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Environment Ministry Announces Victims of Bear Attacks Nationwide Hit Worst-Ever Level at 196 from April to Oct.
Social media: The number of victims of bear attacks from April to the end of October reached 196, th...
November 18, 2025
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Japan Experts Fear Impact of Free High School Tuition; Will Public Schools Be Shunned In Favor of Private Education?
Attending a private high school will effectively be free for all students from next April, as the...
November 17, 2025
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Cheer Signs with Vibrant Colored Gloves Energize Tokyo Deaflympics, Make Encouragement for Athletes Stand Out
“Cheers signs,” gestures used to cheer and support athletes, are energizing the Tokyo 2025 Deafly...
November 17, 2025
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Aibo Robot Dogs Celebrate Shichi-go-san Festival in Aichi Pref.
Aibo robot dogs took part in a Shichi-go-san festival, which celebrates the growth of children at...
November 17, 2025
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Yamanote Line Marks 100th Year of Operation as Loop Train in Nov., Grows as Tokyo’s Lifeline with Eye on Future
The Yamanote Line in November marked its 100th year since the train began operating as a loop lin...
November 17, 2025
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Bear Found Near School Killed in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture
YAMAGATA — A hunter culled a bear that was climbing a tree near a municipal junior high school in...
November 17, 2025
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UPDATE 1 : Nankai Line Services Resumed After Temporary Suspension Due to Accident
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoNankai Electric Railway’s Rapi:t train The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime...
November 17, 2025
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No Easy Fix for Tokyo’s Soaring Real Estate Prices
The public and private sectors are scrambling to find ways to combat soaring condominium prices.<...
November 16, 2025
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Bear Enters Aeon Store in Akita Prefecture; Prefectural Staff Tranquilize, Cull Animal
NOSHIRO, Akita — A bear entered the Aeon Noshiro Store in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Sunday mo...
November 16, 2025
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Fermented Foods Become Tourist Attractions, Local Revitalization Amid Health-Conscious Trends
NAGOYA — Localities are capitalizing on a growing taste for fermentation tourism — where fermente...
November 16, 2025
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‘Aircraft Heritage’ Flying to Future, Seeking Cultural Property Designation
Efforts to preserve aircraft as cultural properties have been gaining momentum, with the aim of p...
November 16, 2025
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Japan’s Chichibu Dressed in Autumn Foliage
CHICHIBU, Saitama — Autumn foliage is reaching its peak across the Chichibu region in Saitama Pre...
November 16, 2025
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In Japan, Drones Being Used to Drive Away Bears Using Fireworks, Sound of Hunting Dogs
HIDA, Gifu — The Gifu prefectural government on Friday began using drones in an initiative to dri...
November 16, 2025
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Sakurajima Erupts; Plume Exceeds 4,000 Meters
An eruption occurred on Mt. Minamidake on Sakurajima in Kagoshima just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, s...
November 16, 2025
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Elderly Man Suffers Head Injury in Bear Attack in Fukushima Pref.
BANDAI, Fukushima — An 80-year-old man was attacked by a bear on a farm road in the town of Banda...
November 16, 2025
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