General News
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Another Car May Be Caught in Landslide in Nara Pref.
Nara (Jiji Press)—A man was rescued from a car trapped in a landslide that occurred in Nara Prefectu...
December 25, 2023
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Multiple Cars Might Be Involved in Nara Pref. Landslide; 1 Man Rescued from Car
NARA — Multiple vehicles might have been involved in a landslide that occurred on Saturday night on ...
December 24, 2023
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Physical Strength of Japan Junior High School Girls at Record Low
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A physical fitness test conducted by the Japan Sports Agency has shown that phy...
December 24, 2023
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Legendary Japanese Geisha Retires at 81
AKITA — Kyoko Asari, an 81-year-old geisha long active in Akita, is set to retire on Thursday. Know...
December 24, 2023
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Japan’s 100th Hakone Ekiden Trophy Represents Late Artisan’s Wishes for Brighter Future
HAKONE, Kanagawa — The new trophy for the 100th Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden relay race set f...
December 23, 2023
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Heavy Snow Continues to Affect People’s Life; Causing Blackout at 14,000 Households in Ishikawa Pref.
Heavy snow continued Saturday in the areas mainly along the Sea of Japan as strong cold air flew int...
December 23, 2023
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Japan’s 2050 Elderly Population to Top 40% in 25 Prefectures
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — People aged 65 or older will comprise over 40% of the population in 25 out of 4...
December 23, 2023
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Heavy Snow Leaves Thousands Without Power in Ishikawa Prefecture
KANAZAWA — About 2,100 households were without power in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, as of 9:40 a.m....
December 23, 2023
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Heavy Snow on the Sea of Japan Side Likely to Intensify on Saturday; Iwamizawa Sees Record-High Snow
This season’s strongest cold front brought heavy snowfall mainly on the Sea of Japan side of the cou...
December 22, 2023
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Heavy Snow Warning Issued in Japan’s Ishikawa, Toyama, Fukui Prefs on Friday; Snow Accumulates in Hokuriku Region
Kanazawa District Meteorological Observatory issued a weather warnnig for heavy snow Friday morning ...
December 22, 2023
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TEPCO to Start 4th Round of Fukushima Water Release in Feb.
Tokyo, Dec. 21 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said Thursday it will start i...
December 22, 2023
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JR East’s Chuo and Sobu Lines Resume Operation; Still Experiencing Delays (UPDATE 1)
JR East's Chuo Line rapid and local train and Sobu Line local train services have resumed operation ...
December 22, 2023
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Japan City Tests Garbage-Carrying Automated Cart to Assist Elderly Population
TSUKUBA, Ibaraki — A trial run of using an automated cart to help the elderly dispose of garbage beg...
December 21, 2023
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Government Bans Sale of 38 Products, Including Cannabis Gummies
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced Thursday that it has banned online and in-store sal...
December 21, 2023
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Disruption on X with Posts not Displaying Recovered (UPDATE 1)
The social networking service X (formerly Twitter) experienced a problem with posts not showing up s...
December 21, 2023
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