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Total 559 Run Through Tohoku Region in Michinoku Coastal Trail Walk; Pokémon-Theme Event Held by Govt, Sponsors
SOMA, Fukushima — An event to walk the Michinoku Coastal Trail, a path through the Tohoku region’...
June 10, 2025
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Esports Department to be Established in Saga Prefectural High School; Teaching How to be Professional Gamers, Game Creators
A Saga prefectural high school plans to establish an esports department to nurture future profess...
June 10, 2025
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Rainy Season Starts in Kanto-Koshin, Hokuriku; Linear Precipitation Band Which Brings Harsh, Brief Rainfall Forecast for Kyushu (UPDATE 1)
Rainy season is believed to have started in the Kanto-Koshin eastern to central region and Hokuri...
June 10, 2025
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Japan to Conduct Probe into Career Guidance for Foreign Students; High Schools Nationwide to be Surveyed on Support Systems
The government will this fiscal year launch a survey on career support for foreign students in hi...
June 10, 2025
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Government Outlines Plan to Revitalize Bookstores; Measures to Include Use of IC Tags to Facilitate Inventory Management
The government will promote bookstores making widespread use of IC tags and bringing in related d...
June 9, 2025
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Rainy Season Begins in Chugoku, Kinki, Tokai
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Monday that the rainy season has likely begun in Chu...
June 9, 2025
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Higher Food Costs Cause Price Increases in Cafeterias, Affecting University Students; Rising Rice Prices Worsening Situation
KYOTO — Due to the sharp rise in food costs, university cafeterias, which support students’ diets...
June 8, 2025
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Tobu Tojo Line Suspends Services Between Ikebukuro, Narimasu Stations in Tokyo
The Tobu Tojo Line has suspended services between Ikebukuro and Narimasu stations after an accide...
June 8, 2025
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Rainy Season Begins in Northern Kyushu, Shikoku, Ends in Okinawa
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced on Sunday that the rainy season has likely begun in nor...
June 8, 2025
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Accidents by Foreign Drivers Spur License Conversion Review; Tourists from Some Nations May Be Unable to Drive in Japan
A series of reckless accidents caused by foreign drivers has prompted the National Police Agency ...
June 8, 2025
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Temperatures Exceed 30 C in 102 Locations with Peak of 32.9 C Recorded in Fukushima Prefecture
A high-pressure system brought hot air, primarily to the Tohoku region on Saturday, with temperat...
June 7, 2025
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87 Japan Universities to Help Intl Students after Harvard Ban
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Eighty-seven Japanese universities have announced support measures for inter...
June 7, 2025
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Many Health Care Facilities Unprepared for Tsunami-Related Disasters; 40% Without Evacuation Plan
Despite concern over future earthquakes in places such as the Nankai Trough off Japan’s Pacific c...
June 7, 2025
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Tohoku University to Hire 500 World-class Researchers, Hoping to Capitalize on U.S. Brain Drain Set Off by Trump
Tohoku University will hire about 500 world-class researchers by fiscal 2029, it was learned on T...
June 6, 2025
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Japan’s Maglev Shinkansen’s Partially Completed Station Unveiled; Station Will Be Only Underground Stop Between Shinagawa, Nagoya
SAGAMIHARA — Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) unveiled Thursday the construction site for its...
June 6, 2025
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