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Group Promoting Japanese-Style Rooms as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage to Be Launched
A group comprising architectural historians, architects and other professionals will be launched ...
March 3, 2024
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Funeral Held for Coast Guard Members Two Months After Haneda Airport Crash; Families Hold Silent Memorial Service
A public funeral was held in Tokyo on Saturday for Japan Coast Guard crew members who died in the...
March 2, 2024
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Tsunami-ravaged Building in Minami-Sanriku to be Preserved as Remembrance of 2011 Disaster
MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi — The Minami-Sanriku town government announced Friday that it will preserv...
March 2, 2024
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Local Govts in Japan to Step Up Measures For Earthquakes; Building Improvements the Most Common Plan
About 60% of major local governments aim to strengthen their disaster prevention and management m...
March 2, 2024
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About 10 People Caught in Nagano Prefecture Avalanche; 2 Rescued by Police, Others Escape on Their Own
About 10 people were caught in an avalanche at a mountain in northern Nagano Prefecture on Saturd...
March 2, 2024
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U.S. H-bomb Test Victims Remembered 70 Years on
SHIZUOKA (Jiji Press) — Japanese fishermen who died after being exposed to radiation from a U.S. ...
March 2, 2024
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Ex-SDF Member Gonoi Among This Year’s International Women of Courage Award Winners for Coming Forward About Sexual Abuse
WASHINGTON — Former Ground Self-Defense Force member Rina Gonoi will be honored with the Internat...
March 2, 2024
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3 People Caught by Mt. Daisen Avalanche in Tottori Prefecture; One Escapes (Update 1)
Two people were caught by an avalanche at Mt. Daisen in Tottori Prefecture on Saturday, according...
March 2, 2024
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Its ‘Shotime’ for a Handshake with the Baseball Star; Iron Hand Turns Blue for Shohei Ohtani
OSHU, Iwate — Shohei Ohtani’s hand is always ready for a handshake — granted it’s an iron model o...
March 2, 2024
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Major Japanese Firms Begin Explanatory Sessions for New Grads
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major firms started explanatory sessions Friday for job-seeking university s...
March 2, 2024
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Tokyo, Kanto Shake as M5.0 Quake Hits Chiba Pref.: No Tsunami Warning, Advisory Issued
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the Kanto region at around 1:49 a.m. Saturday, according to the ...
March 2, 2024
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Pose Dolls Capture Showa Era’s Timeless Elegance
Dolls, accessories, pouches and other small items, mass-produced and consumed during Japan’s rapi...
March 1, 2024
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M5.2 Earthquake Hits Tokyo’s Neighboring Areas; No Tsunami Expected
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.2 struck Tokyo’s neighboring areas at 5:43 a.m. on...
March 1, 2024
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Working Adults Take Up Comedy as Hobby, Develop Skills Useful in Workplace
It’s championship night at the Za-Koenji Public Theatre in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, and the 12 duos ...
March 1, 2024
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System Glitches Halt Issuance, Renewal of Driver’s Licenses; Leap Day Thought to Have Caused Trouble in 4 Japan Prefectures
Prefectural police could not issue or renew driver’s licenses in Kanagawa, Niigata, Okayama and E...
February 29, 2024
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