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Fukushima Nuclear Plant Debris Moved to Research Institute; Analysis Results to be Applied to Future Removal Efforts
Nuclear fuel debris taken out of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has...
November 13, 2024
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Peanut Drying at Peak Production in Chiba Prefecture; Peanut Firm Masuda Uses 700 Tatami-mat-size Nets to Sun-dry Nuts
Workers spread peanuts out on about 700 tatami-mat-size nets for drying during peak production se...
November 13, 2024
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Single-Person Households in Japan Expected to Top 40% in 27 prefs in 2050; Rise Attributed to Increase in Unmarried People
The percentage of single-person households is expected to exceed 40% in 27 prefectures in 2050, a...
November 13, 2024
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Mother of North Korean Abductee Megumi Yokota Calls For Daughter’s Return to Japan 47 Years After Abduction
KAWASAKI — The mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korean agents in 1977, expresse...
November 13, 2024
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Seiyu to Start Selling Taiwanese Rice Thursday; Has Similar Taste to Japanese Rice But Is 20% Cheaper
Seiyu Co. will start selling rice produced in Taiwan on Thursday in response to a steep rise in t...
November 13, 2024
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Typhoon Usagi Strengthening, Moving West-Northwest East of Philippines; Approaching Okinawa Pref.’s Sakishima Islands
Typhoon Usagi, also referred to as Typhoon No. 25, was getting stronger and moving in a west-nort...
November 13, 2024
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JR Chuo Line Rapid Service Temporarily Suspended at Tokyo-Takao Stations due to Accident at Nakano Station
JR Chuo Line rapid service operations has been suspended between Tokyo and Takao stations in both...
November 13, 2024
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Group Sharing Reality of Dementia Celebrates 10th Anniversary; Members Look Back on History, Achievements
This October marked the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Japan Dementia Working Group...
November 13, 2024
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Japan Proposes New Restrictions on Over-The-Counter Drugs; Draft Plan Aimed to Prevent Possible Abuse by Young People, Others
As some over-the-counter drugs are suspected of being abused by young people and others, the Heal...
November 12, 2024
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Typhoon Usagi Likely to Approach Okinawa on Sunday
Typhoon Usagi is expected to come close to the south of Okinawa Prefecture on Sunday, according t...
November 12, 2024
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Broken Overhead Wire Halts Rapid Train on Seto Ohashi Bridge; No Reported Injuries, Passengers Transferred to New Train
TAKAMATSU — A rapid train bound for Okayama from Takamatsu on the JR Seto-Ohashi Line came to a h...
November 10, 2024
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‘Women Over 30 Would Have Uteruses Removed’; Remarks of CPJ Leader, Novelist Naoki Hyakuta Get Wide Attention
Women “would have their uteruses removed when they turn over 30,” Naoki Hyakuta, leader of the Co...
November 10, 2024
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Singer Ryuichi Kawamura Performs at Underground Maglev Line Construction Site; Sagamihara Linear Festa Held at Station of the Delayed Linear Chuo Shinkansen
SAGAMIHARA — An event was held at the construction site of a station in Sagamihara for the Linear...
November 10, 2024
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Tokyo Rated Most Desirable City by U.K. Magazine Wanderlust
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Tokyo topped British travel magazine Wanderlust’s 2024 list of the most des...
November 10, 2024
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No Risk of Tsunami from Mt. Lewotobi Eruption, Meteorological Agency Says; Agency Had Been Monitoring Threat
The Japan Meteorological Agency said Saturday that there is no threat to Japan of a tsunami as a ...
November 9, 2024
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