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Heavy Snow In Tokyo Area Impacts Morning Commute, Injures 120
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JAPAN TIMES
The Meteorological Agency lifted its heavy snow warning for all 23 wards of Tokyo and other areas on Tuesday, but traffic in the Tokyo metropolitan area continued to be affected by a buildup of snow and icy road surfaces.
According to reports from the Tokyo Fire Department, at least...
The Meteorological Agency lifted its heavy snow warning for all 23 wards of Tokyo and other areas on Tuesday, but traffic in the Tokyo metropolitan area continued to be affected by a buildup of snow and icy road surfaces.
According to reports from the Tokyo Fire Department, at least...
- 6/2 19:20
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Taiwan Raises $17.2 Million Donation For Japan Quake Aid
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JAPAN TODAY
Taiwan has raised over NT$540 million ($17.2 million) from the private sector in a fundraising campaign to help Japan recover from a powerful earthquake three weeks ago that killed more than 200 people, the island's Health and Welfare Ministry said Monday.
During the two-week campai...
Taiwan has raised over NT$540 million ($17.2 million) from the private sector in a fundraising campaign to help Japan recover from a powerful earthquake three weeks ago that killed more than 200 people, the island's Health and Welfare Ministry said Monday.
During the two-week campai...
- 23/1 15:19
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Power Outage Halts Bullet Trains In Eastern Japan
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KYODO NEWS
Many bullet train services between Tokyo and stations in eastern and central Japan were suspended Tuesday due to a power outage, with their operator saying services will not restart soon.
The outage, which began around 10 a.m., affected sections of the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku shi...
Many bullet train services between Tokyo and stations in eastern and central Japan were suspended Tuesday due to a power outage, with their operator saying services will not restart soon.
The outage, which began around 10 a.m., affected sections of the Tohoku, Joetsu and Hokuriku shi...
- 23/1 14:58
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Japan Hopes Sunlight Can Save Stricken Slim Moon Lander
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BBC
Japan may yet manage to salvage its Moon lander, the country's space agency Jaxa says - if sunlight hits it in the right place.
The Slim spacecraft was turned off just three hours after its historic lunar touchdown on Saturday to save power.
Engineers had realised its solar cells were point...
Japan may yet manage to salvage its Moon lander, the country's space agency Jaxa says - if sunlight hits it in the right place.
The Slim spacecraft was turned off just three hours after its historic lunar touchdown on Saturday to save power.
Engineers had realised its solar cells were point...
- 23/1 14:17
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Japanese Journalist Brings Lonely #Metoo Battle To Sundance
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JAPAN TODAY
When Japanese journalist Shiori Ito accused a prominent TV reporter of rape, becoming a rare high-profile #MeToo voice in her homeland, she was initially ignored by police, prosecutors and even much of the media.
Defying taboos, she investigated her own case, secretly recording phon...
When Japanese journalist Shiori Ito accused a prominent TV reporter of rape, becoming a rare high-profile #MeToo voice in her homeland, she was initially ignored by police, prosecutors and even much of the media.
Defying taboos, she investigated her own case, secretly recording phon...
- 21/1 21:58
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People Go Crazy For New Baumkuchen Ice Cream In Japan
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SORA NEWS
Cult following makes this ice cream sell like hotcakes.
While most people might think to buy their ice cream at a supermarket or convenience store, in Japan there are hidden gems to be found at cake and dessert chains like the hugely popular Chateraise.
With branches around the count...
Cult following makes this ice cream sell like hotcakes.
While most people might think to buy their ice cream at a supermarket or convenience store, in Japan there are hidden gems to be found at cake and dessert chains like the hugely popular Chateraise.
With branches around the count...
- 21/1 20:40
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The Mazda6 Is Dead In Japan
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MOTOR1.COM
A replacement isn't planned because Mazda thinks the CX models can fill the void.
Mazda has sadly called time on its midsize sedan in Japan. The aging 6 is being discontinued in its domestic market where production is set to end in mid-April. If you hurry, there's still time to place...
A replacement isn't planned because Mazda thinks the CX models can fill the void.
Mazda has sadly called time on its midsize sedan in Japan. The aging 6 is being discontinued in its domestic market where production is set to end in mid-April. If you hurry, there's still time to place...
- 21/1 20:06
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Japan Makes History As Spacecraft Lands On The Moon
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan's lunar lander completed a successful touchdown on the moon’s surface just after midnight on Saturday, but a technical issue related to the craft's ability to use solar power has made it uncertain whether the mission will achieve all of its goals.
With the landing, Japan becom...
Japan's lunar lander completed a successful touchdown on the moon’s surface just after midnight on Saturday, but a technical issue related to the craft's ability to use solar power has made it uncertain whether the mission will achieve all of its goals.
With the landing, Japan becom...
- 21/1 19:35
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Japan Mission Is Latest Effort To Land On The Moon
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BBC
Japan is set to make the latest attempt at a soft touch-down on the Moon.
Its Slim (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) mission will aim for a gentle slope, close to an equatorial crater called Shioli.
The bid follows the failure this month of a private American company to reach the lunar ...
Japan is set to make the latest attempt at a soft touch-down on the Moon.
Its Slim (Smart Lander for Investigating Moon) mission will aim for a gentle slope, close to an equatorial crater called Shioli.
The bid follows the failure this month of a private American company to reach the lunar ...
- January 19, 2024
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Japan's Imperial Family Hosts A Poetry Reading With A Focus On Peace To Welcome The New Year
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ABC NEWS
Japanese Empress Masako has expressed her yearning for peace as a mother’s love in her poem, read at an annual celebration of poetry at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
A mother's love and a yearning for peace flowed from Japanese Empress Masako's poem, read Friday at an annual celebration...
Japanese Empress Masako has expressed her yearning for peace as a mother’s love in her poem, read at an annual celebration of poetry at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo
A mother's love and a yearning for peace flowed from Japanese Empress Masako's poem, read Friday at an annual celebration...
- January 19, 2024
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