250 people climb Mt. Iwaki in northern Japan to see sunrise
A total of 250 people climb Mt. Iwaki in Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, to see the sunrise and pray for bountiful ha...
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Halloween event underway at Tokyo Disneyland
A Halloween event gets underway at Tokyo Disneyland in Chiba Prefecture.
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Operators to scrap non-reserved seats on Nozomi bullet train during long holidays
Operators announce that they will scrap non-reserved seats on the Nozomi bullet train during long holidays.
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New works by Yokoo Tadanori unveiled in museum in Tokyo
102 new works by Japanese contemporary artist Yokoo Tadanori are unveiled in a museum in Tokyo.
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Drunk walking contest held in western Japan
A drunk walking contest takes place in Hiroshima Prefecture, western Japan, to decide who best reenacts the staggering o...
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Restaurant operator Watami offers new scallop dishes amid China import ban
Restaurant operator Watami is offering eight new menu items that use Hokkaido scallops for a limited time amid China's i...
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Rarely seen fairy pittas on display in western Japan
Rarely seen fairy pittas are on display at a zoo in Kochi, western Japan.
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Osaka preps for World Expo 2025 with mascot plushies and gold coins
A store that sells plushies of the mascot of the 2025 World Exposition and gold coins opens ahead of the Osaka Expo.
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400 scarecrows line up along road in northern Japan
400 scarecrows line up along a road in Aomori Prefecture.
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