Smoke halts shinkansen bullet train in Gifu, central Japan
Smoke was seen rising from a shinkansen bullet train stopped at Gifu-Hashima Station in Gifu Prefecture on the night of ...
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World's largest manga fan fest Comic Market celebrates 50th year
S/ Suzuki Kiwamu, NTV Reporter / The Comic Market celebrating its 50th anniversary is underway. The venue is lively with...
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Mountain access restricted after bear attacks hiker in Hokkaido
In Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, a bear appeared on a peach farm.S/ Farmer/ A bear climbed up, and the branch split here...
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College students arrested for stealing from Osaka Expo
S/ Reporter/ A car carrying Natori is coming out of the Osaka Prefectural Police Konohana station.Natori Toshiyasu, a 21...
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Emperor vows to pass down WWII memories on 80th anniversary
Japan observed the 80th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on August 15.A total of 3,358 bereaved relatives of...
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McDonalds sets a strict purchase limit on Pokemon happy meals
McDonald’s Japan set a stricter purchase limit of three happy meal sets per group for the second launch of its Pokemon c...
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Farm minister Koizumi visits Yasukuni Shrine on August 15
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi Shinjiro visited Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on August 15.He was th...
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Over 100 fish die in Osaka Castle moat causing intense smells
An unusual scene appeared at Osaka Castle on the morning of August 13.S/ NNN Reporter/ A large number of fish are dead i...
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Thousands stranded at Osaka Expo, dozens taken to hospital after subway disruption
Thousands of visitors to the Osaka World Expo were stranded after the Osaka Metro Chuo Line got disrupted on August 13.T...
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Families trek to JAL flight 123 crash site on 40th anniversary of accident
On August 12, 1985, JAL flight 123 traveling from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to Osaka crashed midflight, resulting in the de...
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