News With Video
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General News90-Year-Old Adventurer Yuichiro Miura Reaches Summit of Mt. Fuji in Wheelchair
MT. FUJI — Yuichiro Miura, a 90-year-old professional skier and adventurer, reached the summit of Mt...
August 31, 2023
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CompaniesOperations Resume at Toyota Plants After System Glitch (Update 1)
Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday that all 14 of its domestic vehicle plants, which had been sh...
August 30, 2023
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Defense & SecurityRoyal Canadian Navy Vessels Arrive at MSDF’s Yokosuka Base
The Royal Canadian Navy’s frigate ships, HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver, docked at the Maritime Self-Defe...
August 29, 2023
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General NewsRainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay Lit up with 7 Colors; 30th Anniversary of Opening
The Rainbow Bridge in Tokyo Bay was lit up with seven colors Saturday night to mark the 30th anniver...
August 28, 2023
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General NewsJapan Gets 1st New Streetcar Line in 75 Years; 14.6-Kilometer Route Links Utsunomiya with Nearby Haga
UTSUNOMIYA — Residents and railway fans celebrated on Saturday the inauguration of a streetcar line ...
August 26, 2023
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US & CanadaMemorial Crosses in Hawaii
Two people set up crosses Monday on land overlooking burned areas of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island ...
August 22, 2023
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General NewsDozens of Cars Burn in Pachinko Parlor Parking Lot Fire in Kanagawa Pref.
At least several dozens of cars were burnt at the two-story parking lot of a pachinko parlor in Atsu...
August 21, 2023
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PerspectivesHistoric former restaurant hosts night parade of 100 demons
A long wooden staircase and seven gorgeous adjoining rooms within the historic Hotel Gajoen Tokyo ar...
August 20, 2023
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General NewsTyphoon Limits Attendance at Annual War Memorial in Tokyo
The annual memorial to mourn the about 3.1 million Japanese who died in World War II was held at the...
August 15, 2023
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General NewsNara’s Great Buddha of Todaiji Temple Gets Yearly Dusting
The Great Buddha of Todaiji temple, a national treasure, gets the once-a-year dusting on Monday in N...
August 8, 2023
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General NewsWorld’s Only Whaling Mother Ship to Retire, Replacement Being Constructed
The world’s only whaling mother ship, which will be taken out of operation in November due to aging...
August 7, 2023
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General NewsEdo-period Korean Diplomatic Vessel Revisits Japanese Shores
TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki — A reproduction of a traditional wooden ship originally used to transport a dipl...
August 5, 2023
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Travel SpotsOne of Japan’s ‘Big 3’ Fireworks Shows Lights Up the Sky
Huge fireworks light up the night sky over Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, on Wednesday with the full r...
August 3, 2023
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Two Firefighters Die Battling Fire at Building in Osaka’s Minami District (Update 2)
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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