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Shizuoka Pref. City Offers Foreigners Free Japanese Language Classes; Aims to Raise Non-Natives to Daily Conversation Level
Hamamatsu, a city with about 30,000 foreign residents in Shizuoka Prefecture, has launched an ini...
August 25, 2024
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Typhoon Shanshan becomes ‘strong,’ predicted to reach Japan’s Kyushu, Shikoku regions on Tuesday
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that Typhoon Shanshan became a “strong” one on Saturday ...
August 24, 2024
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Typhoon Shanshan Could Affect Shinkansen Operations Tuesday, Wednesday, JR East says; Trains Could be Delayed, Canceled as Typhoon Approaches Japan
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced Saturday its Shinkansen train operations could be sign...
August 24, 2024
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JR Tokaido Line Resumes Services (Update 1)
The JR Tokaido Line resumed its services at around 12:13 p.m. on Saturday after suspending them f...
August 24, 2024
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JR Tokaido Line Suspends Services Due to Accident
The JR Tokaido Line suspended its services following an accident involving a person at JR Ofuna s...
August 24, 2024
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With Typhoon Shanshan Approaching, Services Could Be Disrupted for Tokaido, Sanyo Shinkansen
Central Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. announced Friday that Shinkansen services mi...
August 23, 2024
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Nagasaki’s A-Bombed Urakami Cathedral Bell to be Restored; Grandson of a Manhattan Project Doctor and U.S. Catholics to Make Donations
NAGASAKI — Urakami Cathedral’s twin bell towers in Nagasaki will receive a new bell to replace th...
August 23, 2024
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Tail of Iconic Dragon at Osaka Ramen Restaurant Cut Off After Court Ruling; Teardrop Placed in Eye Instead
OSAKA ― The operator of a popular ramen restaurant in Osaka’s Minami area cut the tail off a drag...
August 23, 2024
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Japan Woman Becomes Guinness World Records’ Oldest Person at 116; Announcement Follows Death of 117-year-old Spanish Woman
PARIS — Tomiko Itooka, a 116-year-old woman in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, has become the world’s o...
August 23, 2024
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Fukushima Nuclear Plant’s Debris Extraction Halted;Error Found In Preparation to Remove Melted Fuel
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. suspended work on a trial extraction of melted fuel d...
August 22, 2024
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Construction Completed on Osaka Expo’s Ring; One of World’s Largest Wood Structures Stands on Japan’s Yumeshima Island
A huge wooden ring was completed Wednesday at the site of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, a symbol of...
August 22, 2024
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Survivors, Victims’ Families in Okinawa Pref. Mark 80 Years Since Sinking of Ship; U.S. Sub Attack Led to Deaths of Nearly 1,500 Evacuees in WWII
NAHA — Thursday marked 80 years since an evacuation ship with hundreds of schoolchildren aboard h...
August 22, 2024
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Typhoon Shanshan Forms, Slowly Moves Toward Japan; Govt Says Typhoon No. 10 Likely to Approach Japan Next Week
Typhoon Shanshan, also referred to as Typhoon No. 10, has formed and is slowly moving west-northw...
August 22, 2024
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Retrieval of Fukushima No. 1 NPP’s Nuclear Fuel Debris Temporarily Suspended Due to Procedural Error
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. suspended procedures to retrieve radioactive nuclear ...
August 22, 2024
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JAEA Shows Off Fukushima N-Plant Debris Analysis Equipment; Holds Demonstration of Remote Controlled Machinery
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) on Tuesday demonstrated to the press its equipment for anal...
August 22, 2024
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