Fire breaks out at quake-hit paper mill in Kumamoto Prefecture
S/ Reporter / Flames are rising from a smokestack that is undergoing demolition work.According to the fire department, a...
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Sushiro to open first US location in New York
Sushiro, a major conveyor-belt sushi chain, announced plans to open its first US location in New York this October. Pric...
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Fire breaks out near Japan's most sacred shrine
Firefighters and police entered a shopping district near the Geku, or Outer Shrine, of Ise Grand Shrine in Mie Prefectur...
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Peaches stolen from multiple orchards in Japan just before harvest
A peach has been plucked off a tree.About 600 peaches just before harvest were stolen from this peach orchard in the cit...
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Record rain causes widespread flooding in Fukui Prefecture, 2 injured
In Fukui Prefecture in central Japan, 24-hour rainfall totals between August 29 and 30 set all-time records at five obse...
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Heavy rain falls on Hokkaido and other areas of Japan, more downpours expected
Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido experienced extremely heavy rainfall through the early morning hours of Augu...
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Kioxia and Sandisk execs inform PM Takaichi about 5 trillion yen investment plans
S/ Ota Hiroo, Kioxia Holdings CEO / We would like to make a further investment on the scale of 5 trillion yen.S/ Takaich...
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Japan issues highest-level rain warning as torrential rain slams Hokuriku
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its highest-level, Level 5 Emergency Warning for heavy rain in parts of Ishikawa ...
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Japan's ICC President rejects U.S. sanctions as Takaichi pledges action
Akane Tomoko, International Criminal Court President / There is no truth to the U.S. claim that the ICC is a corrupt pol...
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Japanese avant-garde artist Kusama Yayoi Dies at 97
Japanese artist Kusama Yayoi’s official website announced that she had passed away on August 14. Kusama was known around...
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