Mount Fuji officially opened for the 2026 climbing season on July 1, and climbers set off for the summit from the Yamana...

Heavy rain fell over a wide range of areas in western Japan on June 26 as two typhoons are approaching the archipelago.O...

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July price hikes expand to over 2,500 food items

A new survey showed that price hikes in July will affect 2,566 food items, including bread and instant noodles, sold by ...

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Japan to launch first clinical trial of pig kidney transplants

A Japanese startup has announced plans to launch the country's first clinical trial of pig-to-human kidney transplants.P...

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Kintetsu train derails at Kyoto Station, causing major service disruptions

Shortly after 5 a.m. on June 29, a Kintetsu Railway train derailed immediately after departing Kyoto Station.Officials s...

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2 Maebashi City Hall officials arrested over alleged stalking, upskirt voyeurism

Two male employees of Maebashi City Hall in Gunma Prefecture were arrested in separate criminal cases on consecutive day...

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Missing boy's mother says she wants to bring him home in any condition

S/ Reporter / One week has passed since the boy went missing. This is the Amori River today. Because the water level is ...

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BREAKING :Magnitude 5.6 Quake hits west of Tokyo, in Yamanashi Prefecture on Friday night.

On June 26 , a strong earthquake hit Japan at approximately 10:29 PM.The epicenter was in the eastern Yamanashi Prefectu...

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Ex-wife arrested after a body found in the freezer in Kobe city

Despite her husband's death, the ex-wife did not bury him, leaving his body in a large freezer and later divorced him.Th...

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Emperor reflects on visit to Netherlands, Belgium, while Princess Aiko visits art museum

Emperor Naruhito expressed gratitude for the warm hospitality extended to him and Empress Masako by the Dutch and Belgia...

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