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Driver in fatal bus accident might have had medical emergency at the wheel
NAGOYA — A bus that overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Nagoya on Monday was lurching for...
August 25, 2022
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Ukraine’s ‘Japanese Road’ serves as reminder of work done by detainees after WWII
In the eastern part of Ukraine, there is a road said to have been constructed by Japanese detainees ...
August 24, 2022
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Govt eyes restart of 7 nuclear reactors
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to bring seven additional nuclea...
August 24, 2022
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Ishikawa gov. sends get-well grapes to Kishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is recovering from an infection with the novel coronavirus, remote...
August 24, 2022
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Student’s AED map saves man’s life
The Tokyo Fire Department has presented a letter of appreciation to elementary school vice principal...
August 24, 2022
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Chanson singer makes his mark by running 3,058 km in a month
Chanson singer Katsuyuki Kurai ran an amazing 3,000-plus kilometers in a single month in May. The si...
August 23, 2022
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Police raid bus operator over crash on Nagoya Expressway
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Police on Tuesday raided the operator of a bus, a day after it overturned and ...
August 23, 2022
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Unification Church under fire over donations, ‘spiritual sales’
In the wake of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Unification Church has co...
August 23, 2022
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Health ministry to create monitoring system to manage supplies of drugs, test kits
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to create a system to centrally monitor the production ...
August 23, 2022
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Abandoned Russian tanks on display in Kyiv nearly 6 months into invasion
KYIV — Damaged tanks, armed vehicles and weapons abandoned by Russian forces on the war front amid t...
August 22, 2022
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Japan rail firm sets up site to practice camping in Tokyo
An arm of rail firm JR East has created a fast-track way for wannabe campers in Tokyo to get a tast...
August 22, 2022
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ALS patient sets up foundation for united front against disease
Former employee of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Ichiro Hatanaka, who has been diag...
August 22, 2022
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2 dead after bus overturns in fiery crash on expressway in Nagoya
Two people died after a bus overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Nagoya on Monday morning,...
August 22, 2022
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Bus overturns, catches fire on Nagoya expressway
Two people were in critical condition after a bus overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Kit...
August 22, 2022
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Popularity, prices soar for vintage domestic electric guitars
Yuta Tanaka is as surprised as anyone. While the pandemic wreaks havoc in a wide range of businesse...
August 22, 2022
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