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Yamato Delivery Driver Finds Minicar Sinking in River, Jumps in and Rescues Woman
Tomoya Taniguchi, 32, a deliveryman at Yamato Transport’s Tottori Chuo Office in Tottori City, recei...
November 26, 2023
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Efforts Underway to Help License Holders Get Hunting Experience
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — With Japan facing a growing need for hunters to prevent wildlife damage to ag...
November 26, 2023
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Eleven Venomous Habu Snakes Escaped on Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Pref.; 20 Officials Searching for Them, Five Still at Large
Eleven poisonous habu snakes escaped from a display and keeping facility in Amagi on Tokunoshima Isl...
November 26, 2023
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Stomach Contents of Dead Brown Bear in Southern Hokkaido Match DNA of Deceased University Student
The stomach contents of a brown bear found dead on Mount. Daisengendake in southern Hokkaido matched...
November 25, 2023
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Inui-dori Street at the Imperial Palace Opens to Public for Autumn Viewing
Visitors stroll along Inui-dori street on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to view autumn...
November 25, 2023
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Japan Confirms Season’s First Bird Flu Case in Saga (Update 1)
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A bird flu case has been confirmed at a chicken farm in Saga Prefecture, the ag...
November 25, 2023
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Dismantled Self-Defense Force Vehicles Sold Overseas as ‘Waste’
Export paperwork procedures were conducted for at least 19 Ground Self-Defense Force high-mobility v...
November 25, 2023
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Operation of Unlicensed Taxis Rampant at Kansai Intl. Airport; Cabbies Cater to Foreign Travelers
OSAKA — The operation of unlicensed taxi services has become rampant at Kansai International Airport...
November 25, 2023
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Car Plows onto Sidewalk near Tokyo’s Daikanyama Sta., Injuring 4 Pedestrians; Driver in His 80s Arrested
Four people were injured when a car plowed onto the sidewalk in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, around 11:55 a....
November 24, 2023
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Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck Help Celebrate Japan Prefecture’s 150th Anniversary
CHIBA — Some 72,000 people gathered Thursday in Chiba City for a parade to celebrate the 150th anniv...
November 24, 2023
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Undeclared Income from Online Transactions Leading to Large Penalties
Cases in which people do not declare large amounts of income on tax returns, especially money earned...
November 24, 2023
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TEPCO Staffer Who Tested Positive For Drugs Allowed to Enter Critical Area at Nuclear Power Plant
A person who had tested positive for drugs entered a critical area where nuclear materials are used ...
November 23, 2023
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Hanshin Tigers, Orix Buffaloes Parade in Osaka, Kobe
Fans flocked to see players as parades celebrating the pro baseball league championships by Hanshin ...
November 23, 2023
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World’s Best Trash Pickers Compete in Shibuya
Want to join a sport where talking trash is the name of the game? That’s what Spogomi is all about, ...
November 23, 2023
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Komeito’s Yamaguchi Asks China to Loan Giant Panda to Sendai
BEIJING — Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi requested Cai Qi, a member of the Secretariat of the Chi...
November 23, 2023
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