General News
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NPO planned organ transplants in Sri Lanka
In a case of suspected organ trafficking in living donor kidney transplants, a nonprofit organizatio...
August 14, 2022
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Typhoon No. 8 hits Shizuoka Prefecture; heavy rain warning in other areas
Typhoon No. 8 brought heavy rains to the Tokai region Saturday, making landfall over the Izu Peninsu...
August 13, 2022
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Kanazawa temple keeps 300 photos of soldiers entrusted by mothers praying for safety
Seventy-seven years after the war ended, a Kanazawa temple keeps about 300 portraits of soldiers tha...
August 13, 2022
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Over 60% of beaches in Japan’s disaster-hit prefectures have reopened
Almost two-thirds of beaches in three prefectures hit hard by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake h...
August 13, 2022
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Kitakyushu market hit by fire again; no injuries reported
KITAKYUSHU — A fire broke out near Tanga Market in Kitakyushu on Wednesday night, burning an area o...
August 12, 2022
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1985 JAL crash victims remembered
UENO, Gunma — Friday marked the 37th anniversary of the Japan Airlines jumbo jet crash at Mt. Osutak...
August 12, 2022
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Steamy performance sends Japan Aufguss champion to world competition in Europe
TOTTORI — Netsuko Goto is the hottest star in Japanese Aufguss circles right now, and next month she...
August 12, 2022
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‘Takoyaki guitar’ hits the right notes in Osaka
A distinctive new electric guitar might be music to the ears of fans of the octopus-stuffed fried ba...
August 12, 2022
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Series of quakes hits northern Hokkaido
The northern part of Hokkaido was hit by a series of earthquakes on Thursday, including one measurin...
August 11, 2022
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Former Unification Church denies involvement in ‘spiritual sales’
The president of the Japan branch of the religious group widely known as the Unification Church said...
August 11, 2022
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Wedlock windchimes
Yukata-clad visitors look at colorful furin windchimes dangling from wooden frames at Kawagoe Hikawa...
August 11, 2022
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Strong quake hits Hokkaido
Tokyo, Aug. 11 (Jiji Press) — A strong earthquake hit Hokkaido, northern Japan, in the small hours ...
August 11, 2022
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Local govts counting on digital jobs as population drops ever faster
As the fall in Japan’s population picks up pace, some regional areas are hoping digital-related jobs...
August 10, 2022
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Police question man with homemade gunpowder in front of U.S. Embassy
A man in front of the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Monday was found carrying what appeared to be a homem...
August 10, 2022
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Japan Meteorological Agency’s volcanic alert system found lacking
An unpredicted eruption and a judicial decision have exposed shortcomings in the Japan Meteorologica...
August 10, 2022
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