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Hiroshima Marks 80th Anniversary of Atomic Bombing; About 55,000 People Attend Ceremony in Peace Memorial Park
HIROSHIMA — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the 1945 atomic bombing of the ...
August 6, 2025
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Linear Precipitation Bands Could Form over Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa from Wednesday Night-Thursday Morning
Linear precipitation bands may be observed in Niigata, Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures between la...
August 6, 2025
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Hamamatsu Eager to Attract Highly Skilled Workers from India; Backed by Yamaha Corp., City Organizes Culture and Music Exchange Programs
HAMAMATSU — The municipal government of Hamamatsu is making a concerted effort to attract human r...
August 6, 2025
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Survivors Recount Experiencing A-Bomb Effects in Both Hiroshima and Nagasaki
80 years ago this month, two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan. Under a pair of mushroom clouds ...
August 6, 2025
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Man Taken to Hospital after Fire at Yokohama Fireworks Festival; Blaze Occurred on Offshore Launch Platform
YOKOHAMA — A man was taken to a hospital from the site of a fireworks festival after an offshore ...
August 5, 2025
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Japan Heat Record Smashed As Gunma Prefecture Hits 41.8 C; Heatstroke Alerts Issued for 44 Prefectures Across Nation
A scorching 41.6 C was recorded in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, at 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, shattering th...
August 5, 2025
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Japanese Descendant Left Behind in the Philippines After World War II to Visit Family in Japan for 1st Time
SAN PABLO, Philippines — A son of a Japanese man, who was left behind in the Philippines during t...
August 5, 2025
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Japan’s Oyster Farmers Hit by Kamchatka Quake Tsunami Begin Restoration Work in Mie, Miyagi Prefectures
TOBA, Mie/KESENNUMA, Miyagi — Oyster farmers along Japan’s coast damaged by the tsunami triggered...
August 5, 2025
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‘Mock Atomic Bombs’ Dropped Across Japan Near War’s End; Hundreds Killed in Missions to Test Trajectory, Boost Accuracy
“Mock atomic bombs” were dropped across Japan in July and August 1945, just before the end of Wor...
August 5, 2025
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Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival to Make Comeback Next Year After 11-Year Hiatus
The municipality of Chuo Ward, Tokyo, has decided to hold the Tokyo Bay Grand Fireworks Festival ...
August 5, 2025
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Mercury Hits 40.3 C in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Temperatures soared across the nation on Monday with Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, recording 40.3...
August 4, 2025
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Japan’s Mikurajima Feral Cats Kill 30,000 Near Threatened Streaked Shearwaters Annually, Putting World’s Largest Breeding Colony at Risk
The streaked shearwater, a seabird classified as near threatened on the International Union for C...
August 4, 2025
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Families of WWII Soldiers Who Died in Bashi Channel Mourn at Ceremony in Southern Taiwan
PINGTUNG COUNTY, Taiwan — A memorial service was held Sunday at Chaoyin Temple in Pingtung County...
August 4, 2025
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Typhoon Bailu Moves Away from Japan; Moving East of Japan without Approaching
Typhoon Bailu, or Typhoon No. 10, is moving eastward of east Japan, without seeming to make landi...
August 4, 2025
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Concentration of Hydrogen Sulfide in Manhole Exceeded Legal Level; Police Probe Death of Workers Inspecting Pipe in Japan’s Saitama Pref.
SAITAMA — A sewer manhole where four workers died during an inspection had a concentration of hyd...
August 4, 2025
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