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General NewsTyphoon-spawned Tornado Damages Homes, Overturns Cars, Injures 25 in Shizuoka
SHIZUOKA — A tornado that formed from Typhoon Peipah, also called Typhoon No. 15, on Friday cause...
September 6, 2025
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General NewsFishermen Land First Season of Autumn Salmon in Hokkaido
Fishermen land autumn salmon in Taiki, Hokkaido, on Thursday as the season kicks off across the p...
September 4, 2025
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General NewsTraditional Japanese Chestnut Sweets Production Starts at Shop in Gifu Prefecture
Confectioners make kurikinton, or mashed chestnut sweets, at Kawakamiya Co., an established wagas...
August 27, 2025
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General NewsTwo Firefighters Die Battling Fire at Building in Osaka’s Minami District (Update 2)
OSAKA — Two male firefighters died in the line of duty while battling a fire at a seven-story bui...
August 18, 2025
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General NewsEmperor Speaks of Passing Memory of World War II to Younger Generations as Memorial Ceremony Remembers Japanese War Dead
The annual memorial ceremony for Japan’s war dead was held at the Nippon Budokan hall in Chiyoda ...
August 15, 2025
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PerspectivesA Mirror-Image Game Turns Baseball on its Head
A special baseball game where only left-handed playing is allowed and the bases are run in a cloc...
August 14, 2025
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General NewsTsunami Damage Oyster, Scallop Farming Rafts in Mie, Miyagi Prefectures; Alert Also Affects Toyota
The tsunami triggered by the earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula damaged oyster and other...
August 1, 2025
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General NewsPassenger Hovercraft Service Launched in Oita Pref.; Travel between Oita City, Airport 25 Minutes Faster Than by Road
OITA — Japan’s only passenger hovercraft service carrying riders between Oita Airport in Kunisaki...
July 27, 2025
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Japan In FocusMiyazaki : Carp with ‘Human Faces’ Swim in Pond in Front of City Office
NOBEOKA, Miyazaki — Carp bearing patterns that resemble human faces have been spotted in an artif...
July 26, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Sweet Obanazawa Watermelons Now in Season; This Year’s Crop Even Sweeter Due to Lack of Rain
Obanazawa watermelons are sorted at a facility before being shipped early Thursday morning in Ois...
July 26, 2025
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Japan In FocusSapporo’s Historic Red Brick Office Reopens; 5-Year Renovations Include Seismic Reinforcement, Restaurant
The former Hokkaido Government Office Building, affectionately known as the Red Brick Office, reo...
July 25, 2025
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TechnologyJAXA Reports No Problems in H3 Engine Firing Test; Latest Rocket, Unlike Others, Has No Boosters
An engine firing test for the new mainstay H3 rocket was conducted without any major problems at ...
July 24, 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