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Explosion Occurs at Taketoyo Thermal Power Plant in Aichi Prefecture; Residents Report Seeing “Black Smoke” Rising (UPDATE 1)
An explosion occurred at JERA Co.’s Taketoyo Thermal Power Station in Taketoyo, Aichi Prefecture, sh...
January 31, 2024
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IAEA On-Site Review Confirms Safety of Fukushima Treated Water
Berlin (Jiji Press)—The International Atomic Energy Agency released a report Tuesday saying that its...
January 31, 2024
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Hepburn-Style Romaji Likely to Become Standardized
Romaji — the method used to write Japanese in the Latin alphabet — has multiple variations, resultin...
January 31, 2024
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Man Who Claimed to Be Bombing Suspect Satoshi Kirishima Lived in Plain Sight for decades
A now deceased man who claimed to be Satoshi Kirishima, a suspect in a string of bombings perpetrate...
January 30, 2024
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AI Models Trained to Give Information for Criminal Purposes; Concerns Grow over Potential for Cyberattacks
Multiple generative artificial intelligence models that can provide answers without restriction on h...
January 30, 2024
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3 Men Rescued near Capsized Boat in Lake Biwa in Shiga Pref.; Found in State of Cardiopulmonary Arrest
OTSU — Police and firefighters rescued three men near a capsized boat in Lake Biwa in Nagahama, Shig...
January 30, 2024
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False Social Media Posts Cause Confusion in Quake-Hit Areas; X Users Seek to Earn Advertising Revenue By Boosting Views
False and misleading information was widely disseminated on X and other social media platforms immed...
January 29, 2024
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Hiroshima Zoo Holds Drill for Bear Escape Scenario: About 20, Including Staff Wearing Bear Costume, Participate
Asa Zoological Park in Hiroshima held a drill with the scenario that an Asian black bear had escaped...
January 29, 2024
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Govt Plans Online Birth Registration
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is set to make it possible for parents to submit their children’...
January 29, 2024
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Man Believed to be Suspect of 1970s Bombings, Satoru Kirishima, Dies in Hospital from Terminal Cancer (Update 1)
A man believed to be Satoshi Kirishima, who has been wanted for decades in connection with serial bo...
January 29, 2024
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Tokyo: Chuo Line Partly Halted Due to Incident at JR Kunitachi Station
Service on the JR Chuo Line was suspended following an incident at Kunitachi Station at around 4 p.m...
January 28, 2024
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Completion of 2nd Runway at Busy Fukuoka Airport Expected by Autumn
Construction on a second runway at Fukuoka Airport is expected to be completed in autumn this year, ...
January 28, 2024
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Line Temporarily Suspends Operation Due to Power Outage: Malfunction of Seismograph in Noto Area Suspected
A power outage occurred in the Noto area of Ishikawa Prefecture at about 8:10 a.m. Sunday, causing a...
January 28, 2024
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Man Claiming to Be Satoshi Kirishima Lived, Worked Under False Name in Kanagawa Pref. for Decades
A man claiming to be Satoshi Kirishima — a suspect wanted in connection with a series of bombings th...
January 28, 2024
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JR Takasaki Line Train Overruns by 40 Meters at Kita-Ageo Station; 2,500 Passengers Affected
A 15-car local train bound for Takasaki Station overran by about 40 meters at Kita-Ageo Station on t...
January 28, 2024
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