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JAL Jet Botches Orders at U.S. Airport, Forces Other Plane to Abort Landing; Govt Inspects Airline Unannounced
A Japan Airlines plane taxiing at San Diego International Airport earlier this month mistakenly cros...
February 14, 2024
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Earthquake Measuring Magnitude 4.3 Hits Kyoto Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected (Update 1)
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.3 hit Kyoto Prefecture at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesd...
February 14, 2024
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Tokyo’s Temperature on Wednesday Expected to Reach 18 C: 22 C in Shizuoka City, 20 C in Maebashi
A high-pressure system covering Honshu on Wednesday expects many areas to be sunny with high tempera...
February 14, 2024
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Weak Support Structure Likely Caused Fatal Accident at Tokyo Construction Site; Calculation Error Said to Be at Fault
An accident that left two dead at a construction site in Tokyo’s Yaesu district in September last ye...
February 13, 2024
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Mayor’s Verbal Abuse of Staff Recognized as Workplace Harassment in Fukuoka Pref.
A watchdog commission recognized a mayor’s verbal abuse of his staff members as workplace harassment...
February 13, 2024
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Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka See Highest Temperatures This Year; 17.3 C in Tokyo on Tuesday (Update 1)
Unseasonably high temperatures were recorded across Japan on Tuesday as a high-pressure system mov...
February 13, 2024
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Fire Near JR Kitasabae Station in Fukui Pref. Causes Suspension of Services; JR West Report Damage to Station Facilities
One man suffered minor burns and was transported to the hospital due to a fire that broke out on Mon...
February 12, 2024
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Japan Shogi Stars Sota Fujii and Yoshiharu Habu to Clash in Commemorative Match at Koshien in December, Marking Dual Centennials
A commemorative shogi match between multi-titleholder Sota Fujii and Ninth-dan Yoshiharu Habu will t...
February 12, 2024
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Chinese Tourists in Japan Spending More on Experiences; Big Shopping Sprees Less Common than in the Past
With the start of the Lunar New Year holiday weekend on Saturday, Chinese visitors to Japan appear t...
February 11, 2024
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Lunar New Year Celebrated in Various Chinatowns in Japan; Lion Dances, Lantern Festival Held
Lunar New Year celebrations have started in areas where Chinatowns are located. On Saturday, a lion ...
February 11, 2024
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Tokyo Ward Using Garbage Bags with Herbs to Combat Rats
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Tokyo ward began an unprecedented project on a trial basis last month to comb...
February 11, 2024
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Traditional Pottery Town Evolves with Changing Times
TOKONAME, Aichi — Pottery artist Genji Shimizu, 78, creates each part of kyusu teapots one by one in...
February 11, 2024
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13,000 Chickens Culled in Kagoshima; Avian Flu Cases Found in Poultry Farm
The Kagoshima prefectural government announced Sunday that roughly 13,000 chickens in Minami-Satsuma...
February 11, 2024
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Mild Earthquake Hits Japan’s Ibaraki Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 3.7 hit Ibaraki Prefecture at 11:25 a.m. on Sunday, mea...
February 11, 2024
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Possible Panda Sighting? Swimming in Osaka Castle’s Moat?!
A type of migratory bird of the duck family called smew (Mergellus albellus) visited the outer moat,...
February 10, 2024
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