61 YO man with knife wanted to hurt "someone weaker"
A 61-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting a woman by spraying her with a spray can at a commercial facil...
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Lanterns released in river in Hiroshima on 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
Lanterns were released in a river in Hiroshima on the evening of August 6 to commemorate 80 years since the atomic bombi...
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PM Ishiba intends to convey message to mark 80 years since end of war
Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru/ I would like to think about how we can prevent war while considering the messages from ...
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Hiroshima observes 80 years since atomic bombing, mayor urges young people to take action
Hiroshima observes the 80th anniversary since the United States’ atomic bombing of the western Japanese city on August ...
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Panasonic announces AI rice cooker amidst Japans rice crisis
S/ Katayama Keiko, Reporter/ This rice is made with AI. This is made without AI. The rice made without AI seems to have ...
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Japan to shift toward increasing rice production after admitting shortage
S/ Ishiba Shigeru, Prime Minister / We had determined that the rice production volume was sufficient. Things like this b...
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Supermarket rice price rises for first time in 10 weeks
Japan’s agriculture ministry said on August 4 that the average rice price sold in supermarkets rose by 40 yen compared ...
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Unexploded ordnance found at Hiroshima University again
What appeared to be an unexploded ordnance was found during construction of a lecture building at Hiroshima University's...
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Japan bears grueling record-breaking summer heat
Japan bore grueling summer heat on August 5, as some areas topped 41 degrees celsius.Temperatures in the City of Isesaki...
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Firework barge catches fire inYokohama, injures one
Fire broke out on a fireworks launch barge during a festival in Yokohama on August 4, injuring one worker who was on boa...
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