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Tokyo Reveals Plan for 600 Hydrogen Taxis, with Several Ready to Pick Up Passengers
TOKYO — The Tokyo metropolitan government has announced a plan to bring 600 hydrogen fuel-cell ta...
September 5, 2025
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Exclusive Zone for U.S. Forces Remains in Fukuoka Airport; 80 Years After War’s End, Locals Still Calling for Return of Land
What is now Fukuoka Airport, in the city’s Hakata Ward, was for many years operated entirely by t...
September 4, 2025
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THC Classified as Illegal Narcotic in Japan; Authorities Urge Caution When Purchasing Goods Overseas
Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), a compound found in cannabis, is classified as a narcotic under Japan...
September 4, 2025
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Fishermen Land First Season of Autumn Salmon in Hokkaido
Fishermen land autumn salmon in Taiki, Hokkaido, on Thursday as the season kicks off across the p...
September 4, 2025
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Aum Supreme Truth Cult Successor Aleph Has Widow, Son of Executed Founder as Officers or Members, Govt Commission Finds
The Public Security Examination Commission on Wednesday handed down a sixth regulatory action aga...
September 4, 2025
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Yamagata Shinkansen Hits Bear After Driver Applied Brakes but Couldn’t Avoid Collision
A Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train traveling between the stations of Itaya in Yonezawa, Yamagata ...
September 4, 2025
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Tokyo Skytree Illuminated in Red to Support Japanese Athletes Competing in Upcoming World Athletics in Tokyo
Tokyo Skytree in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, is illiuminated in “sunrise red” on Wednesday. The lighting ...
September 4, 2025
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Typhoon Peipah Forms Near Amami Oshima Island, Expected to Move toward East and Hit Shikoku, Kinki Regions
A tropical depression near Amami Oshima Island, approximately 140 kilometers east of the island, ...
September 4, 2025
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Red Sand from Jordan Desert To Be Transported from Expo to Tottori Pref. After Expo Concludes, With Plans to Promote the Sand as Expo Legacy
Red desert sand that is currently on display at the Jordan Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo...
September 4, 2025
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Kyoto Institute of Philosophy to Hold Conference on ‘Society of Values’; Participants will Deepen Understanding of Diverse, Multilayered Value Systems
The Kyoto Institute of Philosophy will hold a conference during which participants will exchange ...
September 4, 2025
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Tokyo’s Ueno Toshogu Shrine, Aglow with Gold, to Accept Visitors to Usually Closed Structure in November
Konjikiden, the gold-leafed main structure of Ueno Toshogu shrine in Taito Ward, Tokyo, which is ...
September 3, 2025
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Osaka Takes 1st Place in Ranking of Japanese Cities for 5th Consecutive Year
Osaka ranked first for the fifth consecutive year in a ranking of major cities in Japan based on ...
September 3, 2025
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JRA Jockey School Sees Wave of Dropouts, Zero Jockeys to Debut Next Spring; First Time since School Opened 1982
The JRA Jockey School in Shiroi, Chiba Prefecture, which trains jockeys for central horse racing,...
September 3, 2025
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Possible Heavy Rain Forecast for Kanto Region Including Tokyo from Wednesday Evening
A linear precipitation zone may develop over Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, and Tokyo p...
September 3, 2025
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Japan Experiences Hottest Summer on Record; June-August Temperatures Soar 2.36 C Above 30-Year Average
Japan’s average temperature this summer, from June to August, exceeded the 30-year average by 2.3...
September 2, 2025
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