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Foreign Newspaper Carriers in Tokyo Begin Neighborhood Patrol during Deliveries
Eight foreign students who work as newspaper carriers at Yomiuri Shimbun sales locations known as...
March 9, 2024
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Import Bans for Counterfeit Products Increased for the Third Consecutive Year Last Year, Including Fake Shohei Ohtani Jersey
The number of counterfeit branded products imported in 2023 and stopped by customs nationwide for...
March 8, 2024
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2024 Pritzker Architecture Prize Winner Laureate Riken Yamamoto Speaks About His Objectives; Designs Structures ‘To Bring Joy’
Japanese architect Riken Yamamoto, who has been named the winner of the 2024 U.S. Pritzker Archit...
March 8, 2024
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Sanyo Shinkansen Trains Resume Operations (UPDATE 1)
Sanyo Shinkansen trains resumed operations at 10:30 a.m. Friday. Some trains have been canceled, ...
March 8, 2024
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Iwate Restaurant To Sell ¥311 Ramen In Memory Of 2011 Disaster And To Raise Money For Those Affected By Noto Earthquake
MIYAKO, Iwate — A ramen restaurant in Miyako will sell a signature dish for ¥311 on Monday, the 1...
March 8, 2024
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Bus Carrying Foreign Tourists Crashes into Large Truck; 7 Injured
A tourist bus rear-ended a large truck on the Meishin Expressway in Ritto, Shiga Prefecture, on ...
March 7, 2024
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Tokyo’s 23 Wards, Greater Kanto and Koshin Regions Expected to See Snowfall Friday Morning; Warning-Level Snow Possible
The Kanto and Koshin regions, mainly areas inland, are expected to see snowfall on Friday morning...
March 7, 2024
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New Shinkansen Bullet Train Test-Ride Event; E8 Series Train Cars are Bigger, Faster, More Comfortable
YAMAGATA — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) held a test-ride event on Wednesday to offer passenge...
March 7, 2024
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Serious Distracted Driving Crashes Hit Record High in Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The number of serious traffic accidents caused by distracted drivers, such as ...
March 7, 2024
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Award-Winning Interview Drew Candid Comments From Zelenskyy; Meeting Took Place on Moving Train in Ukraine Just Before G7 Summit
Koya Ozeki’s interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is significant for delving in...
March 7, 2024
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Mizuho Bank Mistakenly Sets Winning Lots for ‘Quick One’ Lottery at 200 Instead of 10
On Wednesday, Mizuho Bank issued a statement disclosing an unfortunate oversight regarding the ‘Q...
March 6, 2024
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Yomiuri’s Ozeki Wins Prize for Zelenskyy Interview; Exclusive Talk Aboard Ukrainian Presidential Train
Koya Ozeki, chief officer of The Yomiuri Shimbun’s General Bureau of Europe, has been named one o...
March 6, 2024
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Yomiuri Scholarship Students Partner with Tokyo Government; Aim to Protect Children While Delivering Newspapers
Yomiuri scholarship students from abroad, employed at Yomiuri Shimbun sales locations known as Yo...
March 6, 2024
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JR Tohoku Shinkansen Operation Temporarily Suspended between Tokyo and Morioka Due to Overrun at Koriyama Station in Fukushima Pref.
JR East's Tohoku Shinkansen train Tsubasa No. 121 overran its designated stop position and stopped a...
March 6, 2024
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Australian Lace Monitor Kept in Residential Home Goes Missing in Saitama; Police Investigating Either Theft or Escape
Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture — A pet Australian lace monitor, a lizard native to Australia, went mi...
March 5, 2024
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