Princess Kako cheers on local train during visit to Fukushima

Princess Kako cheers on local train during visit to Fukushima

Princess Kako, daughter of Crown Prince Akishino, made a visit to Fukushima Prefecture starting August 10.The princess v...

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130,000 pop-culture lovers gather at Comic Market

130,000 pop-culture lovers gather at Comic Market

NTV Reporter / Many people are using umbrellas and towels in this heat while they queue to enter the venue.Individuals o...

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Kyoto town resumes fireworks 11 years after explosion accident

Kyoto town resumes fireworks 11 years after explosion accident

A town in Kyoto Prefecture resumed the local firework festival on August 11 for the first time in 11 years.A gasoline ta...

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Megaquake warning affects railways

Megaquake warning affects railways

Some transportation systems, including the Shinkansen bullet trains, have been affected due to the announcement of an al...

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Wakayama beaches close following major quake warning

Wakayama beaches close following major quake warning

Beaches in the town of Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture were temporarily closed starting August 9. The move came after t...

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Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary

Nagasaki marks 79th A-bomb anniversary

Survivors of the atomic bombing, called hibakusha, and residents prayed for the dead at Nagasaki Peace Park on August 9...

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12 people injured in quake-hit Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures

12 people injured in quake-hit Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures

A house has collapsed in Kagoshima Prefecture after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwestern Japan on August 8.No...

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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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NEW FOOTAGE-M7.1 quake in Miyazaki -HIGH ALERTS for big quakes to continue- First "Nankai Trough extra information"

NEW FOOTAGE-M7.1 quake in Miyazaki -HIGH ALERTS for big quakes to continue- First "Nankai Trough extra information"

New footage shows the moments of the big quake hitting Miyazaki and other areas. A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook southw...

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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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