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Centuries-Old Wisteria in Bloom at Saitama Pref. Temple
Visitors enjoy the spectacle and fragrance of Kotsuhata no Fuji wisteria blossoms at Chosenji Temple...
May 4, 2023
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More Municipalities Cashing In on Tourism Recovery by Imposing Accommodation Taxes
s tourism picks up in line with the easing of pandemic-related restrictions, the implementation of a...
May 4, 2023
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News in Pictures / Golden Week Bustle Returns to Pre-pandemic Levels
Cooped up for years by the pandemic, people welcomed their first Golden Week holiday period free of...
May 3, 2023
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Bear Attacks Leave 2 Injured in Fukushima Pref.
FUKUSHIMA - A woman in her 70s sustained a minor injury as a bear, about 1 meter tall, scratched her...
May 3, 2023
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Caution Needed with AI at Trials, Says Japan Top Court Chief
Supreme Court Chief Justice Saburo Tokura has said extra caution is needed in using AI technology su...
May 3, 2023
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Golden Week Holiday Traffic Clogs Japan’s Expressways
The second half of the Golden Week holiday period began Wednesday with traffic jams occurring on exp...
May 3, 2023
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Kinki Nippon Tourist Overcharged Municipalities
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese travel agency Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. said Tuesday that it may have ...
May 3, 2023
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3 Dead in Car Crash in Tunnel in Japan’s Yamagata
Yamagata, May 2 (Jiji Press)—Three people died after two cars collided in an expressway tunnel in Ts...
May 3, 2023
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6 Cars Burned in Suspected Arson in Yokohama
An explosion at a Yokohama parking area was reported to police at about 5:10 a.m. on Wednesday by a ...
May 3, 2023
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Mother’s Day Hydrangeas Ready to be Shipped in Japan
A new variety of hydrangea, which has petals that turn from white to red, is ready to be shipped fro...
May 3, 2023
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Families of Japanese Abductees Depart for U.S.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago began their ...
May 2, 2023
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Flight Data Recorder Recovered from Wreckage of Crashed GSDF Helicopter
A flight data recorder has been recovered from the wreckage of the Ground Self-Defense Force helicop...
May 2, 2023
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Wreckage Recovered from Area Where GSDF Helicopter Disappeared
Aircraft believed to be the Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter carrying 10 people that went missin...
May 2, 2023
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Jack Ma, Alibaba Founder, Joins Tokyo College as Visiting Professor
Jack Ma, founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., has joined Tokyo College, part of...
May 2, 2023
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Crashed GSDF Helicopter Raised to Surface
Wreckage of the Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that crashed into the sea off Miyako Island in ...
May 2, 2023
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