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Back to SearchKyushu Expressway to Fully Reopen Fri. Some 2 Weeks after Quake
The Kumamoto prefectural government said Thursday that the Kyushu Expressway will be fully reopened to traffic for ordinary vehicles Friday morning, …
16 hours ago
Emergency Heavy Rain Warning Issued in Chiba
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued an emergency heavy rain warning for 16 cities in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Thursday evening.
16 hours ago
Japan Mulls Covering Local Govts' Revenue Losses from Tax Cut
The Japanese government is considering covering revenue losses at local governments resulting from a planned consumption tax cut, according to inform…
16 hours ago
Futenma Shutdown Sought 22 Years after U.S. Helicopter Crash
Okinawa International University President Hajime Asato called for the immediate closure of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma air station, at a gatherin…
17 hours ago
Brussels Flower Carpet Pays Homage to Hokusai's "Great Wave"
A popular flower carpet event kicked off in Brussels on Thursday, featuring a design inspired by an iconic work of renowned traditional Japanese ukiy…
19 hours ago
Japanese Crown Prince Declines to Discuss Revised Law
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino declined to discuss the revised Imperial House Law, enacted last month, at a press conference at the Akasaka East Resi…
19 hours ago
Quake-Hit Kumamoto's Tourism Sector Suffers 6-B.-Yen Blow
Amid the summer holiday season, the tourism industry in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is suffering a 6-billion-yen blow from the recent ma…
20 hours ago
83-Year-Old VTuber Posts Wartime Memories of Manchuria
An 83-year-old virtual YouTuber, or VTuber, who was born in Manchuria, now northeastern China, during World War II and returned to Japan at an early …
20 hours ago
Google Opens 1st Directly Run Store outside U.S. in Tokyo
U.S. technology giant Google LLC opened its first directly run store outside the United States in Tokyo's Omotesando fashionable district Thursday.
21 hours ago
44 Pct Support Passage of Secondary Capital Bill: Jiji Poll
A Jiji Press survey showed Thursday that 44.8pctof respondents welcomed the recent enactment of a bill to create a secondary capital of Japan that wo…
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