General News
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TEPCO Begins Discharging Fukushima N-Plant Treated Water
The discharge of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.'s Fukushima No.1 nuc...
August 24, 2023
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TEPCO Announces Release of Treated Water into Ocean Thursday Afternoon (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. has made a final decision to start discharging treated w...
August 24, 2023
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Over 90% of Foreign Tourists Satisfied with Tokyo: Language Barrier Still an Issue, But Cuisine Highly Praised
More than 90% of foreign tourists who visited Tokyo said they felt satisfied during their stays and...
August 24, 2023
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Young Shogi Talent Sota Fujii Wins His Fourth Consecutive Oi Title with 4-1 Victory over Daichi Sasaki; Keeping His Seven Titles
Shogi genius Sota Fujii won Wednesday the fourth game of the best-of-seven Oi title series played in...
August 23, 2023
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Japan Students Deliver 620,000 Antinuclear Signatures to U.N.
PARIS (Jiji Press) — A group of high school students from Japan visited the U.N. European headquarte...
August 23, 2023
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Bereaved Families Facing Longer Waits for Cremations in Japan
According to a June survey, bereaved family members had to wait for as long as six to eight days to...
August 23, 2023
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Outline of Tokyo Deaflympic Games 2025 Established
The outline of the Deaflympic Games in Japan in 2025 was decided Tuesday by the Tokyo metropolitan g...
August 23, 2023
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3 Accused over Sexual Assault of S. Korean DJ Soda at Osaka Music Event
OSAKA — An Osaka-based event-management company filed criminal accusations Monday with the Osaka pre...
August 22, 2023
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Cattle-attacking Bear Culled in Hokkaido
SAPPORO — A brown bear believed to have attacked 66 cattle in eastern Hokkaido has been culled, Hokk...
August 22, 2023
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Kurdish Family in Japan Faces Return to Quake-hit Turkey over Visa Issue
SAITAMA — A Kurdish family that came to Japan following a major earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria...
August 21, 2023
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Season’s 1st Saury Fetches ¥200,000 Per Kilogram at Toyosu Martket
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — This season’s first batch of saury, also called sanma, fetched a new record who...
August 21, 2023
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Baby Elephant Born at Sapporo Maruyama Zoo
19-year-old Asian elephant Pearl and her newborn baby stand together at the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in ...
August 21, 2023
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Radiation Checks Thought Behind Fall in China Fish Imports from Japan
BEIJING — Chinese imports of fresh fish from Japan in July — excluding fillets — fell to 22.63 mill...
August 21, 2023
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Work of Architect Tange a Bridge Between Japan, North Macedonia
Japan and North Macedonia will mark the 30th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relat...
August 21, 2023
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Dozens of Cars Burn in Pachinko Parlor Parking Lot Fire in Kanagawa Pref.
At least several dozens of cars were burnt at the two-story parking lot of a pachinko parlor in Atsu...
August 21, 2023
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Woman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Before Being Diagnosed with Disease
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Bus Carrying 40 Passengers Catches Fire on Chuo Expressway; All Evacuate Safely
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