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3 Dead, Dozens Injured After M6.1 Quake Hits Northern Osaka Region
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JAPAN TODAY
OSAKA - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit Osaka and other parts of western Japan on Monday morning, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, disrupting rush-hour traffic and causing a major power outage.
The 7:58 a.m. quake occurred at a depth of about 13...
OSAKA - A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 hit Osaka and other parts of western Japan on Monday morning, leaving at least three people dead and dozens injured, disrupting rush-hour traffic and causing a major power outage.
The 7:58 a.m. quake occurred at a depth of about 13...
- June 18, 2018
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Trouble-Hit Nuclear Reactor in Saga Resumes Operations
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JAPAN TODAY
FUKUOKA - A nuclear reactor at a trouble-hit complex in southwestern Japan restarted operations Saturday for the first time in more than six and a half years amid lingering safety concerns.
The No. 4 unit at the Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture is the fourth reactor of operator Kyush...
FUKUOKA - A nuclear reactor at a trouble-hit complex in southwestern Japan restarted operations Saturday for the first time in more than six and a half years amid lingering safety concerns.
The No. 4 unit at the Genkai plant in Saga Prefecture is the fourth reactor of operator Kyush...
- June 16, 2018
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Katazukemasu Desktop Organizer is Japan’s Latest Secret Tool for Decluttering Your Life
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JAPAN TRENDS
It’s no secret that the Japanese like to be organized — and to do it in the most minimal way. The immense international success of Marie Kondo’s “decluttering” methods is proof, though, that this punctilious approach can travel well and has a universal appeal.
King Jim is one of Ja...
It’s no secret that the Japanese like to be organized — and to do it in the most minimal way. The immense international success of Marie Kondo’s “decluttering” methods is proof, though, that this punctilious approach can travel well and has a universal appeal.
King Jim is one of Ja...
- June 15, 2018
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Diet Enacts Law to Lower Age of Adulthood to 18
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted Wednesday a bill to lower the adult age defined under the Civil Code to 18 from the current 20.
The bill to amend the law was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors with support from the ruling Liberal De...
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted Wednesday a bill to lower the adult age defined under the Civil Code to 18 from the current 20.
The bill to amend the law was approved by a majority vote at a plenary meeting of the House of Councillors with support from the ruling Liberal De...
- June 15, 2018
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Holidays To Be Moved To Ease Traffic for 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Diet on Wednesday enacted a law to move national holidays to days linked to Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to alleviate traffic congestion in the metropolitan area.
Under the revised law aimed at smooth transport and security for the Olympics, July 23, the eve of the Game...
TOKYO - The Diet on Wednesday enacted a law to move national holidays to days linked to Tokyo 2020 Olympic ceremonies to alleviate traffic congestion in the metropolitan area.
Under the revised law aimed at smooth transport and security for the Olympics, July 23, the eve of the Game...
- June 14, 2018
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Japanese Taxis Now Being Driven by Ninja, Bodyguards Armed with Concealed Water Pistols
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ROCKET NEWS
Two awesome reasons to skip Japan’s train network and take a taxi instead.
In Japan, the rail network is efficient enough that you really have to have a compelling reason to take a taxi over a train, so when does that choice make sense? If you’re headed to a destination that’s far a...
Two awesome reasons to skip Japan’s train network and take a taxi instead.
In Japan, the rail network is efficient enough that you really have to have a compelling reason to take a taxi over a train, so when does that choice make sense? If you’re headed to a destination that’s far a...
- June 13, 2018
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Abe Thanks Trump for Raising Issue of Japanese Abductees
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Donald Trump for raising the abduction issue during the U.S.-North Korea summit meeting on Tuesday.
“I highly evaluate that he [Trump] referred [during the summit meeting] to what I had told him about the abducti...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed gratitude toward U.S. President Donald Trump for raising the abduction issue during the U.S.-North Korea summit meeting on Tuesday.
“I highly evaluate that he [Trump] referred [during the summit meeting] to what I had told him about the abducti...
- June 13, 2018
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Ninja-star Throwing Contest Now Accepting Applicants, Grand Champion Gets a Golden Shuriken
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ROCKET NEWS
Have you got what it takes to be the deadliest shuriken slinger?
Remember the younger days when folding your own origami throwing stars and planning an ambush on friends was a thing? We quickly learned that for all the coolness that came with throwing ninja stars, we could never com...
Have you got what it takes to be the deadliest shuriken slinger?
Remember the younger days when folding your own origami throwing stars and planning an ambush on friends was a thing? We quickly learned that for all the coolness that came with throwing ninja stars, we could never com...
- June 11, 2018
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U.S F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Sea Off Okinawa; Pilot Rescued
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - A U.S. military F15 fighter jet crashed in waters off Okinawa during a routine training mission on Monday, U.S. Forces Japan said in a statement.
The pilot, the only person in the aircraft, ejected successfully and was recovered by search and rescue crews, the statement said...
TOKYO - A U.S. military F15 fighter jet crashed in waters off Okinawa during a routine training mission on Monday, U.S. Forces Japan said in a statement.
The pilot, the only person in the aircraft, ejected successfully and was recovered by search and rescue crews, the statement said...
- June 11, 2018
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CREATORS’ VIDEO DIARY / ‘Easygoing’ Science Girl Touts Games, Study
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THE JAPAN NEWS
I make my V sign at an angle of 30 degrees — Hi, it’s Yukirinu!! ... This is the now-familiar greeting that I always start my videos with. But I’m sure many people don’t know me yet, so let me introduce myself.
I majored in a science and engineering field, so I’m the kind of pers...
I make my V sign at an angle of 30 degrees — Hi, it’s Yukirinu!! ... This is the now-familiar greeting that I always start my videos with. But I’m sure many people don’t know me yet, so let me introduce myself.
I majored in a science and engineering field, so I’m the kind of pers...
- June 8, 2018
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