32 dolphins washed ashore near Tokyo

32 dolphins washed ashore near Tokyo

32 dolphins get washed ashore near Tokyo, out of which 6 of them die and are carried into a research center.

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Temple cherry blossoms lit up in western Japan

Temple cherry blossoms lit up in western Japan

Cherry blossoms at Miidera, a Buddhist temple in Shiga Prefecture, western Japan, are lit up at night for a limited time...

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Cherry blossoms enchant visitors in Washington DC

Cherry blossoms enchant visitors in Washington DC

The symbol of Japan-US friendship is now in full bloom in Washington DC.

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Firefly squids washed ashore on central Japan island

Firefly squids washed ashore on central Japan island

Massive amounts of firefly squids wash up on the shore of Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.

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Tokyo's Ueno Park to allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year

Tokyo's Ueno Park to allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year

Tokyo's Ueno Park will allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year for the first time in four years.

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New supercomputer expected to improve accuracy of linear rainband prediction

New supercomputer expected to improve accuracy of linear rainband prediction

The Japan Meteorological Agency begins using a new supercomputer expected to improve the accuracy of predicting linear r...

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90 hectares of mountain burned in west of Tokyo

90 hectares of mountain burned in west of Tokyo

A controlled burn takes place in Mt. Omuro in Shizuoka Prefecture, burning around 90 hectares of land.

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Grass burning at Akiyoshidai plateau in western Japan

Grass burning at Akiyoshidai plateau in western Japan

A large-scale grass burning event takes place at Akiyoshidai plateau in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, to promote ...

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80,000 plum trees woo visitors in western Japan

80,000 plum trees woo visitors in western Japan

Around 80,000 plum trees woo visitors in Wakayama Prefecture.

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Sun pillar phenomenon in northern Japan

Sun pillar phenomenon in northern Japan

A sun pillar appears in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido as temperatures drop to around 30 degrees below zero...

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