Japan Fights Its Largest Wildfire in More Than 30 Years
The fire, in a forested area of the coastal city of Ofunato, killed at least one person and prompted evacuation orders for ...
Japan GSDF member killed by falling machine gun during training
A falling machine gun fatally struck a safety officer during rope descent training at Ground Self-Defense Force (GSDF) Camp ...
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What to do in winter in Japan’s Nagano beyond skiing? Visit snow monkeys, onsen, shrines
The capital city of Nagano prefecture, it grew from the town built around Zenkoji, one of Japan's most revered Buddhist temples. Founded in the 7th century, the temple holds what is rumoured to be ...
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Japanese wolf perhaps not extinct, but proof remains elusive
Living in Nagano city, Kondo is a member of the Japanese Alpine Club, the Himalayan Association of Japan and the Japan Academic Society of Mountain Culture.
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1 killed in Japan's GSDF training
TOKYO, March 14 (Xinhua) -- A member of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Forces (GSDF) has been killed during a training exercise in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, the GSDF said Friday.
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46-year-old man arrested over Nagano Station stabbing spree
NAGANO--A 46-year ... major rail station in central Japan that left one person dead and two others injured. Nagano prefectural police identified the suspect as city resident Yusuke Yaguchi and ...
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When danger strikes, how should foreign visitors to Japan be alerted?
The assault in Nagano came a month after a random knife attack on two high school students at a McDonalds outlet in Kitakyushu City on Dec. 14, resulting in one fatality. The article ends by asking, ...