Colorful Blooms in Oita Pref. Flower Park
Visitors were delighted by fields of purple, pink and white globe amaranths at the Kuju Flower Pa...
October 2, 2025
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Organ Transplant Figures Released for 1st Time, Showing Large Gap Between Hospitals
The Japan Organ Transplant Network, an organ allocation agency, has released data on the number o...
October 2, 2025
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Survey Finds Reading Newspapers for 3 Months Boosts Teenagers’ Trust in Media; Research Conducted by Waseda University, SmartNews
First-year junior high school students who were not accustomed to reading newspapers saw improved...
October 2, 2025
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Yokohama Horticultural Expo Seeks to Gain Attention, Visibility Through Collaboration with Osaka Expo
An exhibit for the International Horticultural Expo, to be held in Yokohama in 2027, was set up a...
October 2, 2025
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Full Moon Event Held Around Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa Station
An event featuring moon-themed installations is being held around Shimo-Kitazawa Station in Setag...
October 2, 2025
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