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Azabudai Hills, Tokyo Complex Containing Japan’s Tallest Skyscraper, Set to Open Nov. 24
The Azabudai Hills building complex, which includes Japan’s tallest skyscraper, will open on Nov. 24...
August 10, 2023
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Amazon Prime to Raise Its Annual Fee in Japan by 1,000 Yen
Internet shopping giant Amazon Japan announced Thursday that it will raise the annual membership fee...
August 10, 2023
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Recently Unearthed Photo Showing Nagasaki 1 Day After A-bomb Likely Snapped by Army Lensman
A photograph thought to have been taken in central Nagasaki on Aug. 10, 1945 — the day after an atom...
August 10, 2023
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Nagasaki Marks A-bomb Anniversary, Calls for Abolition
NAGASAKI — Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing it suffered in 1945 on Wednesd...
August 9, 2023
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Booklet Published Based on Nagasaki A-bomb Reportage by Japanese Poet Jun Higashi
A booklet based on a report of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki by poet Jun Higashi (1903-1977) ...
August 9, 2023
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U.S. Report Highlights Japan’s Vulnerability to Cyber-attacks
A recent U.S. news report saying Chinese military hackers had gained access to Japan’s most sensiti...
August 9, 2023
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Japan’s Cultural Assets Need Better Disaster Risk Management
More and more valuable cultural properties are being damaged by natural disasters such as quakes and...
August 9, 2023
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Mudskipper Courts Female on Tokyo Bay Tidal Flat
A male mudskipper, left, formally known as periophthalmus modestus, courts a female on a tidal flat ...
August 9, 2023
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60 Countries Seek to Build Own Pavilions at Osaka-Kansai Expo
Sixty countries are hoping to construct their own pavilions for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, it has b...
August 9, 2023
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Ceremony Held in Osaka to Mark Minting of Expo 2025 Commemorative Coins
OSAKA — The Japan Mint in Osaka City held on Monday a ceremony to mark the start of minting coins co...
August 8, 2023
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Crowdfunding Bonanza for Tokyo Science Museum
A crowdfunding project by the National Museum of Nature and Science in Taito Ward, Tokyo, successful...
August 8, 2023
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Typhoon No. 6 Heads North off Southern Japan; Kyushu on High Alert
Typhoon No. 6 was headed north near Kagoshima Prefecture Tuesday, with strong winds and rainfall exp...
August 8, 2023
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Nara’s Great Buddha of Todaiji Temple Gets Yearly Dusting
The Great Buddha of Todaiji temple, a national treasure, gets the once-a-year dusting on Monday in N...
August 8, 2023
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A-Bombed Building in Nagasaki to Become Hotel
NAGASAKI — A building that survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, which was later used as Mar...
August 8, 2023
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Prayers for Peace: Lanterns Floated down Hiroshima River
People float paper lanterns down Motoyasu River in front of the atomic bomb dome in Hiroshima on Sun...
August 8, 2023
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