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Travel SpotsGiant USJ Christmas Tree Lit Up for Final Year; Visitors Cheer for 10-Time World Record-Breaking 30 Meter Tree
OSAKA — A 30-meter-high Christmas tree was lit up at Osaka theme park Universal Studios Japan on ...
November 20, 2024
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General NewsEvent Held to Mark 5,000th Day Since 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake; Locals, Families who Lost Loved Ones Gathered
ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi — Locals and families who lost their loved ones remembered the 2011 Great East...
November 17, 2024
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PerspectivesNew R&D Drone Facility in Tokyo to Change Logistics; MFLP/LOGIFRONT Tokyo Itabashi Aims to Solve
A gigantic logistics facility housing a research and development center for next-generation drone te...
November 17, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S., ROK Hold Joint Training; Nations Practice Combating Maritime, Aerial, Cyber Threats
Japan, the United States and South Korea held a three day joint multi-domain exercise called Free...
November 15, 2024
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Japan In FocusDried Persimmon Season Has Arrived, Bringing Curtains of Bright Orange
The production of koro-gaki specialty dried persimmons is reaching its peak in Shika, Ishikawa Pr...
November 15, 2024
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Travel SpotsTokyo Skytree Lit Up for Campaign to End Violence Against Women; Various Tourist Attractions Illuminated to Raise Awareness
Tokyo Skytree is lit up in purple on Tuesday, the first day of this year’s national campaign to e...
November 13, 2024
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General NewsSinger Ryuichi Kawamura Performs at Underground Maglev Line Construction Site; Sagamihara Linear Festa Held at Station of the Delayed Linear Chuo Shinkansen
SAGAMIHARA — An event was held at the construction site of a station in Sagamihara for the Linear...
November 10, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeSnow Crab Season Begins in Noto Peninsula; Large Haul Brought in as Fishing Starts
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — The snow crab fishing season in Ishikawa Prefecture began on Friday. A large h...
November 9, 2024
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General NewsAhead of Zodiac Snake Year, Snake Kite Production at Peak in Nagoya
NAGOYA — Production of traditional Japanese kites featuring snakes is reaching its peak in Takomo...
November 8, 2024
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General NewsMt. Fuji Covered with Snow For 1st Time This Season; Announcement Comes 36 Days Later Than Average
The peak of Mt. Fuji was confirmed to be covered with snow for the first time this season, the Ko...
November 7, 2024
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General News376 Hikers ‘Walk With Sea Breeze’ In Tohoku Event; Michinoku Coastal Trail’s Fifth Anniversary Marked
SOMA, Fukushima — A total of 376 people from across Japan joined a walking event in Soma, Fukushi...
November 7, 2024
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General NewsMt. Fuji Covered With Snow on Shizuoka Prefecture Side; First Time Since 1894 for Initial Snow to be Seen in November
Mt. Fuji is thinly covered with snow on its Shizuoka prefectural side on Wednesday morning. Accor...
November 6, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeDemolition of Earthquake-Struck Building in Wajima Begins; 2 Killed When Structure Collapsed Due to January Quake
Demolition work has begun on a seven-story building in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, that collapse...
November 6, 2024
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Travel SpotsTori-no-Ichi Fair Begins at Tokyo Shrine; Traditional Celebration in Asakusa Invites Prosperity for Business Owners
The annual Tori-no-Ichi fair, at which participants pray for brisk business and good fortune, sta...
November 5, 2024
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General NewsApple Harvest at its Peak in Hirosaki; Largest Volume of Apples Produced in Japan
The apple harvest is at its peak and brightly colored apples are lined up in rows at a market in ...
November 5, 2024
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Two Firefighters Die Battling Fire at Building in Osaka’s Minami District (Update 2)
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Bunraku Puppet Plays Get National Treasure Treatment, with Puppeteer Kanjuro Kiritake, Historic Shokoji Temple
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80 Years After The War / Remaking ‘Death Railway’ into ‘Route of Peace and Prosperity’
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Firefighters battle Tokyo factory blaze all day long
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Ancient Japan’s Shoso-In Treasures Exhibited in Nara; Cloisonne Mirror, Fish-Shaped Ornament Among Highlights