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False info on Ukraine invasion spreads on social media
“I retweeted it in a knee-jerk reaction out of my hatred for Russia,” said the Japanese company emp...
March 19, 2022
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Joban Expressway’s entire route back in service, but quake impact still visible in many areas
A section of the Joban Expressway reopened at noon on Friday, bringing the entire route back into se...
March 19, 2022
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Artisans make brightly colored banners ahead of traditional boys’ festival
Artisans in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, work under a blue sky making banners that wish for a child’s ...
March 19, 2022
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1995 sarin attack victims go online to inform, warn young people
For the first time since the Aum Supreme Truth cult carried out its deadly sarin gas attack in the...
March 19, 2022
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Tohoku Shinkansen possibly derailed by quake’s 2nd jolt
A Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train that derailed in Miyagi Prefecture during the powerful earthquake t...
March 18, 2022
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Repair work continues in quake-hit areas, as weather delivers another blow
Residents affected by Wednesday’s powerful earthquake in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures had rain a...
March 18, 2022
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Post-quake power outages intentional, used to avoid massive blackout
The earthquake that struck late Wednesday night off Fukushima Prefecture caused a massive power outa...
March 18, 2022
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M7.4 quake strikes off northeast Japan; at least 2 dead, 151 injured
A powerful earthquake measuring up to upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale from 0 to 7 st...
March 17, 2022
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Powerful quake hits northeast Japan; tsunami advisory issued
A powerful magnitude-7.3 earthquake occurred off the coast of northeast Japan at around 11:36 p.m. o...
March 16, 2022
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Pandemic wipes out 30 of Japan’s ski resorts over 2 yrs
Thirty ski resorts in Japan have either been forced into bankruptcy or suspended operations over the...
March 15, 2022
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Japanese language schools, vocational schools pledge to help Ukrainian refugees
OSAKA — Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 12 Japanese language and vocational training schools...
March 15, 2022
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Japanese sisters fret over fate of Ukrainian fiances
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has forced apart two engaged couples. Erika Kamura and her sister...
March 15, 2022
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Remains of ‘miraculous’ tree that survived Japan’s 3/11 disaster go on display in Tokyo
The stump and root network of the “miraculous lone pine” that survived the Great East Japan Earthqua...
March 14, 2022
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Old friends reunite in return to disaster-hit hometown
Taiga Ide opened the window, which still did not have a curtain, and breathed in the breeze of the a...
March 14, 2022
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Japanese aid groups struggling to provide support to Ukrainians
Japanese nonprofit organizations and other aid groups are struggling to get support to Ukraine, wher...
March 14, 2022
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