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Japan Actress Mana Ashida Named UNDP Goodwill Ambassador
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NIPPON
The U.N. Development Program said Thursday it has picked Japanese actress Mana Ashida as domestic goodwill ambassador, a post newly set up by the organization to focus on efforts in the Asian nation.
At a press conference in Tokyo the same day, Ashida, 20, said, "I hope to work so that w...
The U.N. Development Program said Thursday it has picked Japanese actress Mana Ashida as domestic goodwill ambassador, a post newly set up by the organization to focus on efforts in the Asian nation.
At a press conference in Tokyo the same day, Ashida, 20, said, "I hope to work so that w...
- March 6, 2025
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Japan Bullet Train Services Halted 3 Hrs After Train Cars Decouple
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KYODO NEWS
A bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars decoupled, leading to a 3-hour suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan, the railway operator said.
The decoupling has raised safety concerns among the p...
A bullet train on the Tohoku Shinkansen Line made an emergency stop near a station in Tokyo on Thursday after two cars decoupled, leading to a 3-hour suspension of bullet train services in eastern Japan, the railway operator said.
The decoupling has raised safety concerns among the p...
- March 6, 2025
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Japan's Princess Kako To Visit Brazil In June To Mark 130 Yrs Of Ties
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KYODO NEWS
Japan's Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, will travel to Brazil in early June to promote ties between the two countries that this year mark 130 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
The younger daughter of Crown P...
Japan's Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, will travel to Brazil in early June to promote ties between the two countries that this year mark 130 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the Imperial Household Agency said Tuesday.
The younger daughter of Crown P...
- March 5, 2025
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Thousands Evacuated As Japan's Biggest Fire In Decades Continues To Burn
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BBC
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese city of Ofunato since Thursday, according to the Fire and Disaster Ma...
Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.
At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese city of Ofunato since Thursday, according to the Fire and Disaster Ma...
- March 4, 2025
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Japan’s 18-Year-Old Prince, Second In Line To The Throne, Holds A Debut News Conference
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CNN
Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies and research about the dragonfly.
Hisahito turned 18 last September, becoming the first male royal fami...
Japan’s Prince Hisahito, the second in line to the throne, held a debut news conference on Monday, telling reporters he would try to balance official duties and his university studies and research about the dragonfly.
Hisahito turned 18 last September, becoming the first male royal fami...
- March 4, 2025
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Snow Forces Highway Closures In Tokyo
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JAPAN TIMES
The transport ministry announced Tuesday that highways in the Tokyo metropolitan area will be closed as a preventive measure ahead of a forecast for heavy snow later in the day.
The closures are set to begin from 3:30 p.m. on the Central Circular Route of the Shuto Expressway and 4 ...
The transport ministry announced Tuesday that highways in the Tokyo metropolitan area will be closed as a preventive measure ahead of a forecast for heavy snow later in the day.
The closures are set to begin from 3:30 p.m. on the Central Circular Route of the Shuto Expressway and 4 ...
- March 4, 2025
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Japan Deploys Nearly 1,700 Firefighters To Tackle Forest Blaze
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CNA
Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday (Mar 3), as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.
One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the a...
Nearly 1,700 firefighters are battling Japan's biggest forest fire in three decades, officials said Monday (Mar 3), as some 4,600 residents remain under an evacuation advisory.
One person died last week in the blaze in the northern region of Iwate, which follows record low rainfall in the a...
- March 3, 2025
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Japanese Self-Defense Force, U.S. Forces Conduct Joint Drill; Iron Fist Exercises Continue in Okinawa Pref.
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JAPAN NEWS
The Ground Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and other forces conducted a joint drill in the U.S. military’s Blue Beach training field in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
The drill, part of the Iron Fist exercises being held in Kyushu and Okinawa, simulated landing from ...
The Ground Self-Defense Force, the U.S. Marine Corps and other forces conducted a joint drill in the U.S. military’s Blue Beach training field in Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday.
The drill, part of the Iron Fist exercises being held in Kyushu and Okinawa, simulated landing from ...
- March 3, 2025
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More People Ordered To Evacuate As Japan Wildfire Continues
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MEHR NEWS
The Iwate Prefecture government issued a new evacuation order for 333 people from 141 homes, adding to the more than 4,000 residents in around 1,900 households already told to abandon their homes, Kyodo News reported.
As of 6 a.m. local time Saturday, the fire that started in the Akas...
The Iwate Prefecture government issued a new evacuation order for 333 people from 141 homes, adding to the more than 4,000 residents in around 1,900 households already told to abandon their homes, Kyodo News reported.
As of 6 a.m. local time Saturday, the fire that started in the Akas...
- March 1, 2025
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Famed Japanese TV Host Monta Mino Dies At 80
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JAPAN TIMES
Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the early hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80.
Mino, whose real name was Norio Minorikawa, joined Nippon Cultural Broadcasting in 1967. After leaving the company, he beca...
Monta Mino, who hosted many television shows in Japan, died in the early hours of Saturday, Nikkoku Corp., the water meter company he chaired, said. He was 80.
Mino, whose real name was Norio Minorikawa, joined Nippon Cultural Broadcasting in 1967. After leaving the company, he beca...
- March 1, 2025
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