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General NewsTest Flight of ‘Flying Car’ Unveiled to Public at Osaka Expo; ANA Plans to Launch ‘Air Taxi’ Service from FY27
The public can now view test flights of a so-called flying car at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in O...
October 2, 2025
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General NewsSki Lifts Used to Dry Rice in Niigata Prefecture, ‘Sky Rice’ to be Available to Buy Online
Sheaves of rice hang from ski lifts to dry in the sun in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture.
...October 1, 2025
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CompaniesToyota Opens Woven City Demonstration Site near Mt. Fuji, Shows off Its ‘Test Course for the Future’
Toyota Motor Corp. on Thursday opened Woven City, a demonstration site for advanced technology bu...
September 26, 2025
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Travel SpotsFall Colors Decorate Mt. Kurodake; Japan’s 1st Autumn Foliage Appears on Hokkaido Mountain
The leaves of Japanese whitebeam and other trees are turning color on Mt. Kurodake (1,984 meters)...
September 23, 2025
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Asia-Pacific80 Years After The War / Remaking ‘Death Railway’ into ‘Route of Peace and Prosperity’
During the Pacific War, the Japanese military constructed the Thai-Burma Railway connecting Thail...
September 22, 2025
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General NewsOsaka-Kansai Expo Reservation Slots Fully Booked, Many Purchased Tickets May Go Unused
Reservation slots for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo are fully booked, the Japan Association for the ...
September 21, 2025
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PerspectivesCommuter Boat Initiative Revives Tokyo as Bustling City of Water
A small commuter boat began operating in May on a 4 kilometer-long course between Gotanda and Ten...
September 21, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Kiln Racing Along in Horse Bell Production, Ahead of 2026 Demand for Chinese Zodiac Sign
Production is already at full gallop on horse-shaped bells for 2026 at the Musashino Jindaiji Gam...
September 18, 2025
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Travel SpotsAnnual Hokkaido Mochi Pounding Festival in Which a Massive Mortar, Pestle Are Used Begins
An annual mochi pounding festival held to pray for bountiful harvest and thriving business starte...
September 14, 2025
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General NewsTotal Lunar Eclipse Appears over Diet Building; Phenomenon Able to Be Seen Across Japan for 1st Time in 3 Years
A dusky red moon is seen slowly descending above the Diet Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, during...
September 8, 2025
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Travel SpotsHuge Gundam Head on Display at New Plastic Model Museum, Visitors Can Try Designing Models Themselves
SHIZUOKA — A new plastic model museum, featuring large Gundam model head parts on a runner, has o...
September 7, 2025
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Japan In FocusOita: Bullet Marks from WWII Scar Only Remaining Fan-Shaped Railway Roundhouse in Kyushu
KUSU, Oita — The only remaining fan-shaped railway roundhouse in Kyushu is drawing attention as a...
September 6, 2025
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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