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TRADITIONAL FIRE SWINGING RITUAL HELD IN KUMAMOTO
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March 24, 2026
Japan to Designate More Underground Shelters
Tokyo, March 24 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese government plans to designate more underground facilities as temporary emergency shelters that will protect people in case of armed attacks.
Japan-U.S. Kids' Cherry Blossom Haiku Exhibit Opens in Washington
Washington, March 23 (Jiji Press)--An exhibition of haiku poems and drawings themed on cherry blossoms by Japanese and U.S. elementary school children began at the Japan Information and Culture Center in Washington on Monday.
HEADLINES
- POLITICS
- Trump Sends ICE Officers to Airports across US amid Staff Shortages
- ECONOMY
- Japan Govt Begins Work on Stopgap Budget, 1st Such Financing Measure in 11 Years
- SPORTS
- MLB: Dodgers' Roki Sasaki Allows 5 Runs in 2 Innings in Spring Training Game
- OTHER
- At Least 66 Dead after Colombian Military Plane Crashes just after Takeoff
NATIONAL
- Japan to Designate More Underground Shelters
- Japan-U.S. Kids' Cherry Blossom Haiku Exhibit Opens in Washington
- Japan Begins Preparing Stopgap Budget
- Japan to Prioritize High-Risk Patients for Heart Transplants
- Japan Govt OKs Bill for Wider Drone No-Fly Zones
BUSINESS
- Toyota to Funnel 1 B. Dollars into 2 U.S. Plants
- INTERVIEW: Sumitomo Life Eying 20-B.-Yen AI Investment
- Japan's Suzuki Motor Unveils 2nd Biogas Plant in India
- Sharp to Promote Kawamura to President and CEO
- Soaring Oil Prices Seen Forcing 25 Pct of Transport Firms into Red
MARKETS
AFP-JIJI PRESS NEWS JOURNAL
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| Israel to advance ground operations in Lebanon after striking key bridge |
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| Cuba hit by second nationwide blackout in a week |
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| Toronto mayor seeks to block US immigration agents at city's World Cup matches |
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| Damaged Russian tanker to be towed to Libya-- state-owned company |
