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2 dead after bus overturns in fiery crash on expressway in Nagoya
Two people died after a bus overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Nagoya on Monday morning,...
August 22, 2022
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Bus overturns, catches fire on Nagoya expressway
Two people were in critical condition after a bus overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Kit...
August 22, 2022
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Popularity, prices soar for vintage domestic electric guitars
Yuta Tanaka is as surprised as anyone. While the pandemic wreaks havoc in a wide range of businesse...
August 22, 2022
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Japan weather agency triples downpour warnings
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued 115 special heavy-rain warnings from July until mid-Augus...
August 22, 2022
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Govt decide ¥87 bil. in assistance to African countries
The government has decided to provide a total of ¥87 billion in assistance to 26 African countries f...
August 22, 2022
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Hiroshima remembers 2014 landslide
HIROSHIMA — Memorial services were held in various locations on Saturday marking the eighth annivers...
August 21, 2022
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Japan’s education ministry eyes use of English digital textbooks from 2024
The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry is considering using both digital an...
August 21, 2022
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Serendipitous discoveries in library ‘amphitheater’
KANAZAWA — New life has been breathed into the Ishikawa Prefectural Library in Kanazawa City followi...
August 21, 2022
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Ice maker banks on ornamental blocks to boost sales
Tokyo ice maker Onoda-Shoten Co. has increased production of ornamental ice blocks as part of effort...
August 21, 2022
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Government to subsidize local ‘My Number’ reward schemes
The central government plans to subsidize points schemes linked to My Number identification cards op...
August 20, 2022
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Tokyo Gov. Koike to gather information on organ trafficking
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said Friday that the Tokyo metropolitan government will “gather necessary in...
August 20, 2022
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Lawsuit seeks injunction against state funeral for Abe
Members of a citizens’ group filed a lawsuit Friday in Osaka District Court seeking an injunction ag...
August 20, 2022
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Search for missing people after Japan April boat tragedy finds bones, belongings
SHARI, Hokkaido — Police found what appeared to be several human bones Thursday at the western tip o...
August 19, 2022
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Grapes of the highest grade
A woman harvests grapes on the rooftop of Akasaka Tameike Tower, 100 meters above the streets of cen...
August 18, 2022
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9-yr-old Fujita to become youngest pro Go player
Reo Fujita, a 9-year-old Japanese elementary school third-grade boy, will become the youngest profes...
August 18, 2022
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