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The Rainy Season Ends in Kinki, Chugoku, Tokai Regions
The rainy season is believed to have ended in the Kinki, Chugoku and Tokai regions. The Japan Meteor...
July 20, 2023
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Foreign Visitors to Japan Exceed 10 mil. in 1st Half of 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreign visitors in January-June is estimated to have soared abou...
July 20, 2023
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University of Tokyo to Launch Facility to Produce Vaccines for Clinical Trials
The University of Tokyo plans to launch a facility to produce vaccines developed by domestic researc...
July 20, 2023
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Akita Shinkansen Likely to Resume Service Thursday
East Japan Railway Co.’s Akita Branch announced Wednesday that services on the Akita Shinkansen bull...
July 19, 2023
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Wool from Fukushima Village Made into Expensive Suits
A man is raising sheep in the village of Katsurao, Fukushima Prefecture, which was evacuated due to ...
July 19, 2023
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Govt Paper Sounds Alarm Over Long Working Hours of Teachers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The education ministry, in an annual report released Tuesday, expressed a sense...
July 19, 2023
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Avian Flu in Japan Poses Issues Over Disposal of Culled Birds
Of the 26 prefectures where avian flu had broken out, 12 had to change their plans to bury culled bi...
July 18, 2023
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Scorching Temperatures Felt Across Japan
The mercury exceeded 35 C on Tuesday in the Kanto and Tokai regions, where temperatures rose from th...
July 18, 2023
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Japanese Boy Set to Skip into Record Books after Octuple Under
YAMAGUCHI — A 15-year-old boy who performed a jump-rope octuple under on Monday is set to earn a pla...
July 18, 2023
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Akita Shinkansen to Suspend Service for Fourth Consecutive Day on Wednesday
Services on the Akita Shinkansen bullet train line will be suspended between Morioka and Akita stati...
July 18, 2023
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KyoAni Arson Victims Remembered 4 Years on
KYOTO — A memorial ceremony was held Tuesday to mark four years since the deadly arson attack at Kyo...
July 18, 2023
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Heatwave in Japan Triggers Heatstroke Alert in 22 Prefectures
As temperatures continued rising in Japan’s Kanto and Tokai regions Tuesday, the Environment Ministr...
July 18, 2023
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Places to Pray Increase as More Muslims Visit Mt. Fuji
KOFU — Places for prayer have been set up in Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, amid an increase...
July 17, 2023
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(Update) Over 39 C Recorded in Aichi Pref
Temperatures rose into the late 30s across Japan on Monday, the last day of the three-day holiday. ...
July 17, 2023
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Japan Households in Financial Need Facing More Hardships Since Pandemic
More than 64% of child-rearing households in financial need said their household income has decrease...
July 17, 2023
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