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Mudslide in Mt. Ibuki in Shiga, Gifu Likely Caused by Deer Eating Plants; Similar Cases Thought to Be Occurring in Japan
A mudslide that occurred in July in Mt. Ibuki, which straddles Shiga and Gifu prefectures, was li...
July 30, 2024
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Tokyo Fireworks Illuminate Night Sky Over Sumida River in Annual Summer Event Attracting About 910,000 Spectators
About 20,000 firework displays colorfully illuminated the summer night sky in Tokyo during the 47...
July 28, 2024
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Sado Gold Mine to Be Listed as World Heritage Site
NEW DELHI — The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided the Sado gold mine site will be listed as...
July 27, 2024
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AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods can still draw a crowd.
...April 12, 2024
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Colorful Carp Streamers Fly at Foot of Tokyo Tower
Colorful carp streamers fly at the foot of Tokyo Tower in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Thursday, ahead of ...
April 12, 2023
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Kishida / Opinions wanted
The Yomiuri Shimbun, which operates The Japan News website, is conducting an online survey aimed at ...
January 6, 2023
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Society | Nakamura becomes youngest female third dan Go player
Teenage professional Go player Sumire Nakamura was promoted to third dan at the age of 13 years and ...
October 14, 2022
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Society | Ex-baseball star Ramirez gets Foreign Society | Minister’s award for contributions to Japan-Venezuela relations
Former Japan pro baseball star and manager Alex Ramirez was presented with the Foreign Minister’s Co...
October 14, 2022
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Japan’s JR East commemorates 150th anniversary of train services in style
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) marked 150 years of railway operations in Japan on Friday by runnin...
October 14, 2022
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Woman missing after 2011 Japan tsunami inspires 600 dives, piano composition
A man whose wife became missing following the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami has made about...
October 14, 2022
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Japan works to help people with dementia pursue active lives
Dementia affects millions in Japan and around the world. Estimates by institutes such as the Univers...
October 14, 2022
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Manga depicts struggles of growing up in nonmainstream religious households in Japan
A nonfiction manga about the “children of believers problem,” expressing the struggles of people who...
October 14, 2022
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Renting a forest space popular among city dwellers seeking nature time
HIGASHI-SHIRAKAWA, Gifu — A service that began in the village of Higashi-Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture,...
October 13, 2022
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Govt to order safety devices installed on nursery buses
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Wednesday adopted a set of emergency measures centered on mandat...
October 13, 2022
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University of Tokyo places 39th in world rankings; China’s Tsinghua at 16th
LONDON — The University of Tokyo was 39th and Kyoto University was 68th in the World University Rank...
October 13, 2022
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