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Bear Roams Streets in Japan’s Iwate Pref. For 2 Hours; Police Chase Animal Warning People to Be Careful

MORIOKA — A bear roamed through an urban area for about two hours in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, ...

June 28, 2025

Prince Takamado Speech Contest Final Slated for Nov. 28

The final for the 77th H.I.H. Prince Takamado Trophy All Japan Inter-Middle School English Orator...

June 28, 2025

Rare Copies of Yomiuri’s Wartime Paper Found in Nagano Pref. Library Bearing Forgotten Strips of Popular Manga

Copies of a newspaper published by The Yomiuri Shimbun during the latter years of the Pacific War...

June 28, 2025

Heavy Rainfall Observed in Hokkaido’s Tokachi District; Downpour was of a Level Seen Only Once Every Few Years

The Japan Meteorological Agency has reported that heavy rainfall struck the Tokachi district of H...

June 27, 2025

Russian Envoy to Attend Nagasaki A-Bomb Memorial Ceremony; 1st Time for Russian Envoy to Attend Ceremony Since Start of Ukraine War

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev said Thursday he was invited by Nagasaki to attend a ...

June 27, 2025

Pikachu, Snorlax Named Official Sleep Support Ambassadors; Move by Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry Aims to Encourage Healthy Rest

In a charming and strategic move to encourage healthy sleeping habits, Pikachu and Snorlax — two ...

June 27, 2025

Panda Fans in Japan Gather to Say Final Farewells to 4 Pandas; Animals to be Returned to China on Saturday

Large crowds of fans gathered from the early morning on Friday, the last day the four pandas at A...

June 27, 2025

Japan’s Rainy Season Ends in Western Japan; Areas See Earlier than Average End to Season

Rainy season appears to have ended in various parts of western Japan, it was announced Friday.

June 27, 2025

M4.4 Earthquake Hits Ibaraki Prefecture, Northeast of Tokyo; No Tsunami Expected

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.4 hit Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, at 8...

June 27, 2025

Phd Students May Soon Have to Be Japanese to Get Living Expense Grants, as Education Ministry Mulls Rule Change

The education ministry is considering limiting living expense grants for outstanding PhD students...

June 26, 2025

Bear Attacks 2 Men in Nagano Pref. in Japan; Injuries Said to Not Be Life-Threatening

NAGANO — Two forestry workers were attacked by a bear while they were spraying deer repellant in ...

June 26, 2025

Bear Sighted at Yamagata Airport in Japan; Runway Closed for 30 Minutes for Safety Check

HIGASHINE, Yamagata — An employee at Yamagata Airport in Higashine, Yamagata Prefecture, spotted ...

June 26, 2025

Over 300 Earthquakes Rumble in Sea Off Japan’s Kagoshima Pref. Islands, Putting Residents on Alert

The sea off the Tokara Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture was hit with 336 earthquakes measuring at ...

June 25, 2025

Plaque Honors Japanese Man Who Deepened Otama, Machu Picchu Ties; Former Mayor Helped Develop World Heritage Site

OTAMA, Fukushima — Ten years after the villages of Otama and Machu Picchu in Peru became sister c...

June 25, 2025

M4.3 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture

A magnitude-4.3 earthquake was detected in the sea off Ibaraki Prefecture in Japan at 1:51 p.m. o...

June 25, 2025