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Storytellers Pass On Experiences of War Survivors in Kunitachi Lecture Series; Program to Preserve War Memories Marks 10th Anniversary This Year
In an effort to pass down the experiences of people who lived through atomic bombings and air rai...
August 12, 2025
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Kyoto Restaurant’s Riverside Platform Collapses; 2 Fall into River but Successfully Climb Out
KYOTO — An employee of a restaurant near the Kibune River in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, made an emergency...
August 12, 2025
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JR Chuo Rapid Service Suspended between Tokyo and Takao; Accident at Kunitachi Station
JR Chuo Line rapid trains are suspended between Tokyo and Takao stations due to a personal accide...
August 12, 2025
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Typhoon Podul Not Expected to Make Landfall on Main Okinawa Island, Main Japan Island
Typhoon Podul, or Typhoon No. 11, was moving in a westward direction south of the main Okinawa is...
August 12, 2025
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Lanterns Floated on River to Commemorate 1985 JAL Plane Crash, Mourn Victims; 520 Died in Accident
Lanterns for the repose of souls were floated Monday on the river flowing at the foot of a ridge ...
August 12, 2025
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Kyu Sakamoto’s Widow Yukiko Kashiwagi Talks About 40 Years Since JAL Plane Crash
Actress Yukiko Kashiwagi, who lost her husband, well-known singer Kyu Sakamoto, in a Japan Airlin...
August 12, 2025
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Part of National Highway Collapses in Ishikawa Pref., Japan; 1 Seriously Injured After 3 Vehicles Fall
NANAO, Ishikawa — A part of National Highway Route 249 collapsed in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, a...
August 12, 2025
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Widow Appeals to JAL Workers on Flight Safety 40 Years after Catastrophe
UENO, Gunma (Jiji Press) — Machiko Taniguchi, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan A...
August 12, 2025
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54-Year-Old Company Employee Found Dead; Hit-And-Run Suspected
A 54-year-old man was found dead on the median strip of National Highway Route 1 in Aoi Ward, Shi...
August 11, 2025
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Sign Falls on Dancer at Yosakoi Festival; Sudden Gust of Wind Believed to Be Cause
A dancer suffered minor injuries after being hit by a falling sign on a stage at the Yosakoi Fest...
August 11, 2025
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Special Heavy Rain Warning Downgraded to Heavy Rain Warning in Kumamoto Pref.; Most Dangerous Situation Passes
The Japan Meteorological Agency downgraded its “special heavy rain warning,” which it had issued ...
August 11, 2025
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Baby Pallas’ Cats Unveiled at Nagoya Zoo; 3 Feline Babies Born in May
Three baby Pallas’ cats were unveiled to the public at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in N...
August 11, 2025
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Man Creates Hero Character ‘Pristine Stream King Salamander’ in Yamaguchi; Popularity Quietly Growing Among Local Children
A man in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, created a hero character inspired by the Japanese giant s...
August 11, 2025
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Man, Woman Missing in Fukuoka After Being Swept Away by River; High School Girl Injured
A man and a woman are missing after they were swept away by a river and one girl suffered a minor...
August 11, 2025
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At Least 2 Missing in Kumamoto Pref. Hit by Record-Breaking Rain; Rescue Operations Ongoing
At least two people are missing after Kumamoto Prefecture was hit by record-breaking heavy rain o...
August 11, 2025
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