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  • Shinkansen Resumes Operation between Hiroshima and Hakata

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    July 10, 2023

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    July 10, 2023

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    July 9, 2023

  • Japan to Bolster Support for Young Carers

    The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to bolster support for young carers — children and youn...

    July 9, 2023

  • Grossi Briefs S. Korea on IAEA Report on Fukushima Water

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    July 9, 2023

  • Anguish of Children of Unification Church Faithful Brought to Light, but Continues

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    July 9, 2023

  • High Levels of Arsenic Detected at Steam Spews in Hokkaido

    RANKOSHI, Hokkaido — High levels of toxic arsenic have been found in water at a geothermal power gen...

    July 8, 2023

  • Heavy Rain Caused by Linear Precipitation Band Hits Shimane Pref.

    The Japan Meteorological Agency on Saturday announced that a linear precipitation band had formed ov...

    July 8, 2023

  • NRA Approves Facilities for Fukushima Treated Water Release

    The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday issued to Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. a “...

    July 8, 2023

  • Japan to Request Simpler Design for Expo Pavilions

    The government will ask the countries and regions participating in the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo to sim...

    July 7, 2023

  • Memorial Held for Victims of Heavy Rain in W. Japan

    KURASHIKI/HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — Memorial ceremonies were held Thursday for over 300 lives lost in...

    July 6, 2023

  • 18 Locations Experience Extremely Hot Day Across Japan

    Temperatures rose nationwide in Japan on Thursday, and 18 locations recorded temperatures 35 C or hi...

    July 6, 2023

  • (UPDATE 2) 2 Construction Workers Killed As Girder Falls on Highway in Shizuoka

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    July 6, 2023

  • IAEA Opens Office at Fukushima Power Plant to Monitor Treated Water Discharge

    The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency toured the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant an...

    July 6, 2023

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