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Auburn Student Missing in Kyoto After Yamashina Station Sighting

Police say it is highly probable he left his family intentionally, with authorities continuing active searches as the family presses Japanese media and volunteers for tips.

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Local Preview Rides 'Yanbaru Tornado' at Junglia Okinawa Ahead of April 29 Opening

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Japan Lifts Week-Long Mega-Quake Alert After M6.2 Hokkaido Quake

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Iwate Wildfires Force 3,200 to Evacuate as Two Blazes Burn Into Fourth Day

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Giant Cretaceous Octopuses May Have Reached 19 Meters, Science Study Finds

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Japan Lifts Tsunami Alert After Northern Quake and Warns of Higher Mega-Quake Risk

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Magnitude 7.7 Quake Off Japan Prompts Tsunami Alerts and Rare Seven-Day Warning

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Hokkaido Wildfire Near Nosappu Cape Extinguished After Burning 328 Hectares

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Sanrio Founder Museum Opens in Yamanashi, Honoring 98-Year-Old Shintaro Tsuji

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Cherry Blossom Season Brings Reopening in Teltow, Delay in Bonn, Festival Halt in Japan

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Early Cherry Blossoms Reported in Japan as Warmth Brings Faster Start

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Sapporo Orders North Safari Sapporo to Remove All Illegal Structures by October

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JMA Declares Start of Tokyo's Cherry Blossom Season

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Sapporo Under Blizzard Warning as Storm Disrupts Travel Across Hokkaido

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Tokyo's Cherry-Blossom Season Declared Five Days Early

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Japan Officially Opens 2026 Cherry Blossom Season With First Blooms in Kochi, Gifu and Yamanashi

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Auburn Student Missing in Kyoto After Yamashina Station Sighting

Jangmi Makes Landfall in Wakayama and Triggers Japan’s Top Flood Alert

Tropical Storm Jangmi Batters Okinawa and Heads Toward Kyushu

United Adds San Francisco–Sapporo Nonstop and Daily Chicago–Narita Service

Noto Airport Becomes First to Bear Pokémon Name Starting July 7

Local Preview Rides 'Yanbaru Tornado' at Junglia Okinawa Ahead of April 29 Opening

Japan Lifts Week-Long Mega-Quake Alert After M6.2 Hokkaido Quake

Iwate Wildfires Force 3,200 to Evacuate as Two Blazes Burn Into Fourth Day

Giant Cretaceous Octopuses May Have Reached 19 Meters, Science Study Finds

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alert After Northern Quake and Warns of Higher Mega-Quake Risk

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Magnitude 7.7 Quake Off Japan Prompts Tsunami Alerts and Rare Seven-Day Warning

Hokkaido Wildfire Near Nosappu Cape Extinguished After Burning 328 Hectares

Sanrio Founder Museum Opens in Yamanashi, Honoring 98-Year-Old Shintaro Tsuji

Cherry Blossom Season Brings Reopening in Teltow, Delay in Bonn, Festival Halt in Japan

Early Cherry Blossoms Reported in Japan as Warmth Brings Faster Start

Sapporo Orders North Safari Sapporo to Remove All Illegal Structures by October

JMA Declares Start of Tokyo's Cherry Blossom Season

Sapporo Under Blizzard Warning as Storm Disrupts Travel Across Hokkaido

Tokyo's Cherry-Blossom Season Declared Five Days Early

Japan Officially Opens 2026 Cherry Blossom Season With First Blooms in Kochi, Gifu and Yamanashi

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