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Digital Media Subscription Service for Corporations to Be Launched Next Spring
The Yomiuri Shimbun and U.S. media company Dow Jones & Co. plan to launch a digital media service...
December 17, 2024
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Research Institute Ranks Tokyo 3rd Among Major Cities; Attractiveness as Tourist Destination Highly Praised
The Mori Memorial Foundation’s Institute for Urban Strategies has ranked Tokyo third among 48 maj...
December 16, 2024
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Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Service Suspended; Reports of Smoke Coming from under Train (UPDATE1)
Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line services were suspended on a section of line after passengers reported sm...
December 16, 2024
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Unexploded Bomb Removed from Central Nagoya; 3,700 Residents Evacuated
NAGOYA — Subway services were partly suspended and other precautions were put in place as work to...
December 16, 2024
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Tokyo Shop Creates, Sells Intricate Handmade Washi Japanese Traditional Paper Greeting Cards
Greeting cards made of beautiful washi traditional Japanese paper are a delight to the eyes for t...
December 16, 2024
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Man Pays Tribute to Grandfather’s Rescuer 80 Years after Kii Peninsula Quake
TSU — A man from Tsu has recently paid tribute at the grave of the person who helped his grandfat...
December 16, 2024
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Megumi Yokota’s Mother Calls for Return of Daughter, All North Korea Abductees at Govt Symposium
The mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea, called for the return of Japanese n...
December 15, 2024
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Tokyo’s Chiyoda Line Resumes Services Between Otemachi and Yoyogi-koen Stations (UPDATE 1)
Tokyo Metro resumed operations on the Chiyoda Line between Otemachi and Yoyogi-koen stations on S...
December 15, 2024
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Select Asian Students to Study Medicine in Japan for Free, with New Ministry Program to Start as Soon as FY26
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to cover tuition and living expenses for select inte...
December 15, 2024
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Japan PM Ishiba Visits Disaster-Affected Areas in Fukushima Pref.; Local Officials Inform Prime Minister About Relevant Issues
FUTABA, Fukushima — Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba visited Fukushima Prefecture on Saturday for th...
December 14, 2024
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Japan Association Preps to Boost Drone Use in Event of Disaster; System Eyed to Quickly Dispatch Drones to Disaster-Hit Areas
A general incorporated association promoting the wider use of drones said it plans to create a sy...
December 14, 2024
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Chrysanthemums Undergo Image Change as ‘Mum’; Color, Blooming Varieties Increase Appeal
The chrysanthemums is undergoing an image change under the nickname of “mum” and have become popu...
December 14, 2024
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Child of A-Bomb Survivor Determined to Pass on Hibakusha Activities; Honma is 1st Second-Generation Nihon Hidankyo Exec Board Member
OSLO — A child of a hibakusha is more determined than ever to carry on the activities of atomic b...
December 14, 2024
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Shogi Star Sota Fujii Wins Ryuo Title for 4th Consecutive Time, Says Relaxing in Hot Springs Helped Him Play Well
Sota Fujii defeated eighth-dan Yuuki Sasaki 4-2 in the best-of-seven Ryuo shogi championship seri...
December 13, 2024
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Nihon Hidankyo Delegation Returns to Japan Following Award Ceremony; 30 Members Greeted at Haneda after Peace Prize Win
The delegation from Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations)...
December 13, 2024
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