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Akita Shinkansen to Be Suspended Still on Tuesday
Services on the Akita Shinkansen line are scheduled to be suspended Tuesday, for the third consecuti...
July 17, 2023
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（Update）Woman Dies after Rafting Event in Hokkaido
A 27-year-old woman died after the capsizing of a river rafting boat with five people aboard in Sora...
July 17, 2023
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Heat Stroke Alerts for Large Areas in Japan
Heat stroke alerts were issued for 32 regions across Japan on Monday, the largest number of location...
July 17, 2023
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Man Dies After Saving His Drowning Son, Daughter; Children Survive
A man died after he was found in the sea with his son and daughter holding his body off Izumo, Shima...
July 17, 2023
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Global South Embracing Japan-Style ‘Technology Colleges’
Many countries in the Global South are increasingly enthusiastic about Japan-style “colleges of tech...
July 17, 2023
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Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force Brings Water Supplies to Akita Prefecture
The Ground Self-Defense Force distributed water on Sunday in Happo, Akita Prefecture, where the wate...
July 16, 2023
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Services on Akita Shinkansen Line Suspended Between Morioka, Akita Due to Heavy Rain
Services on the Akita Shinkansen Line will be suspended between Morioka and Akita stations throughou...
July 16, 2023
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78-year-old Actor Alleges Sexual Abuse by Johnny Kitagawa in 1950s
Actor Yoshitsugu Hattori, 78, said Saturday he was sexually abused when he was a child by Johnny Kit...
July 16, 2023
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Dolphin Injures Man in Fukui Pref.
A man suffered a broken rib after being barged by a dolphin in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, early Sunda...
July 16, 2023
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Man Dies After Heavy Rain Submerges Car in Japan’s Akita Pref.
A man was found dead in a car in a paddy field near Babame River on Sunday in Gojome, Akita Prefectu...
July 16, 2023
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Chemical Leaks Linked to U.S. Bases Leave Japan Grappling for a Solution
High levels of a group of chemicals used to make products that repel water and oil and resist heat, ...
July 16, 2023
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Robotic Arm for Fukushima Fuel Debris Removal Unveiled
FUKUSHIMA — A robotic arm that will be used to remove melted nuclear fuel from the No. 2 reactor of...
July 15, 2023
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Minami-Aso Railway Services Fully Resume after 2016 Kumamoto Earthquakes
KUMAMOTO — The operation of the Minami-Aso Railway, based in Takamori, Kumamoto Prefecture, fully re...
July 15, 2023
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U.N. Human Rights Council Team to Visit Japan, Meet Ex-Johnny’s Members
GENEVA — The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) announced Thurs...
July 15, 2023
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Landslide in Northern Japan’s Akita Pref. hit 4houses
A landslide hit four or five houses on Saturday in Akita City, Akita Prefecture. ...
July 15, 2023
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