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Oscar Award-Winning Movie ‘Drive My Car’ Incineration Plant Hosts One-day Only Restaurant
HIROSHIMA — Made popular by the Academy Award-winning movie “Drive My Car,” Hiroshima City’s Naka In...
October 2, 2023
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The Big Issue Japan Marks 20 Years of Tackling Homelessness
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — The Big Issue Japan, a street magazine sold by homeless people as a way to secu...
October 2, 2023
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Johnny & Associates to Change Name to Smile-Up. (Update 2)
Johnny & Associates Inc. will create new company Smile-Up to manage talents on Oct. 17, President No...
October 2, 2023
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TEPCO to Start 2nd Release of Treated Water from Fukushima N-Plant from Thursday
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. plans to begin its second release of treated water from ...
October 2, 2023
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Stop! Nagoya Bans Walking on Escalators
NAGOYA — A Nagoya city ordinance requiring passerby stand on escalators rather than walking on them ...
October 1, 2023
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Longtime Japanese Kids’ Snacks Proving Popular in Paris
PARIS – In a city renowned for its world-class bakeries, a shop selling cheap, nostalgic Japanese sn...
October 1, 2023
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Panel to Discuss Seeking Unification Church Dissolution; Oct. 12 Meeting will Consider Requesting Court Order
The government is arranging to hold a ministry council meeting on Oct. 12 to discuss a request for a...
September 30, 2023
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Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien Redevelopment Project Postponed Until Jan. or Later
Mitsui Fudosan Co. said Friday it will postpone the start of its Meiji Jingu Gaien area redevelopmen...
September 30, 2023
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Osaka Casino Plan Sparks Gambling Addiction Fears; Resort Construction to Coincide with Expo Construction
The ink is barely dry on the agreement to build an integrated resort (IR) with Japan’s first casino ...
September 29, 2023
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4 Major Insurers Said to Collude on Premiums for over 100 Clients
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major nonlife insurance firms inappropriately prearranged their insurance ...
September 29, 2023
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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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