General News
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Tour Boat Offering Views of Grand Ring from Sea Begins Services in Konohana Ward, Osaka
OSAKA — A tour boat service offering views of the Grand Ring at the site of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai...
October 19, 2025
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Cosmos in Full Bloom at Park in Western Tokyo; About 200,000 Flowers Attract Eager Eyes
TACHIKAWA, Tokyo — Red and pink cosmos "Sensation" flowers are in full bloom at Showa Kinen Park ...
October 19, 2025
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Fukushima Pref. Promotes Sake, Shochu Spirits, Other Delicacies in New York
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — The prefectural government of Fukushima has held an event at a Japanese r...
October 18, 2025
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Two Quake-Stricken Wajima Residents Plan to Build Supermarket for Shopping, Exchanges, Aim to Connect People
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A group of residents of the Toge district of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, whic...
October 18, 2025
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Remains of 6-Year-Old Girl Lost in 2011 Tsunami Returned to Family
MIYAKO, Iwate — The partial remains of a 6-year-old girl who had been missing since the tsunami t...
October 18, 2025
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Captain Tsubasa Mural Completed at Tokyo Bathhouse to Celebrate Local Sento Culture
A mural depicting the main character from popular soccer manga “Captain Tsubasa” was completed on...
October 18, 2025
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Body Found near Inn Where Employee Went Missing in Apparent Bear Attack in Iwate Pref.
MORIOKA -- A body was found on Friday morning in the mountains near an inn in Iwate Prefecture wh...
October 17, 2025
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Man Missing from Hot Spring Open-Air Bath in Iwate Pref., Apparently Taken by Bear
MORIOKA - A 60-year-old male employee went missing from a hot spring ryokan inn in Kitakami, Iwat...
October 17, 2025
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Japanese Newspaper Firms Vow Accurate Reporting as Industry Confronts Rise of Social Media, AI
Newspaper companies pledged on Wednesday to deliver accurate reporting and fair commentary and to...
October 16, 2025
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Bear Culled in Japan After Emergency Shooting Authorized; 1st Case in Japan that Bullet was Actually Fired After Authorization
SENDAI — A bear that was seen in a forest near a residential area in Taihaku Ward, Sendai, was cu...
October 16, 2025
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Retired Nurse Becomes Hunter to Help People, Aims to Protect Crops from Destruction by Wild Animals
MORIOKA — After retiring from her 39-year career as a nurse, Atsuko Umenai, 67, chose to make a n...
October 16, 2025
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2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Records Over 25.5 Mil. Visitors during 184-Day Run
There were 25,578,986 general visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo during its 184-day run from ...
October 16, 2025
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Tokyo Metropolitan Govt Plans to Extend Oedo Line Subway with 3 New Stations in Nerima Ward; Expected to Open around 2040
The Tokyo metropolitan government has begun coordinating a plan to extend the Toei Oedo Line subw...
October 16, 2025
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Double Typhoon Causes Severe Damage to Hachijojima Island; Water and Power Outages Persist
HACHIJO, Tokyo — Two powerful typhoons, Halong and Nakri, or Typhoons No. 22 and 23, struck Hachi...
October 15, 2025
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Cosmos Sway in Autumn Breeze; Colorful Flowers Brighten Empty Field in Chiba Prefecture
Cosmos flowers, which herald the arrival of autumn, are now at their peak in a field near the Edo...
October 15, 2025
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Foreign Snowboarder in Serious Condition After Hanging in Midair from Chairlift in Nagano Prefecture
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