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Japan: Large Swarm of Fish Appears in Osaka’s Dotonbori River

An unusual sight was seen in the Dotonbori River, Minami district of central Osaka, on Thursday, December 18, as a large number of fish filled the river. According to experts, "It is possible that mullet, which are sensitive to temperature changes, have escaped to a relatively warmer place in response to the drop in water temperature."

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Japan: Earthquake Strikes Aomori, Tsunami Advisory Issued for Coastal Areas 2

A strong earthquake struck Aomori and other parts of northern Japan on Friday, December 12. According to the USGS, the magnitude was 6.7. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory for the Pacific coast of Aomori Prefecture, Iwate Prefecture, the central Pacific coastal areas of Hokkaido, and Miyagi Prefecture.

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Japan: Cold Front Brings Heavy Snow, Weather Warnings to Northern Region 2

A strong cold front moved into northern Japan, bringing heavy snow. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a weather warning for some areas, including Hokkaido and Aomori on Tuesday, November 18.

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Japan: Storm System Brings Intense Lightning to Southwestern Region

The Japan Meteorological Agency issued weather alerts for Nagasaki and Kumamoto Prefectures in southwestern Japan on Wednesday, September 10, as a Linear Precipitation Band brought severe downpour to the area. Officials also warned residents across a wide area along the Sea of Japan coast for flooding in low-lying areas, and swelling and overflowing rivers due to heavy rain with lightning.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Executives of the Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition apologize during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 14, 2025. Some visitors were left stranded at the expo site throughout the previous night due to a service disruption on Osaka Metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole access to the venue.

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Osaka expo after subway disruption

Visitors board a shuttle bus near the site of the World Exposition in Osaka in the small hours of Aug. 14, 2025, after services were suspended the previous night on the Osaka Metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole direct train access from the city center to the expo site on Yumeshima, an artificial island.

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Osaka expo after subway disruption

Motoharu Hori (R), head of operations at Osaka Metro, bows in apology during a press conference in Osaka on Aug. 14, 2025. The metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole access to the site of the World Exposition in Osaka and the city center, suspended its service the previous night due to a power failure, leaving some visitors stranded at the expo site all night.

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Osaka expo after subway disruption

Visitors leave the site of the World Exposition in Osaka in the early morning of Aug. 14, 2025, after the Osaka Metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole direct train access from the expo site on Yumeshima, an artificial island, to the city center, resumed services following a power outage that began at 9:30 p.m. the previous day.

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Osaka expo after subway disruption

Visitors wait in line to enter a pavilion at the World Exposition in Osaka, in the small hours of Aug. 14, 2025, as it was opened for people to shelter in after services were suspended on the Osaka Metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole direct train access from the expo site on Yumeshima, an artificial island, to the city center.

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Osaka expo after subway disruption

Visitors wait in line for a shuttle bus near an entrance gate of the World Exposition in Osaka on the night of Aug. 13, 2025, after services were suspended on the Osaka Metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole direct train access from the city center to the expo site on Yumeshima, an artificial island.

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Osaka expo after subway disruption

Visitors wait in line for taxis in front of the entrance gate of the World Exposition in Osaka on the night of Aug. 13, 2025, after services were suspended on the Osaka Metro's Chuo Line, which offers sole direct train access from the city center to the expo site on Yumeshima, an artificial island.

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Regular press conference by the Governor of the Bank of Japan June 17, 2025

Regular meeting of the Governor of the Bank of Japan. June 17, 2025. Photo shows Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda answering questions.=June 17,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Regular press conference by the Governor of the Bank of Japan June 17, 2025

Regular press conference by the Governor of the Bank of Japan. June 17, 2025. Photo shows Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda answering questions.=June 17,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Exterior view of the Bank of Japan Head Office

Exterior view of the Bank of Japan Head Office=June 17,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Regular press conference by the Governor of the Bank of Japan June 17, 2025

Regular meeting of the Governor of the Bank of Japan. June 17, 2025. Photo shows Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda leaving the meeting.=June 17,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Exterior view of the Bank of Japan Head Office

Exterior view of the Bank of Japan Head Office=June 17,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Regular press conference by the Governor of the Bank of Japan June 17, 2025

Regular press conference by the Governor of the Bank of Japan. June 17, 2025. Photo shows Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda answering questions.=June 17,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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World Exposition in Osaka

Access to Osaka Metro Chuo Line's Yumeshima Station is restricted on May 31, 2025, as the World Exposition in the western Japan city is congested throughout the day, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Access to Osaka Metro Chuo Line's Yumeshima Station is restricted on May 31, 2025, as the World Exposition in the western Japan city is congested throughout the day, with the daily number of visitors topping 150,000 for the first time since the expo's opening on April 13.

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High-rise condominiums in Tokyo

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 21, 2025, shows high-rise condominium buildings (front, C) under construction in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

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World Exposition opens in Osaka

Osaka Metro Chuo Line's Yumeshima Station is crowded with passengers leaving the venue of the 2025 World Exposition on the opening day of the six-month event on the Yumeshima artificial island in Osaka, western Japan, on April 13, 2025.

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Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

KOMAKI, Japan, April 7 Kyodo - Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Japan: Fire Breaks Out at Construction Site Near Shinsaibashi Station in Osaka 4

A fire erupted at a 28-story high-rise construction site near Osaka's Shinsaibashi Station around noon on Wednesday, April 9. The flame was extinguished in about 30 minutes. All workers evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported.

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Japan: Fire Breaks Out at Construction Site Near Shinsaibashi Station in Osaka 3

A fire erupted at a 28-story high-rise construction site near Osaka's Shinsaibashi Station around noon on Wednesday, April 9. The flame was extinguished in about 30 minutes. All workers evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported.

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Japan: Fire Breaks Out at Construction Site Near Shinsaibashi Station in Osaka 2

A fire erupted at a 28-story high-rise construction site near Osaka's Shinsaibashi Station around noon on Wednesday, April 9. The flame was extinguished in about 30 minutes. All workers evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported.

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Japan: Fire Breaks Out at Construction Site Near Shinsaibashi Station in Osaka

A fire erupted at a high-rise construction site near Osaka's Shinsaibashi Station around noon on Wednesday, April 9. The flame was extinguished in about 30 minutes. All workers evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported.

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Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan.

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Expressway ETC lanes closed in 8 Japanese prefectures

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Komaki in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on April 7, 2025, due to a system outage. A similar problem that started the previous day spread to over 100 interchanges in eight prefectures in Japan.

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ETC lanes closed at interchange in Tokyo due to system issue

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Fuchu, Tokyo, on April 6, 2025, due to a system problem.

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ETC lanes closed at interchange in Tokyo due to system issue

Electronic toll collection lanes are closed at a toll gate of the Chuo Expressway's interchange in Fuchu, Tokyo, on April 6, 2025, due to a system problem.

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Shizuoka Bank Hachijuni Bank Yamanashi Chuo Bank Conference

Fuji-Alps Alliance press conference. Photo shows, from front, Mr. Yoshiaki Furuya, President of Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Mr. Minoru Yagi, President of Shizuoka Bank, and Mr. Masaki Matsushita, President of Hachijuni Bank.=March 27,2025,Tokyo

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Shizuoka Bank Hachijuni Bank Yamanashi Chuo Bank Conference

Fuji-Alps Alliance press conference. Photo shows, from front, Mr. Yoshiaki Furuya, President of Yamanashi Chuo Bank, Mr. Minoru Yagi, President of Shizuoka Bank, and Mr. Masaki Matsushita, President of Hachijuni Bank.=March 27,2025,Tokyo

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Shizuoka Bank Hachijuni Bank Yamanashi Chuo Bank Conference

Fuji-Alps Alliance press conference. Photo shows Minoru Yagi, President of Shizuoka Bank.=March 27,2025,Tokyo

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Japan: Wildfire Breaks Out In Otsuki, Yamanashi, Burning More Than 80 Hectares 2

A wildfire broke out at Ozawa district in Otsuki city, Yamanashi, on February 26, burning 80 hectares of forest and destroying an empty house as of Friday.

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Japan: Wildfire Breaks Out In Otsuki, Yamanashi, Burning More Than 80 Hectares

A wildfire broke out at Ozawa district in Otsuki city, Yamanashi, on February 26, burning 80 hectares of forest and destroying an empty house as of Friday.

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High-rise apartments in Tokyo

File photo taken in October 2024 shows high-rise apartment buildings in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.

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Press Conference on the Change of President of DENKA

DENKA president-elect press conference. Photo shows Ikuo Ishida, president-elect of DENKA, at the press conference.=February 7,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Mitsubishi Chemical Group sells Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma to Bain Capital.

Mitsubishi Chemical Group sells Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma to Bain Capital. Photo shows Mitsubishi Chemical Group President Chikumoto at the press conference.=February 7,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Press Conference on the Change of President of DENKA

DENKA President-elect press conference. Photo shows Ikuo Ishida (right), president-elect of DENKA, and Toshio Imai, president of DENKA, at the press conference.=February 7,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Press Conference on the Change of President of DENKA

DENKA President-elect press conference. Photo shows Ikuo Ishida (right), president-elect of DENKA, and Toshio Imai, president of DENKA, shaking hands.=February 7,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Taiyo Life Insurance President Change Press Conference

Taiyo Life Insurance president change press conference. Photo shows Yasuro Tamura, President-elect (right) and Naoki Soejima, President, shaking hands.=January 31,2025,Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Taiyo Life Insurance President Change Press Conference

Taiyo Life Insurance president change press conference. Photo shows President-elect Yasuro Tamura (right) and President Naoki Soejima at the press conference.=January 31,2025,Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Shimizu Corporation president change press conference

Shimizu Corporation president change press conference. Photo shows, from right, Tatsuya Niimura, President and Representative Director, shaking hands with Kazuyuki Inoue, Chairman and Representative Director=January 31,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Shimizu Corporation president change press conference

Shimizu Corporation president change press conference. Photo shows, from right, Tatsuya Niimura, President and Representative Director; Kazuyuki Inoue, Chairman and Representative Director.answers questions.=January 31,2025,Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Taiyo Life Insurance President Change Press Conference

Taiyo Life Insurance president change press conference. Photo shows Yasuro Tamura, President-elect, at the press conference.=January 31,2025,Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

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Osaka Metro Chuo Line new 400 Series train headmark commemorating the opening of Yumeshima Station

Osaka Metro Chuo Line new 400 Series train headmark commemorating the opening of Yumeshima Station=January 30,2025,Osaka

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Osaka Metro Chuo Line New Train Series 400

Osaka Metro Chuo Line New Train Series 400=January 30,2025,Japan

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Osaka Metro Chuo Line New Train Series 400

Osaka Metro Chuo Line New Train Series 400=January 30,2025,Japan

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Osaka Metro Chuo Line New Train Series 400

Osaka Metro Chuo Line New Train Series 400=January 30,2025,Japan

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Japan: Truck Falls Into Large Sinkhole After Road Collapse In Saitama

A road in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, collapsed on Tuesday, January 28, creating a large sinkhole into which a truck carrying a man fell. Rescue efforts for the driver have been ongoing, but another section of the road nearby collapsed on Wednesday, temporarily halting the operation.