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Shogi King Sota Fujii Makes Record Earnings from Winnings, Fees in 2023; 1st to Claim All 8 Shogi Titles in Year
Multi-titleholder Sota Fujii earned a record ¥186.34 million from shogi prize money and playing fees...
February 6, 2024
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Heavy Snowfall Passes Peak in Japan’s Kanto, Koshin Regions; 109 in Tokyo Taken to Hospitals in Snow-Related Injuries (Update 1)
Heavy snowfall in the Kanto and Koshinetsu regions passed its peak by early Tuesday and calmed in ma...
February 6, 2024
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Fukuoka Airport’s 2nd Runway to be Completed in September; Likely in Use at Japan’s Southwest Transport Hub by March 2025
Civil engineering work on the second runway at Fukuoka Airport in Fukuoka’s Hakata Ward will be most...
February 6, 2024
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Japan starts allowing Male Inmates to Use Beauty Items From Feb.; Hair and Skin Care Products No Longer ‘Just for Women’
The Justice Ministry began from this month to allow male inmates to purchase or receive as gifts bea...
February 6, 2024
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Snow Hits Tokyo; Yurikamome Transit Line Stranded Monday Night, Forcing 550 Passengers to Walk Along Tracks
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A low-pressure system traveled east along the southern coast of Japan’s Honshu ma...
February 6, 2024
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Fire near Omori Station Suspends JR Service; 58,000 People Affected
A fire broke out near JR Omori Station in Ota Ward, Tokyo, at around 10:10 a.m. on Sunday, causing E...
February 5, 2024
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Test Ride Event Held on New Hokuriku Shinkansen Section
TSURUGA, Fukui (Jiji Press) — West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) held a test ride event Saturday on a ...
February 5, 2024
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Possibility of Warning-Level Snowfall in Tokyo’s 23 Wards; Heavy Snow Expected in Japan’s Kanto-Koshin Region (UPDATE 5)
A developing low-pressure system with a cold front is moving eastward along the southern coast of Ho...
February 5, 2024
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Keisei Electric Railway Resumes Operation Between Senju Ohashi and Ichikawa-Mama Stations (UPDATE 1)
Keisei Electric Railway Co. is currently suspending operations between Senju Ohashi and Ichikawa-Mam...
February 5, 2024
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Heavy Snow Forecast in Kanto-Koshin Regions; Alert-Level Snowfall Possible Even in Central Tokyo (Update 1)
This is due to the impact of a low-pressure system moving from the southern coast of Honshu to the e...
February 4, 2024
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China Actively Preparing to Shine at Next Year’s Osaka Expo; Seeks to Enhance Image, Perhaps Lay Groundwork for 2035 Bid
Many countries are lagging in their preparations for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, but China’s proacti...
February 4, 2024
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Steller’s Sea Eagle Found Dead in Hokkaido; Lead Poisoning Likely Cause
SAPPORO — A Steller’s sea eagle, which was found dead in Ashoro, Hokkaido, is believed to have died ...
February 4, 2024
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Sapporo Snow Festival Returns in Full Force; Sculptures Include ‘Golden Kamuy’ Characters
The Sapporo Snow Festival kicked off Sunday, with all three venues of the festival in use after some...
February 4, 2024
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Former Elementary Students Retrieve Belongings after 13 Years; Fukushima Prefectural Town Still Designated as Diffuclt-To-Return
OKUMA, Fukushima — Former pupils of an elementary school in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, visited on ...
February 4, 2024
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Kanazawa’s Orchestra to Perform Charity Concert for Noto Quake Victims; Taking Place at Ishikawa Ongakudo Concert Hall
Under the theme of “prayer, peace and courage,” the concert program will include “Air” from Bach’s “...
February 4, 2024
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