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Tokyo Fireworks Light Up Night Sky Over Sumida River; Annual Summer Event is Held for 48th Time
Fireworks lit up the sky over the Sumida River in Tokyo on Saturday during the 48th Sumida River ...
July 26, 2025
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Japan’s Decennial Survey of Hibakusha to No Longer Be Conducted; Atomic Bomb Survivors’ Average Age Cited
A government survey of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors conducted every 10 years since 1965 will n...
July 26, 2025
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Central Govt Civil Servants’ Pay Set to Rise, Match Large Private Firms; Aims to Stem Brain Drain
The National Personnel Authority plans to review the salaries of civil servants working at the ce...
July 26, 2025
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Future Rice Prices Remain Uncertain; Influence of Factors Like Weather, Government Buybacks Yet to Be Seen
Two months have passed since the government began discretionary contracts with various retailers ...
July 26, 2025
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Extreme Heat Continues Across Japan; Mercury Hits 39.9 C in Fukushima Pref.’s Date City
A relentless heatwave continued to bake Japan on Friday, with the Japan Meteorological Agency rep...
July 26, 2025
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Japan’s Sweet Obanazawa Watermelons Now in Season; This Year’s Crop Even Sweeter Due to Lack of Rain
Obanazawa watermelons are sorted at a facility before being shipped early Thursday morning in Ois...
July 26, 2025
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Japan Average Life Expectancy Flat in 2024
Tokyo, July 25 (Jiji Press) — The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens born in 2024 remai...
July 26, 2025
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Osaka-Kansai Expo Shines with “Matsuken Samba II” Extravaganza
OSAKA — Actor Ken Matsudaira brought his electrifying performance of the hit song "Matsuken Samba...
July 26, 2025
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Tiny Japanese Firm Makes High-Frequency Bird Repeller, Catches Eye of Aviation Industry
KOFU — A small auto parts manufacturer in Yamanashi Prefecture, a landlocked region with no airpo...
July 26, 2025
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Tokyo University of the Arts to Establish Game Department MA; Aims to Conduct, Disseminate Game Research
Tokyo University of the Arts announced Thursday that it will establish a “Department of Games and...
July 26, 2025
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Nankai Trough Quake Advisory Guidelines to Be Revised; Restrictions on Railway Service Will Not Be Required
Railway operators will not be asked to limit services when an advisory is issued over potentially...
July 25, 2025
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Mercury Hits 39.1 C in Gunma Pref.’s Kiryu; Tokyo Temperature Exceeds 35 C for 1st Time in 15 Days
Temperatures continued to rise across Japan on Friday, with Kiryu in Gunma Prefecture recording t...
July 25, 2025
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Triple Typhoons South of Japan; Typhoon Co-may to Be Closest to Miyako Island on Saturday
Typhoon Francisco, or Typhoon No. 7, left the waters off Okinawa Island on Friday and is heading ...
July 25, 2025
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Survey: 90％ of A-Bomb Survivors Worry About Future Without Them; Weapon’s Horror, Inhumanity ‘Will Be Forgotten’
About 90% of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who responded to a survey conducted by The Yomiuri S...
July 25, 2025
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M4.7 Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Nagasaki Pref.; No Tsunami Threat
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.7 struck on Nagasaki Prefecture at around 11:17 a....
July 25, 2025
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