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Families of Victims of Kazu I Accident Hold Ceremony to Honor Lost Loved Ones
NEMURO, Hokkaido — Family members of victims of the Kazu I sightseeing boat sinking held a ceremo...
July 14, 2025
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Records of Imperial Navy’s Lectures to Emperor Showa Discovered; Military Leaders Sought to Instill Distrust in U.K., U.S.
Records of lectures on military science given to Emperor Showa by a top naval officer before the ...
July 14, 2025
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Typhoon Nari Passing East of Tokyo; Over 140 kph Gusts Expected By Evening
Typhoon Nari, the fifth of the season, was passing east of the Kanto region early on Monday after...
July 14, 2025
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Japan Heritage Marks 10 Years; What Has It Achieved So Far, What Challenges Lie Ahead?
It has been 10 years since the Cultural Affairs Agency established the Japan Heritage system, und...
July 14, 2025
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Hydrangea Pond at Iwate Prefecture Garden Features 5,000 Blooms Floating on the Water
ICHINOSEKI, Iwate — A pond at Michinoku Hydrangea Garden in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, is curr...
July 13, 2025
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3 Months After Expo’s Opening, Visitors Top 10 Million; 164,000 Visitors Attend on Saturday
OSAKA — A total of 10.08 million general visitors have attended the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in the...
July 13, 2025
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Blue Impulse Planes Fly over Osaka-Kansai Expo Site; Halfway Point of Event Reached
OSAKA — A team of Air Self-Defense Force pilots performed an aerobatic demonstration at the 2025 ...
July 13, 2025
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Typhoon Nari Approaching Japan’s Kanto Region; Heavy Rain, Strong Wind Expected on Monday
A tropical cyclone that developed into Typhoon Nari early Sunday is expected to approach the Kant...
July 13, 2025
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Stronger Efforts Needed to Cure ‘Drug Loss’ in Japan So That Needed Medicines Reach Patients
The government is stepping up efforts to combat the increasingly acute problem of drug loss, in w...
July 13, 2025
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4 Giant Pandas Seen Well after Returning to China from Wakayama Prefecture
SHANGHAI — Four giant pandas who returned to China last month from the Adventure World theme park...
July 12, 2025
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Brown Bear Kills Newspaper Carrier in Residential Area of Hokkaido
A 52-year-old newspaper delivery worker was attacked and killed by a brown bear in the southern p...
July 12, 2025
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75% of Private School Operators Do Not Do Sexual Background Checks before Hiring
A recent survey found that 75% of school corporations that operate private kindergartens, element...
July 12, 2025
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Bear Culled in Iwate Prefecture; It May Have Mauled 81-Year-Old Woman to Death
MORIOKA — A bear believed to have mauled an 81-year-old woman to death was culled Friday morning ...
July 11, 2025
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Tokyo’s Nerima Ward Marks 110 Millimeters of Rain in 1 Hour; Heavy Rain and Flood Warnings Issued in Capital
Heavy rain fell primarily in the northern Kanto and Tohoku regions on Thursday afternoon, with 11...
July 10, 2025
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Foreign Drivers License Conversion Rules to Be Toughened; NPA to Make Testing More Thorough, Exclude Tourists
Regarding the system for converting an overseas driver’s license to a Japanese one, the National ...
July 10, 2025
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