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Nagano Pref. Town to Let Donors Stay at Historic Capsule Building
Accommodation coupons for stays at a landmark of 20th-century architecture designed by architect Kis...
September 1, 2023
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90-Year-Old Adventurer Yuichiro Miura Reaches Summit of Mt. Fuji in Wheelchair
MT. FUJI — Yuichiro Miura, a 90-year-old professional skier and adventurer, reached the summit of Mt...
August 31, 2023
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Typhoon Haikui Approaching Okinawa
Typhoon Haikui, also known as Typhoon No. 11, was moving west-northwest at about 15 kph near Okinoto...
August 31, 2023
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No Tritium Detected in Waters Off Fukushima Coast for 6 Consecutive Days; Results Below Detection Limit
No tritium has been detected in seawater samples taken 3 kilometers off the coast of the Fukushima N...
August 31, 2023
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Foreign Ministry Receives 500 Crank Calls Likely Made from China over Treated Water
The Foreign Ministry has received about 500 crank phone calls, believed to have originated from Chin...
August 31, 2023
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Japan Confectionery Prepares for Autumn, Winter with Seasonal Sweet
Employees add the finishing touches to kurikinton chestnut sweets at the Japanese confectionery Kawa...
August 31, 2023
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Hiroshima Girl’s Paper Cranes May Be Nominated For UNESCO Memory of the World
Paper cranes made by a 12-year-old girl who died in 1955 from leukemia after being exposed to the 19...
August 30, 2023
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Panel Calls for Johnny & Associates President to Stand Down
A third-party panel looking into sexual abuse allegations against Johnny Kitagawa, the late founder ...
August 30, 2023
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Japan Institute Researchers Devise New Way to Fight Deepfakes
A method to restore deepfakes to the original content has been developed by a National Institute of ...
August 30, 2023
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Opening Date Set for Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension; Trains to Run between Kanazawa and Tsuruga from March 2024
An extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line between Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, and Tsuruga, Fuk...
August 30, 2023
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Survey: 50％ of Japanese Municipalities Have Estimate on Amount of Disaster Waste
Only half of the 109 major cities and wards nationwide have an estimate of the amount of disaster wa...
August 30, 2023
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Ex-Residents of Russian-Held Isles Pray From Ship
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — A program started Monday to allow former Japanese residents of Russian-held n...
August 30, 2023
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Expert Panel Releases Report on Johnny Kitagawa Abuse Allegations, Demands President’s Resignation
The report concluded that Kitagawa had repeatedly sexually assaulted some of the boys on the agency’...
August 29, 2023
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Tamakashiwa Brand Sake Wins Top Prize in France
PARIS (Jiji Press) — Tamakashiwa Junmai Daiginjo, a Japanese sake brand of Yamada Shoten in Gifu Pre...
August 29, 2023
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Japan Police Receive 225 Reports of Crank Calls from China; Callers Harangue Unrelated Entities over Fukushima Water Issue
Police nationwide have received at least 225 reports about crank phone calls that are believed to co...
August 29, 2023
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