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Sanriku Railway in Iwate Pref. Issues Commemorative 40th Anniversary ‘Pilgrimage’ Stamp
Sanriku Railway Co. in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, issued a special tetsuin, or railway stamp on Mo...
April 2, 2024
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Tohoku Shinkansen Fully Resumes Operation Following Suspension Due to Breakdown of Maintenance Vehicle (UPDATE2)
Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train services fully resumed between Tokyo and Sendai stations at around...
April 2, 2024
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M6.1 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tohoku Region; Aomori, Iwate Prefectures Observe Lower 5 on Japanese Scale With No Risk of Tsunami
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted the Tohoku region at 4:24 a.m. Tuesday, ...
April 2, 2024
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Larger, Unconventional School Desks Support Proactive Learning in Japanese Schools; New Designs Help Students Use Tablets, Be More Active in Class
In response to a growing emphasis on proactive learning in the classroom, variations of school de...
April 2, 2024
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Japan’s Yomiuri Bureau Chief Gives Lecture After Receiving Journalist Award; Speaks About Exclusive Interview with Zelenskyy
Koya Ozeki, chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun General Bureau of Europe, gave a lecture as one of the r...
April 1, 2024
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Japan’s Oldest Giant Panda Dies at 28 at Oji Zoo in Kobe
Japan’s oldest giant panda Tantan has died at 28, Oji Zoo, Kobe, said Monday.
...April 1, 2024
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Display of Life-Sized “Moving Gundam” in Yokohama Ends Sunday
Yokohama, March 31 (Jiji Press) — An exhibition of the life-sized “Moving Gundam” in Yokohama, so...
April 1, 2024
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Tokyo, Other Places Mark Record-High March Temperatures Sunday
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The mercury soared mainly in the Kanto-Koshin regions of eastern and central J...
April 1, 2024
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Hokkaido: JR Nemuro Line Ends Furano-Shintoku Service on Sunday
A JR Nemuro Line train ran its last service between Furano and Shintoku stations, 81.7 km long, o...
April 1, 2024
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Books Raise Awareness About Sexual Abuse of Boys, Men; Point to Ways for Victims to Seek Help
Several picture books that clearly explain the harm caused by the sexual abuse of boys and men ha...
April 1, 2024
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Over 50％ of Children Sleep-Deprived due to Busy Schedules, Smartphones; Nap Time a Way to Boost Attention in Afternoons
More than half of school-age children are sleep-deprived, a large-scale survey conducted jointly ...
March 31, 2024
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Breathing new life into papermaking in Echizen
ECHIZEN, Fukui — Belief in the “shisoshin” goddess of paper is alive and well in the Goka area of...
March 31, 2024
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Tokyo’s Temperature Rises to 28.1 C, Rewriting Highest Record for March (Update 1)
Tokyo’s temperature rose to 28.1 C on Sunday, exceeding 25 C for the first time this year and rew...
March 31, 2024
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Renewed Disaster Info System to Become Available from April; 1,900 Organizations Involved in Distribution
The government will start operating a system in April to gather information on disaster damage fr...
March 30, 2024
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Cultural Agency Mulls Amending Seismic Reinforcement Guidelines to Better Protect National Treasures
The Cultural Affairs Agency is considering revising the guidelines for seismic reinforcement of w...
March 30, 2024
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