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  • Imperial Palace Street Opened to Public for Cherry Blossom Viewing

    The Imperial Palace’s Inui Street was opened to the public for cherry blossom viewing for the first ...

    March 25, 2023

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    March 25, 2023

  • Survey: 45% of Guide Dog Users in Japan Turned Away from Shops, Other Facilities

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    March 25, 2023

  • Shibuya schools using students’ online search histories to detect ‘worrying issues’

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    March 25, 2023

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    March 25, 2023

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    March 24, 2023

  • Magnitude 4.7 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Fukushima, Ibaraki, Tochigi Prefectures

    An earthquake measuring 4 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 0-7 hit the Japanese prefecture...

    March 24, 2023

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    Members of the public were allowed to ride a “Doctor Yellow” Shinkansen train for the first time on ...

    March 24, 2023

  • Ukrainian Woman Helps Fellow Evacuees Overcome Japanese Language Barrier

    Many Ukrainian refugees who fled to Japan in the wake of Russia’s invasion of their country have enc...

    March 24, 2023

  • Tokyoites Brave Rain to View Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

    People brave the drizzling rain to admire lines of cherry trees in full bloom along the Meguro River...

    March 24, 2023

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    March 23, 2023

  • Cherry Blossoms Reach Full Bloom in Tokyo

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    March 22, 2023

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    March 22, 2023

  • Japanese Popular Singer Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Marries Actor Shono Hayama

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    March 21, 2023

  • Case Retrial for Iwao Hakamata Moves Supporters to Tears

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    March 21, 2023

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