Thunderstorm hits Tokyo, disrupting Haneda Airport operations

Thunderstorm hits Tokyo, disrupting Haneda Airport operations

Shimbashi, Tokyo at around 7:30 pm. on August 8.Reporter: Wow! It’s glowing incessantly.It lightens many times, it's a l...

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Thunder cancels flights at Haneda Airport

Thunder cancels flights at Haneda Airport

Thunder and torrential rain disrupted operations at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and cancelled flights on August 7 Operation...

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Record breaking temperatures observed in Japan

Record breaking temperatures observed in Japan

Japan experienced record-breaking heat, especially in the Kanto region in the east on July 29, due to very warm air flow...

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Torrential rain causes flooding in northern Japan

Torrential rain causes flooding in northern Japan

Torrential rain has been falling in northern Japan since July 24. In Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, two male police office...

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Empress Masako completes this years silk farming

Empress Masako completes this years silk farming

Empress Masako attended the imperial sericulture delivery ceremony on July 23.The ceremony marks the completion of this ...

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Plans for resorts at National Parks- Japan to encourage foreign tourists to rural areas

Plans for resorts at National Parks- Japan to encourage foreign tourists to rural areas

S/ Kishida Fumio, Prime Minister of Japan / To realize turning national parks into world class, please implement project...

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Ultra-rare half-male, half-female stag beetle found in Japan

Ultra-rare half-male, half-female stag beetle found in Japan

Visitor / It’s a stag beetle I’ve never seen.Visitor / It’s the first time I saw such a stag beetle so I was happy.This ...

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Emperor's Asian arowana to be shown at Ueno Zoo

Emperor's Asian arowana to be shown at Ueno Zoo

The Asian arowana fish, which was gifted to Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako during their goodwill visit to Indonesia...

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Climbing routes open on Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji

Climbing routes open on Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji

The climbing routes opened on July 10 on the Shizuoka Prefecture side of Mount Fuji.At 9 a.m., barricades that were inst...

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 Shizuoka Prefecture sees record heat

Shizuoka Prefecture sees record heat

Temperatures soared across Japan on July 4, with Shizuoka Prefecture seeing a record-breaking 39 degrees celsius.The mer...

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