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Gaza Students to Speak at U.N. University in Tokyo; Teens Aim to Convey Details of Life in Palestine
GAZA CITY — Three teenage Palestinian refugee students who live in the Gaza Strip will arrive in Ja...
September 29, 2023
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Airplanes Stranded at Airports in Japan after System Trouble at Control Center in Saitama Pref.; System Already Recovered
Airplanes were unable to take off or land from airports due to system trouble at an air traffic con...
September 29, 2023
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Tokyo Family of 4 Suffer Food Poisoning after Eating Poisonous Mushrooms despite Checking on Internet Image Search
A family of four in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, suffered food poisoning after eating poisonous ‘panther c...
September 29, 2023
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Pokemon Character Murals Installed at Narita Airport
Passengers visiting or returning to Japan are being greeted by new murals and images of Pokemon char...
September 29, 2023
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Ex-Yokozuna Sumo Wrestler Takanohana Remarries
Popular former yokozuna Takanohana has remarried, it has been learned. The former yokozuna, 51, is ...
September 28, 2023
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University of Tokyo Climbs to 29th in World University Rankings
LONDON (Jiji Press) — The University of Tokyo rose to 29th place in British magazine Times Higher Ed...
September 28, 2023
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Baby Hatch to Be Launched in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — San-ikukai Hospital in Tokyo’s Sumida Ward is preparing to set up a baby hatch ...
September 28, 2023
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30 Elementary School Students Suffer Possible Heat Stroke at Athletic Meet
OTSU — A total of 30 students at elementary school in Shiga Prefecture were taken to a hospital on T...
September 28, 2023
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NHK Suspends New Contracts with Johnny’s Talents
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The public broadcaster NHK will not sign new contracts with talents from scanda...
September 28, 2023
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Newly Found Records List Deaths of Japanese Captives in Mongolia; Documents Name 283 Men Taken Prisoner by Soviet Military
Documents containing the names of 283 Japanese people who died in Soviet military captivity after Wo...
September 28, 2023
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Groundbreaking Ceremony held for Torch Tower, to be Japan’s Tallest Building at 385m
Mitsubishi Estate Co. held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for Torch Tower, a skyscraper to b...
September 27, 2023
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Tsushima Mayor Rejects First Step for Nuclear Waste Disposal, Warns of Harm to Reputation of Tourism, Fisheries Industries
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — The mayor of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, said Wednesday he will not accept a...
September 27, 2023
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NTV President Requests Johnny’s to Change Company Name over Sexual Abuse Scandal by Late Founder
Nippon Television Network Corp. President Akira Ishizawa said on Monday that he verbally requested J...
September 26, 2023
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Esports shine at Asian Games in China’s Hangzhou
HANGZHOU, China — The burgeoning popularity of esports has been underlined by its adoption as an off...
September 25, 2023
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Govt Approves Lecanemab, New Drug for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Monday approved the domestic manufacture and sale of Lecan...
September 25, 2023
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