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300 Drones Light up Osaka Night Sky to Encourage Eye Health
An approximately 100-meter-wide eye depicted by 300 drones equipped with LEDs is seen in the night s...
October 11, 2023
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Young Women Increasingly Abusing OTC Drugs in Japan
Young women are increasingly abusing over-the-counter (OTC) drugs, according to a research group of ...
October 11, 2023
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Liquid From Passenger’s Bag Injures Child Aboard Shinkansen; Substance, Fumes Left Other People on Train Hurt or Ill
Four people, including a 5-year-old child, were injured when they came into contact with a dangerous...
October 10, 2023
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Mickey Mouse, Other Disney Characters Parade in Ise, Central Japan, Part of Commemoration Events for 40th Anniversary of Tokyo Disney Resort
ISE, Mie — Mickey Mouse and other popular Disney characters appeared at a parade during the Ise Mats...
October 10, 2023
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5 Injured in Bear Attack in Residential Area in Northern Japan
Four men and a woman, ranging in age from their 60s to 80s, were taken to a hospital after being att...
October 9, 2023
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Tohoku Shinkansen Operations Resumed; 6 Passengers Injured after Touching Chemical Liquid in Train (UPDATE 1)
Tohoku Shinkansen operations were resumed between Tokyo and Sendai stations. Around noon on Monday,...
October 9, 2023
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Russian Man Found Collapsed on Daisetsuzan Mountain Trail in Hokkaido; Rescued by Helicopter, Later Confirmed Dead
A climber found a collapsed man on the trail connecting Mt. Mamiya (2185 meters) and Mt. Asahidake (...
October 9, 2023
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Tsunami Advisories Lifted for Izu and Ogasawara Islands, Kochi, Chiba, Miyazaki, Kagoshima; 60 Centimeters of Tsunami Observed on Hachijo Island (UPDATE 1)
Tsunami advisories were issued Monday morning by the Japan Meteorological Agency for the Izu and Oga...
October 9, 2023
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TEPCO to Aid Fisheries Amid Treated Water Discharge Fears; Compensation Could be Billions of Yen for August Alone
As China inflames fears over the discharge of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power p...
October 8, 2023
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Hot Spring Facilities Test Prosthetic Breasts; Operators Want Cancer Survivors to Enjoy Hot Springs without Worry
MORIOKA — Hot spring inns in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, are participating in a test this month that...
October 8, 2023
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1970 Fund to Manage Costs for 2025 Expo Venue; Construction Costs Could Surge to ¥235 Billion
The Osaka prefectural and city governments and business circles have begun discussions on allocating...
October 8, 2023
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New Stadium at Meiji Jingu Gaien May Be Set Back from Street to Preserve Ginkgo Trees
Plans to redevelop the Meiji Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo and build a new stadium there have dr...
October 8, 2023
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Probe to Start over Death of Japan’s Takarazuka Revue Member
TAKARAZUKA, Hyogo (Jiji Press) — Takarazuka Revue Co., a popular Japanese all-female musical group, ...
October 8, 2023
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Digital Media Outlet’s Generative AI Article Plagiarized Nikkei Articles; Outlet Apologizes
A digital media outlet has apologized for its articles created using generative AI that plagiarized ...
October 7, 2023
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Unification Church Dissolution Order Eyed on Oct. 13
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is preparing to ask the Tokyo District Court to order the dissol...
October 7, 2023
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