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Bodies of Woman and 3 Children Found After House Fire in Tokyo; 1 Man Found Alive, Taken To Hospital For Smoke Inhalation
A fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. Thursday in a two-story house in the Togoshi area of Shinagawa ...
May 23, 2024
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Wings of 2 JAL Planes Collide at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport; No Injuries Reported But Flight from Haneda to New Chitose Cancelled
The left wingtip of JAL Flight 503, with 328 passengers and crew on board, collided with the righ...
May 23, 2024
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Fukuoka Air Traffic Controller Fails to Ask JAL Pilots to Repeat Instructions; Miscommunication Leads to Dangerous Situation at Airport
An air traffic controller failed to ask Japan Airlines pilots to repeat the instructions when the...
May 22, 2024
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Colorful Yukata Fabrics Flutter in Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward
Fabric for yukata summer kimono dries under the sun at a dyeing company in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo. <...
May 22, 2024
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Shiba Inu in Western Japan Helps Save Man from Gutter; Hyogo Pref. Presents Dog, Owner, with Award
KOBE — A Shiba Inu dog has helped save a man in his 70s stuck in a gutter in Takarazuka, Hyogo Pr...
May 22, 2024
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Yamanashi Pref. Starts Online Reservations to Climb Mt. Fuji; 6,849 People Made 1,997 Reservations as of 4 p.m. Monday
KOFU — The Yamanashi prefectural government at 10 a.m. on Monday started accepting online reserva...
May 22, 2024
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New Whaling Mother ship Sets Out On First Expedition; Kangei Maru to Catch Whales Off Tohoku, Hokkaido
SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi — A new whaling mother ship owned by a Tokyo-based company departed for it...
May 21, 2024
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Curtain Closes on Viral Mt. Fuji View; Displeased Locals, Safety Concerns Cited as Reasons to Take Action
FUJI-KAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi ― A view of Mt. Fuji from outside a convenience store was blocked on ...
May 21, 2024
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Univ. of Tokyo Displays Posters to Address Discrimination Faced by Women at the University; Women Only Make Up Less Than 25% of Student Body
The University of Tokyo, which still has a low percentage of female students and faculty, put up ...
May 21, 2024
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Girl, About 2, Dies after Her Neck Gets Caught in Car Window; She Was in Back Seat, with Mother in Car
A girl, about 2, died after her neck got caught in a car window in Nerima Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday...
May 21, 2024
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M6.0 Earthquake Shakes Ogasawara Islands, Measuring 4 in Japanese Seismic Scale of 7 in Ogasawara Village
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake shook the Ogasawara islands, Tokyo, on Tuesday morning, measuring 4 in...
May 21, 2024
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Rainy Season Begins in Okinawa Pref., Amami Region of Kagoshima Pref., Japan Meteorological Agency Says
Rainy season began in Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture, according ...
May 21, 2024
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Yamanote Line Entire Operation Resumed after Suspension Due to Signal Check at Osaki Station Which Occurred at around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday (Update 1)
The entire JR Yamanote Line operation resumed at around 10:38 a.m. after suspension due to a sign...
May 21, 2024
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Mount Fuji Prefectures Differ in Approach to Overtourism; Attention Focused on Effectiveness of Entry Toll
KOFU / SHIZUOKA ― Overtourism has become a serious issue on Mt. Fuji, but the two prefectures tha...
May 20, 2024
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798 People Renew Guinness Record for Biggest Teppanyaki Cook-Out; Participants from Hokkaido Opt for Lamb
A total of 798 people in Tokyo on Sunday renewed the Guinness World Record for all participants t...
May 20, 2024
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