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Forest Fires Continue in Northeastern Japan Town
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NIPPON
Wildfires that broke out on Wednesday in two locations in the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, continued into Thursday, burning a total of about 200 hectares, according to the town government.
The town government has advised a total of about 2,600 people in 1,200 hou...
Wildfires that broke out on Wednesday in two locations in the northeastern Japan town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, continued into Thursday, burning a total of about 200 hectares, according to the town government.
The town government has advised a total of about 2,600 people in 1,200 hou...
- 23/4 19:45
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Japan Bans The Use Of Power Banks On Aircraft From 24 April
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IDN FINANCIAL
The Japanese government will ban the use of power banks on aircraft starting 24 April. The policy has been issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in response to a rise in fire incidents involving lithium-ion batteries.
As reported by The Straits Time...
The Japanese government will ban the use of power banks on aircraft starting 24 April. The policy has been issued by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in response to a rise in fire incidents involving lithium-ion batteries.
As reported by The Straits Time...
- 23/4 19:04
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Tokyo Metro Ginza Line Resumes Service after 13-Hour Suspension
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JAPAN NEWS
The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, which had undergone a partial service suspension following a report of smoke at Asakusa Station in Tokyo early Wednesday morning, resumed full-line service 13 hours later at around 7:20 p.m.
At around 6:20 a.m., smoke was detected at Asakusa Station, and s...
The Tokyo Metro Ginza Line, which had undergone a partial service suspension following a report of smoke at Asakusa Station in Tokyo early Wednesday morning, resumed full-line service 13 hours later at around 7:20 p.m.
At around 6:20 a.m., smoke was detected at Asakusa Station, and s...
- 22/4 21:10
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Tokyo Theme Park Worker Dies After Accident While Inspecting Equipment
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JAPAN TIMES
A 24-year-old worker died on Tuesday after being caught in an amusement park attraction in Tokyo during an inspection, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and other sources.
An emergency call was made at around 11:55 a.m., reporting that a worker was stuck in the equipme...
A 24-year-old worker died on Tuesday after being caught in an amusement park attraction in Tokyo during an inspection, according to the Metropolitan Police Department and other sources.
An emergency call was made at around 11:55 a.m., reporting that a worker was stuck in the equipme...
- 22/4 20:25
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Earthquake Sets Off Brief Tsunami Alert And A Megaquake Advisory In Northern Japan
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AP NEWS
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake for its coastal areas.
The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a megaquake, compared t...
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake for its coastal areas.
The Cabinet Office and the Japan Meteorological Agency said there was a 1% chance for a megaquake, compared t...
- 22/4 19:56
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Japan Reveals New Name For 40C-And-Hotter Days After Blistering Summer
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BBC
Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year.
The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot" day by Japanese and international media.
The name emerge...
Japan has unveiled a new name for days that reach 40C (104F) or above, after the country experienced its hottest summer on record last year.
The term - kokushobi - has been translated as "cruelly hot", "brutally hot" or "severely hot" day by Japanese and international media.
The name emerge...
- 20/4 15:39
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Japanese Researchers Among Winners Of Physics Prize
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JAPAN TIMES
An international team, including four Japanese researchers, has won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for precisely measuring the magnetic moment of muons, tiny subatomic particles.
The announcement was made on Sunday. Among the Japanese award recipients is Akira ...
- 20/4 15:03
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Japan, Australia Seek Adherence to Lebanon Ceasefire
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NIPPON
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, on Sunday urged all parties concerned to observe the ceasefire over the fighting between Israel and Lebanon.
In a joint statement released on the day to sum up their talks in Tokyo the day before, ...
Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and his Australian counterpart, Richard Marles, on Sunday urged all parties concerned to observe the ceasefire over the fighting between Israel and Lebanon.
In a joint statement released on the day to sum up their talks in Tokyo the day before, ...
- 20/4 14:51
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Japan's Olympic Pairs Skating Champions Announce Retirement
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JAPAN TODAY
Japan's Olympic figure skating pairs champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement on Friday, saying they were ending their careers with "no regrets".
Miura and Kihara claimed their country's first Olympic pairs medals in dramatic style at the Milan-Cortina Game...
Japan's Olympic figure skating pairs champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara announced their retirement on Friday, saying they were ending their careers with "no regrets".
Miura and Kihara claimed their country's first Olympic pairs medals in dramatic style at the Milan-Cortina Game...
- 17/4 21:20
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JAMSTEC to Run Japan's Next Antarctic Research Vessel
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NIPPON
The Japanese government plans to have the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, own and operate the successor to the Antarctic research vessel Shirase, officials said Thursday.
The current vessel, slated to retire in 2034, is operated by the Maritime Self-Defe...
The Japanese government plans to have the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, or JAMSTEC, own and operate the successor to the Antarctic research vessel Shirase, officials said Thursday.
The current vessel, slated to retire in 2034, is operated by the Maritime Self-Defe...
- 17/4 20:38
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