Wajima lacquerware entrance ceremony finally held eight months on
A lacquerware craftsmanship training facility in Japan's Wajima City has finally held its long-delayed entrance ceremony ...
Huge mural featuring 'One Piece' characters debuts at Japan's Kumamoto Airport
A giant illustration featuring characters from the popular manga series "One Piece" has been installed at Kumamoto Airport in ...
Prize yellowtail fetches 2 million yen in Japan auction
A fishing port in central Japan was vibrant amid the haul of winter yellowtail. The delicacy brought new excitement to an ...
Mainichi wins prize for photo showing central Japan city gutted by post-quake fire
The Kansai Press Photographers Association announced the winners of this fiscal year's awards for distinguished press photos ...
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Ceramic Artist Given Funds To Restore Quake-Hit Kiln; Suzuyaki Maker Vows To Foster Young Craftspeople
Craftsman Takashi Shinohara, who makes traditional pottery called suzuyaki, received a donation of $25,000 (about ¥3.9 ...
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M4.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Noto Peninsula; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture at 9:52 a.m. on Saturday. Its epicenter was in the ...
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Crucial budget session begins in Japan as minority government vies for opposition support
In upcoming policy speech, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba expected to announce raise in income threshold for tax payments - ...
Earthquake reported near WA's Mount St. Helens
MORTON, Wash. - An earthquake struck near Morton, Washington Wednesday morning. According to the United States Geological ...
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M4.8 Quake Hits Japan’s Ishikawa Pref.; Epicenter Is Off the Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Ishikawa Prefecture at 5:31 p.m. on Thursday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.
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Court upholds rejection of call to halt Miyagi Pref. nuclear reactor
The Sendai High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court ruling rejecting local residents' call to halt a nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan. The decision followed a ruling by the Sendai District ...