Stadium plans for former Tsukiji fish market

Stadium plans for former Tsukiji fish market

Developers announced large-scale redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market on May 1.11 companie...

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Damage at Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple

Damage at Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple

The Niomon gate at Hattasan Sonei-ji Temple in Shizukoa prefecture was reported vandalized on May 1.The temple’s entranc...

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Ryukyu Kingdom artworks returned from U.S. unveiled to media

Ryukyu Kingdom artworks returned from U.S. unveiled to media

Eighteen artworks, including royal portraits depicting the successive kings of the Ryuku Kingdom, were unveiled to the m...

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Chinese travelers head to Japan for Labor Day holidays

Chinese travelers head to Japan for Labor Day holidays

S/ Morimoto Takahiro, Nippon TV Reporter / At an airport in Beijing, many people are lined up at departure counters for ...

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Bridal fashion designer Katsura Yumi dies at 94

Bridal fashion designer Katsura Yumi dies at 94

Japanese bridal fashion designer and pioneer Katsura Yumi died at age 94 on April 26. Her company’s website informed abo...

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Bear attacks mini truck in Hokkaido

Bear attacks mini truck in Hokkaido

A dashcam on a car that was driving in Hokkaido caught a shocking scene.A brown bear came running to attack the mini tru...

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Godzilla rips through Tokyo Metropolitan building

Godzilla rips through Tokyo Metropolitan building

A projection mapping of a 100-meter-tall Godzilla ripped through the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on April 27.The spect...

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   Rollercoaster stops near top in Hokkaido

Rollercoaster stops near top in Hokkaido

A rollercoaster with 18 riders on board stopped suddenly near the top of the structure on April 29 at the Rusutsu Resort...

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Japanese YEN hits record low at 160-yen against US dollar before reversing course

Japanese YEN hits record low at 160-yen against US dollar before reversing course

The Japanese yen temporarily broke through the 160-yen milestone against the US dollar on April 29, before reversing cou...

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Japans active job openings-to-applicants ratio increases for first time in over a year

Japans active job openings-to-applicants ratio increases for first time in over a year

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare said that Japan’s active job openings-to-applicants ratio for March was 1.28 t...

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