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Annual Shoso-in Opening Ritual; Tenpyo Treasures on Display in Nara City
NARA — An annual ritual was held Wednesday in Nara City to mark the opening of the doors to the Shos...
October 5, 2023
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Uniqlo’s Viral Round Mini Shoulder Bag Popular in Paris; ‘Millennial Birkin’ Has Sold Out Many Times
PARIS — Uniqlo Paris Opera reopened in September after being renovated and a Uniqlo shoulder bag dub...
October 4, 2023
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Record 299,048 Children Refuse to Go to School in Fiscal 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of elementary and junior high school children who refused to go to s...
October 4, 2023
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Nobel Prize Winner Katalin Kariko’s Japan-based Childhood Friend Offers Congratulations
“Her hard work has paid off,” said Maria Mernyei, a pathologist and childhood friend of Nobel Prize ...
October 4, 2023
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Typhoon Koinu Approaching Sakishima Islands
Typhoon Koinu, also known as Typhoon No. 14, moved northwestward over the sea south of Okinawa and a...
October 4, 2023
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Tohoku, Hokuriku, Joetsu Shinkansen Operations Resumed Wednesday Morning (UPDATE 1)
The Tohoku Shinkansen, Hokuriku Shinkansen, and Joetsu Shinkansen operations are resumed after suspe...
October 4, 2023
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Record-Hot September Marked in Japan, Hot on the Heels of Hottest July and August
Last month was the hottest September on record in Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced o...
October 4, 2023
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Johnny Be Gone: Top Japan Talent Agency to Erase Remnants of Scandalized Late Founder
The saga of talent agency Johnny & Associates Inc. and the fallout from scandalous revelations about...
October 3, 2023
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White Paper: Suicides in Japan Rose to 21,881 in 2022; Increases Seen Among Both Men and Women
The number of people who committed suicide in 2022 was 21,881, up 874 from the previous year, accor...
October 3, 2023
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Actor Junichi Okada to Leave Japan’s Scandal-Hit Johnny & Associates in November
Actor-singer Junichi Okada, 42, will leave Johnny & Associates, Inc. on Nov. 30, the company said Mo...
October 3, 2023
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China’s Ban on Japanese Marine Products Impacting Trade Prices, 1 Month After Treated Water Release
MUTSU, Aomori — About a month after treated water began being released into the ocean from the Fukus...
October 3, 2023
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WWII Mines Remain in Japan’s Waters; Postwar Disposal Operations Continue
A sea mine that is believed to have been one of many scattered by the U.S. military at the end of Wo...
October 3, 2023
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Japan’s SLIM Lunar Probe Heads toward Moon
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency announced Monday that the SLIM lunar probe has left Earth’s o...
October 2, 2023
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Unlicensed Taxi Services Rampant Around Narita Airport As Foreign Visitors Return to Japan
NARITA, Chiba — Numerous unlicensed taxis at and around Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture are targe...
October 2, 2023
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Scandal-hit Johnny & Associates to Change Name
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Johnny & Associates Inc., mired in a scandal over sexual abuse by its late foun...
October 2, 2023
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