News With Video
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Travel SpotsDivers Cosplaying as Ogres Clean Osaka Aquarium in Honor of Setsubun
OSAKA — An event by snorkeling divers cosplaying as ogres has been held at the Kaiyukan aquarium in ...
January 30, 2024
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Travel SpotsFlames Spread over Mt. Wakakusa in Nara During Festival to Pray for Ancestors’ Souls and Peaceful Life; Viewers Gaze at Red Sky and Moon Above Kofukuji Temple
NARA — A traditional grass-burning event, in which participants pray for the repose of their ancesto...
January 28, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeIshikawa Pref.’s Battleship Island Collapses in Jan. 1 Quake; Loses Iconic Shape
SUZU, Ishikawa — Mitsukejima Island, a scenic spot known as Battleship Island in Suzu, Ishikawa Pref...
January 26, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJR Nanao Line Resumes Services Linking Noto Peninsula to Kanazawa 3 Weeks After Massive Earthquake
KANAZAWA — Three weeks after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake hit Ishikawa Prefecture, services between...
January 22, 2024
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Japan In FocusRetro Showa Era Vending Machines Given New Life in Kanagawa
I was overwhelmed by the sight of vending machines lined up in two 50-meter-long rows. These vending...
January 22, 2024
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General NewsArtisans Brave Cold River to Bring Out Colors of Indigo Carp Streamers in Gifu Prefecture’s Gujo Honzome Event
A traditional event was held for rinsing “Gujo Honzome” koinobori carp streamers in the Kodara River...
January 22, 2024
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General NewsKobe’s Spectacular Light Festival Returns for First Time in 4 Years with New Venues
The Kobe Luminarie festival, which commemorates the victims of the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, op...
January 20, 2024
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General NewsGreat Hanshin Earthquake Victims Remembered 29 Years on; Prayers also Offered for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Victims
KOBE — Memorials dedicated to the 6,434 victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake took place in Kobe a...
January 17, 2024
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CompaniesFirst and Business Classes of JAL’s New Aircraft are Private Cabins with Doors; Flights Begin on Jan. 24 between Haneda and New York
Japan Airlines Co. unveiled the cabin of its new Airbus A350-1000 to the press at Haneda Airport in ...
January 15, 2024
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Japan In FocusHeirs to Kyoto Talent / Kimono Evangelist Brings Garment into Reiwa Era
KYOTO — Kimono designer Maria Kawahara believes that kimono can be worn more freely, like with a bel...
January 13, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJapan’s Noto Peninsula Quake Death Toll Exceeds 200 (UPDATE 2)
The Noto Peninsula Earthquake death toll climbed to 202 on Tuesday, according to the Ishikawa prefec...
January 9, 2024
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PerspectivesMusic Echoes in Huge Underground Void in Tokyo
Old & New video By Ryuzo Suzuki / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior PhotographerA classical music concert ...
January 7, 2024
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General NewsWork to Remove JAL Aircraft Starts at Haneda Airport(UPDATE1)
Work to remove the Japan Airlines jet that burned up after colliding with a Japan Coast Guard plane ...
January 5, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeDeath Toll from Quake in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture Hits 84; Searches Continue With Dozens Still Missing (UPDATE 2)
The death toll in Ishikawa Prefecture from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake has reached 78, the prefect...
January 4, 2024
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