Sapporo Snow Festival opens with sculptures of Dodgers Ohtani and Yamamoto
The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival opened on February 4.This giant snow sculpture at the main Odori site features a prehisto...
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Japan succeeds in recovering rare earth mud from seabed off Minamitorishima island
Japan’s deep-sea scientific drilling vessel Chikyu has successfully recovered mud containing rare earths from the seabed...
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Japan marks all-time highs in foreign arrivals and workers in 2025
According to statistics from the Immigration Services Agency, the number of foreign nationals who entered Japan in 2025 ...
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Twin pandas at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo to be returned to China on Jan. 27, two days after final viewing
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said the twin giant pandas at Ueno Zoo will leave for China on January 27.Xiao Xiao an...
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Tuna and sea urchin fetch record prices at Toyosu fish market's New Year auction
S/ Naito Mika, NTV Reporter / The starting bell has rung. The year’s first auction has begun.This year’s first fish auct...
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"Bear" chosen as Kanji of the Year for 2025, followed by "rice" and "high"
The kanji character for “bear” has been selected as the Kanji of the Year, representing the social mood of 2025.At Kyoto...
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Bears continue to be active in Japan even as temperatures drop in December
We visited Akita on December 6.ReporterWe’re heading to the location where bear sightings were reported.A black bear was...
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Megaphone cuts through noise in busy restaurants for disaster preparedness
S/ Niikura Kumiko, NTV Reporter / When this megaphone is used, the voice is converted to a higher pitch.This special meg...
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Japan expands response to bears by allowing police to shoot them
Bear sightings continue in various parts of Japan.S/ Q: Was the bear over there?S/ Witness / It was on that tree. Do you...
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Princess Kako interacts with young women tackling social issues
Princess Kako attended “Girls Messe 2025,” an event organized by the Girl Scouts of Japan in Tokyo on October 19.The eve...
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