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2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Visitors Exceed 25 Million Mark Despite Initial Low Enthusiasm
OSAKA — The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo concluded its six-month run Monday, with visitor numbers havin...
October 13, 2025
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TEPCO Considers Providing ¥100 Bil. to Niigata Pref. to Benefit Local Community
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. is considering contributing about ¥100 billion to ben...
October 13, 2025
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Typhoon Nakri Passes Over Hachijojima, Tokyo; Risk of Disaster from Storm Is Thought Heightened by Effects of Earlier Typhoon No. 22
Powerful Typhoon Nakri, or Typhoon No. 23, was moving east-northeast at about 35 kph over the sea...
October 13, 2025
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Expo Venue Crowded for Final Weekend, Taking Last Chance to Soak up Pavilions, Activities
OSAKA — The last day of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo is arriving on Monday, and the venue was crowd...
October 13, 2025
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Universities Keen to Train Video Game Creators as Market Growth Sees No End
Universities are stepping up their efforts to train video game creators.
With the domesti...
October 13, 2025
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University of Tokyo Plans Deep Tech, Computing Faculties; Seeks to Promote Next Generation of Innovation, Entrepreneurs
The University of Tokyo is planning to establish two new undergraduate faculties aimed at develop...
October 12, 2025
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Bear Attacks Man in His 80s in Japan’s Iwate Prefecture
IWATE — A 87-year-old man was attacked by a bear, which is believed to be an adult, in Kamaishi, ...
October 12, 2025
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Museum Spotlighting Imperial Underground HQ Opens in Nagano, Bringing Untold History to Surface
An archive museum telling the history of a planned underground Imperial headquarters opened Satur...
October 12, 2025
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14 Years After 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, Remains of 6-Year-Old Girl Missing in Tsunami Found
The partial remains of a 6-year-old girl who had been missing since the 2011 Great East Japan Ear...
October 11, 2025
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2025 Japan Rice Harvest Seen Rising to 7.48 Million Tons
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s 2025 staple rice harvest is forecast to reach a nine-year high of 7,...
October 11, 2025
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Typhoon Nakri Heading Toward Izu Island Chain; Islands Still Recovering from Previous Typhoon
Typhoon Nakri moved closer to Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on Saturday morning. Th...
October 11, 2025
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Katsu Kaishu Museum Exhibition Showcases Newly Revealed Documents in Tokyo, Discusses Saigo Takamori, Telegraphs
A special exhibition that preserves and passes down the historical legacy of Katsu Kaishu is curr...
October 10, 2025
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FY 2024 Japan Food Self-Sufficiency Rate Remains at 38%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s calorie-based food self-sufficiency rate stood at 38% for fiscal 202...
October 10, 2025
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Man in His 70s Found Dead in Suspected Bear Attack in Iwate Pref.
A man in his 70s was found lying in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture, and later confirmed dead on Fr...
October 10, 2025
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University of Tokyo Climbs to 26th Place in Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings
LONDON — The University of Tokyo rose to its highest ever position on the World University Rankin...
October 10, 2025
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