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  • Memorial Hall for 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Planned to Be Built on Yumeshima Artificial Island Where Intl Event Took Place

    OSAKA — A memorial hall will be built at the site of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in Konohana Ward,...

    February 11, 2026

    #2025 Expo Osaka
  • Korean Air to Increase Niigata-Seoul Flights to Daily Service Starting on June 1

    Korean Air announced Tuesday that it will increase direct flights between Niigata and Seoul from ...

    February 11, 2026

  • Measles Patient Stayed in Sapporo, Possibly Had Contact with Unspecified Number of People

    SAPPORO — A measles patient stayed in Sapporo and may have come into contact with an unspecified ...

    February 11, 2026

    #Hokkaido #Measles
  • Students Taken to Hospital after Eating Pizza Cooked at Class in Kitakyushu School; Believed to Be Due to Excessive Salt

    FUKUOKA — Students at a junior high school in Kitakyushu fell ill possibly because they ate pizza...

    February 11, 2026

    #Fukuoka
  • Woman with No Overseas Travel History Infected with Measles in Nara Pref.

    NARA — A woman in her 30s living in Nara Prefecture who has no history of traveling abroad has be...

    February 11, 2026

    #Nara #Measles
  • Chewing Japan’s Schau Essen Sausages Produces Sounds that Resemble Those of Batting Home Run, Research Shows

    The sound of biting into Schau Essen sausages resembles the sound of hitting a home run, accordin...

    February 10, 2026

  • 2 Justices of Japan’s Supreme Court Avoid Dismissal After National Review as Around 14% of Voters Call for Removal

    Two Supreme Court justices who were subject to a national review have been retained, the Internal...

    February 10, 2026

  • Poaching Cases Uncovered on Japan’s Nansei Islands as Experts Call for Harsher Penalties

    The poaching of rare species designated as national natural monuments and other protected creatur...

    February 10, 2026

  • Measles Patient Flew Between Tokyo, Hokkaido in Late January; Likely Came into Contact with Many

    A man confirmed to have contracted measles may have come into contact with a large number of peop...

    February 9, 2026

    #Measles
  • Chinese National Driving Lamborghini Arrested After Traffic Collision Injures 2 Police Officers in Kachidoki, Tokyo

    A Chinese man, 41, who crashed into a police car injuring 2 police officers on Sunday in Kachidok...

    February 9, 2026

  • Woman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Before Being Diagnosed with Disease

    A woman in her 20s with measles visited Den-en-Chofu Central Hospital in Ota Ward, Tokyo, multipl...

    February 9, 2026

    #Measles
  • Diver from Taiwan Dies In Survey Work at Undersea Coal Mine Site Off Yamaguchi Pref.

    A diver died Saturday while he was working on a survey at the Chosei undersea coal mine off the c...

    February 8, 2026

  • Public Opinion Survey Finds South Korea’s Favorability Toward Japan Exceeds 50%

    According to the results of a public opinion survey announced Saturday, South Korea’s favorabilit...

    February 8, 2026

  • Tokyo’s Bunkyo Ward Plans New 3d Bookshelf Browsing Service; Users Will Be Able to Peruse, Reserve Books

    An online service that lets users browse the spines of books at public libraries in Bunkyo Ward, ...

    February 8, 2026

    #Bunkyo Ward #Tokyo
  • 6 Injured, Taken to Hospital After Snow-related Car Collisions in Tokyo

    Six people were injured in a traffic collisions involving seven cars at Tsukiji Ohashi bridge in ...

    February 8, 2026

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