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No End to Crank Calls Made over Fukushima Treated Water Release
Crank phone calls apparently from China show no sign of stopping even after the first round of the d...
September 13, 2023
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Syphilis Cases in Japan Have Already Exceeded 10,000 in 2023, on Track to Surpass Last Year’s Record Number
The number of patients diagnosed with syphilis this year has exceeded 10,000, the National Institut...
September 12, 2023
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Johnny & Associates Scandal Leads Companies to Cut Ties, but Some Stay for Entertainers
Japanese companies are divided over how to respond to a sexual abuse scandal involving the founder o...
September 12, 2023
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Minivan and Police Car Fall Victim to Same Sinkhole Amid Heavy Rain in Western Japan
A driver of a minivan in Minami-Awaji, Hyogo Prefecture, called the police around 8:35 a.m. on Monda...
September 12, 2023
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Construction of Expo 2025’s Japan Pavilion Begins; 3-Story Building to Use Cross-Laminated Timber
OSAKA — A groundbreaking ceremony took place Monday for the Japan pavilion of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai ...
September 12, 2023
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Japanese Pro “Go” Player Nakamura to Move to S. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Fourteen-year-old Japanese professional “go” player Sumire Nakamura is preparin...
September 12, 2023
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1st Release of Fukushima N-plant Water Completes Monday; Second Discharge Begins Early October
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s initial ocean discharge of 7,800 tons of treated water ...
September 11, 2023
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Missing Man Confirmed Dead Due to Typhoon Yun-yeung in Ibaraki Pref.
A man in his 20s was confirmed dead after he went missing due to heavy rain caused by Typhoon No. 13...
September 9, 2023
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Elderly Man Dies as Typhoon Yun-yeung Wreaks Havoc in 3 Prefectures
An elderly man was confirmed dead in Fukushima Prefecture as heavy rainfall from Typhoon No. 13 caus...
September 9, 2023
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Typhoon Yun-yeung Likely to Be Downgraded to Tropical Cyclone Before Making Landfall in Japan
Typhoon No. 13, also known as Typhoon Yun-yeung, is predicted to head northeast off the coast of Jap...
September 8, 2023
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Grassroots Support for Fisheries Amid Treated Water Release; Tax Donation System a Popular Way to Help
It has been more than two weeks since the beginning of the discharge of treated water from the Fukus...
September 8, 2023
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Johnny Kitagawa’s Accusers Express Mixed Reactions Over Agency’s Comments
Noriyuki Higashiyama, a Johnny & Associates Inc. star who was named the new president of the scanda...
September 8, 2023
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Typhoon Yun-yeung Heads toward Kanto-Koshin, Heightened Alert for Linear Precipitation Bands
Typhoon No. 13, also known as Typhoon Yun-yeung, caused a linear precipitation band that triggered h...
September 8, 2023
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Sompo Japan Chief to Resign over Bigmotor Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. said Friday its president, Giichi Shirakawa, will st...
September 8, 2023
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U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Blasts China for ‘Falsities’ about Fukushima Treated Water Release during Visit to Japan
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has called out China for its opposition to Jap...
September 8, 2023
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