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Central Tokyo Condo Prices Top ¥100 Mil Again In 2024
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JAPAN TODAY
The average price of new condominiums released last year in central Tokyo topped 100 million yen ($639,000) for the second year in a row, as costs for building materials remained high, according to the latest real estate research firm data.
But the price was slightly lower than the ...
The average price of new condominiums released last year in central Tokyo topped 100 million yen ($639,000) for the second year in a row, as costs for building materials remained high, according to the latest real estate research firm data.
But the price was slightly lower than the ...
- 25/1 17:31
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One Killed, Two Injured In Central Japan Stabbing
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CNA
A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan on Wednesday (Jan 22) before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported.
The attack occurred around 8pm, local time, outside the JR Nagano Station, the Kyodo and Jiji news agencies said, with police searchi...
A man stabbed three people at a train station in central Japan on Wednesday (Jan 22) before fleeing the scene, leaving one person dead, local media reported.
The attack occurred around 8pm, local time, outside the JR Nagano Station, the Kyodo and Jiji news agencies said, with police searchi...
- 24/1 21:14
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Births In Japan Set To Fall Below 700,000 For 1st Time In 2024
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KYODO NEWS
The number of births in Japan in 2024 is set to fall below 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Friday that the figure for the first 11 months of the year dropped 5.1 percent to 661,577.
The figure underscores a trend in Japan where more people are choosing not to ...
The number of births in Japan in 2024 is set to fall below 700,000 for the first time after government data showed Friday that the figure for the first 11 months of the year dropped 5.1 percent to 661,577.
The figure underscores a trend in Japan where more people are choosing not to ...
- 24/1 20:57
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Boyfriend Of Missing Woman Arrested After Bones Found On Beach
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JAPAN TIMES
Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 45-year-old man on Friday on suspicion of mutilating and abandoning the remains of his girlfriend, whose bones were discovered on a beach on Izu Oshima last October.
Sotatsu Yanase, who runs a tatami shop on the island, admitted to the allegation...
Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 45-year-old man on Friday on suspicion of mutilating and abandoning the remains of his girlfriend, whose bones were discovered on a beach on Izu Oshima last October.
Sotatsu Yanase, who runs a tatami shop on the island, admitted to the allegation...
- 24/1 20:05
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Japan TV Host, Ex-SMAP Pop Idol Masahiro Nakai Quits Showbiz Amid Scandal
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KYODO NEWS
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led broadcasters to suspend programs featuring him.
"As of today, I will retire from entertainment activities," Nak...
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, who was a member of the former pop group SMAP, said Thursday he has retired from show business following alleged sexual misconduct that led broadcasters to suspend programs featuring him.
"As of today, I will retire from entertainment activities," Nak...
- 23/1 20:32
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Old Daruma Dolls Burned in Purification Rite in Central Japan City; JR Shinetsu Line Will Get New Stop There Called Toyooka Daruma Station
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JAPAN NEWS
About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday.
The service was conducted by the prefecture’s Gunma Daruma Doll Manufa...
About 10,000 old Japanese daruma dolls were ritually burned during a memorial service for the good-luck talisman figures, which represent the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma, in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday.
The service was conducted by the prefecture’s Gunma Daruma Doll Manufa...
- 23/1 19:57
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Japan Emperor Reflects On Children's Dreams In Poem
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KYODO NEWS
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future during official visits across Japan.
The emperor and Empress Masako visited Ishikawa Prefecture thr...
Japanese Emperor Naruhito, in a poem recited at the annual New Year's Poetry Reading on Wednesday, expressed how he was heartened to see children talk about their dreams for the future during official visits across Japan.
The emperor and Empress Masako visited Ishikawa Prefecture thr...
- 22/1 18:57
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Cargo Dropped From U.S. Osprey Blown Off Course Near Okinawan Island
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JAPAN TODAY
Cargo weighing 400 to 450 kilograms dropped from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft was blown off course and ended up in waters near a small island in Okinawa in southern Japan, a prefectural government official said Tuesday.
The MV-22 transport plane was trying to drop the cargo onto ...
Cargo weighing 400 to 450 kilograms dropped from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft was blown off course and ended up in waters near a small island in Okinawa in southern Japan, a prefectural government official said Tuesday.
The MV-22 transport plane was trying to drop the cargo onto ...
- 22/1 18:19
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Japan Aquarium Cheers Up Lonely Sunfish By Taping Photos Of Human Faces To Its Tank
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THE GUARDIAN
Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment
Do fish get lonely? Apparently so, according to staff at an aquarium in Japan, who have provided cut-out human companions for a solitary sunfish they noticed had started...
Staff had noticed that the sunfish was showing signs of distress after the aquarium was closed for refurbishment
Do fish get lonely? Apparently so, according to staff at an aquarium in Japan, who have provided cut-out human companions for a solitary sunfish they noticed had started...
- 21/1 21:12
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Japan to Study Sea Changes Using Fishers' Data
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NIPPON
A trio of Japanese organizations plans to fully begin a project in April to analyze seawater temperatures and other data collected by young fishers to study the impact of environmental changes on marine life.
The plan was announced Monday by the Nippon Foundation, the University of Tokyo...
A trio of Japanese organizations plans to fully begin a project in April to analyze seawater temperatures and other data collected by young fishers to study the impact of environmental changes on marine life.
The plan was announced Monday by the Nippon Foundation, the University of Tokyo...
- 21/1 20:33
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