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Possible Melted Nuclear Fuel Debris Spotted in Fukushima Reactor; TEPCO Releases Drone Footage from Inside Reactor Pedestal
Icicle-like objects and other masses were observed in video footage taken by a drone inside a con...
March 19, 2024
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Chinese Professor at Japan Univ. Missing after Returning Home
Beijing (Jiji Press)—Chinese professor Hu Shiyun at Japan’s Kobe Gakuin University went missing a...
March 19, 2024
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New Libraries Offer Boost to Withering Downtowns; Fifth of Municipalities without Any Library
Local governments are turning more and more to public libraries as they try to revive the hollowe...
March 19, 2024
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Shinkansen Extension Brings Hope to Hokuriku Region; Support Shrinking Population, Post-Quake Reconstruction
Operations began along the new section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line on Saturday, connecting To...
March 18, 2024
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Production of Vibrant Warrior Banners for Japan’s Boys’ Day Festival on May 5 Underway in Aichi Pref.
Warrior banners wishing for the healthy growth and development of children are dried in the sun a...
March 18, 2024
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Sakura Blossoms for Someiyoshino Species Expected in Tokyo March 20; Earliest Prediction for All of Japan
When are the Someiyoshino sakura predicted to blossom this spring?
Tokyo and Hiroshima wi...
March 18, 2024
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551Horai, Butaman Pork Bun Maker, Recalling About 300,000 Pork Buns after Resin Chips Found in Filling
Horai Co., known for its 551 butaman pork buns, said Sunday that it is recalling about 300,000 po...
March 18, 2024
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Fukuoka: Trains with Automated Driving System Begin Test Runs on JR Kashii Line
An automated driving system which is operated without a person holding train driver license has b...
March 18, 2024
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New Yamagata Shinkansen Train Series E8 Debuts; Train Can Reach Maximum Speed of 300 Kph
The new model of the Yamagata Shinkansen train called Series E8 debuted Saturday, running 25 kph ...
March 17, 2024
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Ukraine-Raised Japanese Journalist Risks Life with First-Hand Accounts from Battlefields
RZESZOW, Poland — In the heat of the battlefield in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region of east...
March 17, 2024
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Spring Warmth in Central Tokyo; Winter Chill Expected at Early Next Week
High pressure systems swept across the country on Saturday, raising temperatures nationwide to le...
March 16, 2024
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Godzilla Lands in Ikebukuro to Promote Traffic Safety
Godzilla took part in a parade in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on Saturday with police to promote road safet...
March 16, 2024
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Tsuruga Citizens Celebrate Newly Extended Shinkansen Line; Hopes for New Section to Aid Post-Quake Reconstruction
About 800 people celebrated the departure of the first train on the newly extended Hokuriku Shink...
March 16, 2024
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Hokuriku Shinkansen’s Kanazawa-Tsuruga Section Opens
A new section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line opened Saturday between Kanazawa and Tsuruga, Fukui...
March 16, 2024
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M-5.5 Quake Hits Near Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit near Amami-Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture at 19:32 p.m. on ...
March 15, 2024
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