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Health Ministry to Start Testing AI in Safety Checks on Meat; Hoping to Ease Safety Inspection Workload
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to start research this fiscal year on artificial int...
April 28, 2025
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6-Year-Old Boy Unconscious After Drowning in Yoshino River, Tokushima Pref.
TOKUSHIMA - A 6-year-old boy is in critical condition and unconscious after drowning in the Yoshi...
April 27, 2025
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Time Magazine Selects Sado Folk House-Turned Hotel for List of 2025 Greatest Places; Island’s Warm Hospitality, Citywide Experience Cited
SADO, Niigata — U.S. magazine Time recently selected a hotel on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, ...
April 27, 2025
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Get Latest Measles Information Before Traveling Abroad, Experts Warn as Number of Cases in Japan Increases
Cases of measles in Japan are increasing, with many patients believed to have been infected with ...
April 27, 2025
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2025 Osaka Expo: Experience-Oriented Company Pavilions Popular at Osaka-Kansai Expo; Visitors Enjoy Hands-on Experiences with Cutting-Edge Technology
OSAKA — Exhibitions at private-sector pavilions, in which visitors can have experiences like inte...
April 27, 2025
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2025 Osaka Expo: Flying Car Grounded After Components Detach in Mid-Flight
OSAKA - Demonstrations of the highly anticipated "flying car" at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo have ...
April 27, 2025
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Fatal Wrong-Way Collision and Pileup on Tohoku Expressway Claim 3 Lives in Tochigi Pref.
NASUSHIOBARA, Tochigi - A series of accidents on the northbound Tohoku Expressway in Nasushiobara...
April 27, 2025
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Small Koinobori Streamers Grow in Popularity as Big Ones Less Seen; Redesigning Traditional Decorations for Modern Life
Koinobori carp streamers are a symbol of early summer in Japan, but this traditional decoration i...
April 27, 2025
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2025 Osaka Expo: Cuisine From Around the World Found at Osaka-Kansai Expo; Company from Hyogo Pref. Offers Soba With Kobe Beef at 2025 Expo
One of the reasons for the popularity of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo can be attributed to the fact...
April 26, 2025
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2025 Osaka Expo: As Golden Week Starts, Excited Families Explore Osaka Expo
OSAKA — The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo venue in Konohana Ward, Osaka, was crowded with people on Satu...
April 26, 2025
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Model of Ancient Yayoi Dog Attracting Visitors to Museum in Shiga Pref.; Social Media Posts Show Dog ‘Walking’ in and Out of Facility
OMI-HACHIMAN, Shiga — A model of an ancient dog at a museum in Omi-Hachiman, Shiga Prefecture, is...
April 26, 2025
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Central, Local Govts Working to Revitalize Bookstores; Cooperation with Libraries Among Measures Employed
The central and local governments are increasingly interested in supporting bookstores after The ...
April 25, 2025
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Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom at Famous Spots in Japan’s Akita Prefecture; Hinokinai River Embankment Draw Crowds
AKITA — Weeping cherry trees along a street lined with samurai residences and Someiyoshino trees ...
April 25, 2025
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Wisteria Trees in Full Bloom at Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan’s Tochigi Prefecture; About 300,000 Visitors Expected April 26-May 5
ASHIKAGA, Tochigi — Wisteria trees have begun blooming in Ashikaga Flower Park in Ashikaga, Tochi...
April 25, 2025
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Japanese Lawmakers Share Sense of Crisis Over Decrease of Bookstores; Yomiuri, Kodansha Joint Proposal Hopes to Revitalize Bookstores
Groups of nonpartisan lawmakers shared a sense of crisis over the decline in reading and in the n...
April 25, 2025
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