7-Eleven to collect waste oil
Japanese convenience store chain giant 7-Eleven started collecting waste oil together with petroleum company Eneos on Ja...
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Emperor and Empress fly to Kobe to attend earthquake Memorial Ceremony
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako flew from Haneda Airport on the morning of January 16 to attend the Memorial Ceremon...
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Mt. Fuji ashfall forecasts considered for wide areas
The Japan Meteorological Agency started its meetings to establish ashfall alerts and forecasts in preparation for a pote...
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Narita Airport encourages Chiba tourism with taxi app
Narita Airport and its home of Chiba Prefecture are encouraging travelers to use a taxi app to increase tourism within t...
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Ex-bank employee arrested over 260-million-yen theft
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a former employee for stealing cash and other items from a MUFG Ba...
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Troops jump from sky in first parachute training of 2025
Ground Self-Defense Force members jumped from aircraft in the sky during their first parachute training of 2025 on Janua...
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Japan's ruling lawmakers visit China for exchanges
Japan's ruling lawmakers visited China starting January 13 for talks with members of the Chinese Communist Party.The Lib...
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Japan's Emperor and Empress attend viola concert
Japan's Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako attended a viola concert on January 13.The two attended 85-year-old violist ...
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Tokyo to subsidize up to 3 million yen per year for study abroad
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering offering stipends of up to 3.15 million yen per year to Tokyoites study...
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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake triggers tsunami in southwest Japan
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture at 9:19PM local time triggered a tsunami a...
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