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World’s oldest person dies at 119
Kane Tanaka, who was certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest living person, has passed awa...
April 26, 2022
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Rules for metaverse conduct being developed
Despite the word “metaverse” having just barely emerged in the modern lexicon, some cyber organizati...
April 26, 2022
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Ukrainian artist holds craft exhibition in Tokyo
A Ukrainian artist living in Japan recently organized a charity exhibition of traditionally decorate...
April 25, 2022
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Child’s body found east of cape in Shiretoko tour boat accident
The 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Otaru, Hokkaido, said Monday that a child was found in ...
April 25, 2022
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Ceremony held to mark 2005 Japan train disaster for 1st time in 3 years
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo — Monday marked the 17th anniversary of a 2005 train accident in which 107 people d...
April 25, 2022
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Child found dead in waters off Hokkaido
A child who was found after a sightseeing boat went missing off Hokkaido has been confirmed dead, th...
April 25, 2022
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1 child found unconscious after sightseeing boat went missing in Shiretoko
The Japan Coast Guard said Monday that it found a child on the sea around the tip of Cape Shiretoko,...
April 25, 2022
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Asari clam scam prompts tougher rules on food-origin labels
The government has toughened food origin classification rules following the exposure of mislabeling ...
April 25, 2022
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More subway stations designated as evacuation facilities, but none in Tokyo
There is a growing movement in Japan to designate underground train stations as evacuation faciliti...
April 25, 2022
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Paper cranes, fortunes in capsule toys provide jobs for handicapped
NARITA, Chiba — Capsule toy machines that dispense paper cranes along with fortune-telling slips in ...
April 25, 2022
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10 confirmed dead after rescue operation for sightseeing boat
Passengers on the sightseeing boat that went missing off Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido on Saturday...
April 24, 2022
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Missing Shiretoko boat was journeying on popular World Heritage course
The area off Shiretoko Peninsula where a sightseeing boat went missing is part of a natural World H...
April 24, 2022
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Tourist says wind was strong in Shiretoko Peninsula on day of sightseeing boat accident
A tourist visiting the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido on Saturday, when a sightseeing boat went mis...
April 24, 2022
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3 more people found from missing tour boat
The Japan Coast Guard said Sunday that three more people had been found after a tour boat with 26 pe...
April 24, 2022
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4 found unconscious after sightseeing boat went missing in Shiretoko
The Japan Coast Guard said Sunday that it found four people on the sea and on the rock around the ti...
April 24, 2022
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