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2025 Expo Osaka : Exhibition Showing 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Progress Kicks Off
OSAKA — An exhibition showcasing the progress of reconstruction following the 2011 Great East Jap...
May 19, 2025
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Summer Spirit in Asakusa; Participants Celebrate Sanja Matsuri Festival in Asakusa
People clad in hanten coats cry out “Oisa” and “Soiya” as they carry a mikoshi portable shrine in...
May 19, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Expo Fails to Achieve Pledge of Line-Free Event; Smartphone Data Shows Particular Crowding at East Gate
OSAKA — One month after the opening of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, lines at the entrance gate and...
May 19, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Japan Expo Mascot Toys Donated to Baltic Pavilion After Theft; Donated Items Put on Display Near Pavilion Entrance
OSAKA — Stuffed toys of Myaku-Myaku, the official character of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, and ot...
May 18, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Ainu Groups Present Dance, Music Performances at Expo; Audiences Wowed by Traditions, Respect for Nature
OSAKA — Clad in traditional clothing, Ainu dancers and musicians performed at the 2025 Osaka-Kans...
May 18, 2025
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A Chinese Man Arrested in Connection with Hit-and-Run in Misato, Saitama Prefecture
SAITAMA — Saitama prefectural police arrested a man on Sunday after four elementary school studen...
May 18, 2025
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‘World’s Toughest’ 400m Sprint Up Okurayama Ski Jump Draws 1800 Competitors in Sapporo
A race charging straight up the large-hill ski-jump at Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium in Sapporo was ...
May 18, 2025
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Yokohama, Companies Look to Help Elderly Live Healthier Longer with a Touch of Makeup
YOKOHAMA — The Yokohama city government and companies are encouraging the elderly to apply makeup...
May 17, 2025
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Worker Dies in Suspected Gas Leak at Osaka Prefecture Refinery; Another Victim is in Critical Condition (Update 1)
SAKAI, Osaka — A worker died and another was left unconscious and in critical condition on Saturd...
May 17, 2025
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8 Police Officers Disciplined over Playing Online Games While on Duty at Koban Boxes
KOBE — A police officer in Hyogo Prefecture has had his pay cut and his seven subordinates have r...
May 17, 2025
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Tower of the Sun Named Important Cultural Property; Icon of Osaka Expo 1970 Symbolizes Japanese Postwar Economic Boom
The Council for Cultural Affairs on Friday recommended to the education, culture, sports, science...
May 17, 2025
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2025 Expo Osaka: Myaku-Myaku Character Mascot Toy Filched from Baltic Pavilion
A stuffed toy of Myaku-Myaku, the official character of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, that was on d...
May 17, 2025
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Families of Japanese Abducted by North Korea Ask New U.S. Ambassador for Cooperation; Families Urge for Quick Return of Abductees
Family members of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea met the new U.S. Ambassador to Japan...
May 16, 2025
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Cab Salvaged from Sinkhole in Saitama Pref.; Backfilling Work to Begin
SAITAMA — A truck cab that had been left inside a sewer pipe 10 meters underground was brought ab...
May 16, 2025
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Body Found on Train Roof in Niigata Pref.; Believed to Be Man in 40s
An unidentified body was found on the roof of a train at JR Tokamachi Station in Tokamachi, Niiga...
May 16, 2025
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