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Torrential rain causes flooding in northern Japan
Torrential rain has been falling in northern Japan since July 24. In Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, two male police office...
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Empress Masako completes this years silk farming
Empress Masako attended the imperial sericulture delivery ceremony on July 23.The ceremony marks the completion of this ...
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Plans for resorts at National Parks- Japan to encourage foreign tourists to rural areas
S/ Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan / To realize turning national parks into world class, please implement project...
read more![Ultra-rare half-male, half-female stag beetle found in Japan](/englishnews/images_cms/0c4bwc08p12vynxxr2338qw3x1vfdl.jpg)
Ultra-rare half-male, half-female stag beetle found in Japan
Visitor / It’s a stag beetle I’ve never seen.Visitor / It’s the first time I saw such a stag beetle so I was happy.This ...
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Emperor's Asian arowana to be shown at Ueno Zoo
The Asian arowana fish, which was gifted to Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako during their goodwill visit to Indonesia...
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Climbing routes open on Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji
The climbing routes opened on July 10 on the Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji.At 9 a.m., barricades that were inst...
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Shizuoka Prefecture sees record heat
Temperatures soared across Japan on July 4, with Shizuoka Prefecture seeing a record-breaking 39 degrees celsius.The mer...
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More bears being spotted in Nikko
NTV Reporter / We are filming from inside the car for safety. A bear climbed up from the stream.The more-than-one-meter-...
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Moment of silence marks 6 months since Noto quake
Locals held a moment of silence to mark 6 months since the Noto Peninsula earthquake as government funded demolition and...
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Mt. Fuji's climbing season starts on Yamanashi side with new rules
Mt. Fuji’s climbing season began on July 1 on the Yamanashi Prefecture side with new rules in place. Climbers of Japan’...
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