Firefly squids washed ashore on central Japan island

Firefly squids washed ashore on central Japan island

Massive amounts of firefly squids wash up on the shore of Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.

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Tokyo's Ueno Park to allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year

Tokyo's Ueno Park to allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year

Tokyo's Ueno Park will allow visitors to drink while seeing cherry blossoms this year for the first time in four years.

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New supercomputer expected to improve accuracy of linear rainband prediction

New supercomputer expected to improve accuracy of linear rainband prediction

The Japan Meteorological Agency begins using a new supercomputer expected to improve the accuracy of predicting linear r...

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90 hectares of mountain burned in west of Tokyo

90 hectares of mountain burned in west of Tokyo

A controlled burn takes place in Mt. Omuro in Shizuoka Prefecture, burning around 90 hectares of land.

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Grass burning at Akiyoshidai plateau in western Japan

Grass burning at Akiyoshidai plateau in western Japan

A large-scale grass burning event takes place at Akiyoshidai plateau in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, to promote ...

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80,000 plum trees woo visitors in western Japan

80,000 plum trees woo visitors in western Japan

Around 80,000 plum trees woo visitors in Wakayama Prefecture.

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Sun pillar phenomenon in northern Japan

Sun pillar phenomenon in northern Japan

A sun pillar appears in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido as temperatures drop to around 30 degrees below zero...

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Godzilla Megamullion features named after monster's body parts

Godzilla Megamullion features named after monster's body parts

The topographic features of the Godzilla Megamullion, a gigantic seabed formation located about 600 kilometers southeast...

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Wild boar attacks snowboarders at ski resort

Wild boar attacks snowboarders at ski resort

A wild boar appears at the Ikenotaira Onsen Ski Area in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture and attacks visitors using the slopes.

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Nearly 2,000 nishikigoi carp awe visitors

Nearly 2,000 nishikigoi carp awe visitors

Nearly 2,000 nishikigoi carp exhibited in a show in Tokyo awe visitors.

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