Retro Japan: 130-km irrigation channels in Oita Pref. show centuries of civil engineering
A network of irrigation channels running through this southwest Japan city over a stretch of more than 130 kilometers in total showcas･･･ ...
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Athletics: Kipchumba edges out Wakabayashi to win Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon
in Oita, southwestern Japan. (Kyodo) OITA (Kyodo) -- Kenya's Vincent Kipchumba pulled away from Aoyama Gakuin University senior Hiroki Wakabayashi with a little more than 1 kilometer to go en ...
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Hovercraft to float back to Oita Prefecture in December
OITA—After a 15-year hiatus, hovercraft are making a comeback as Oita Prefecture prepares to reopen what will be Japan’s only passenger route for the watercraft as early as December.
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Japan's factory activity extends decline, optimism weakens, PMI shows
TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in 10 months on sluggish demand, a private-sector survey showed on Monday, with business confidence hitting a more than ...
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Foreign tourists to Japan hit record 37m in 2024, up 47% on weak yen
TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...
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Billboard Japan Hot 100
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USA Today23d
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits southern Japan, tsunami advisory issued
A strong earthquake rattled southern Japan on Monday, the United States Geological Survey is reporting. The notable quake registered a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, the USGS said and was recorded ...
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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwest Japan on Monday, the country's Meteorological Agency has said. The earthquake hit at 9.19 pm local time (3:19 pm CET), it added. Tsunami warnings were ...
Bloomberg L.P.21d
Tourists to Japan Hit Record 37 Million, Crowding Locales
A record number of visitors came to Japan in 2024, thanks to surging post-pandemic global tourism and a decline in the yen that’s making the island nation an attractive and affordable destination.
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Biggest flu outbreak in 25 years hits Japan
Japan in the last week of December experienced the biggest influenza outbreak since comparable data became available 25 years ago, health authorities said Thursday. The latest health ministry ...