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26.03.26 - 08:30
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Hokkaido Zoo Operator Accused of Unauthorized Development (Nippon)
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Sapporo, March 26 (Jiji Press)--Police in the northern Japan prefecture of Hokkaido have sent papers on the operator of a now-closed zoo and its 58-year-old former president to public prosecutors on suspicion of violating the city planning law, it was learned Thursday. Success Tourism Co. is alleged to have developed animal enclosures and other structures without permission since before the......
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10.03.26 - 13:18
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Lead Real Estate Co., Ltd Announces Delivery of EXCELSIOR NAKAMEGURO in Tokyo (GlobeNewswire EN)
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TOKYO, March 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lead Real Estate Co., Ltd (Nasdaq: LRE) (“LRE” or the “Company”), a Japanese real estate developer of residential properties across Tokyo, Kanagawa Prefecture and Sapporo, today announced that it executed a sales contract for its income-producing condominium property, EXCELSIOR NAKAMEGURO, on February 17, 2026. The Company completed the delivery of the property on February 27, 2026....
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02.03.26 - 08:00
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Kazumasa Nagai, Designer of Sapporo Olympics Symbol, Dies at 96 (Nippon)
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Tokyo, March 2 (Jiji Press)--Kazumasa Nagai, the Japanese graphic designer best known for creating the symbol for the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics, died of acute respiratory failure on Feb. 23. He was 96. Nagai was born in the western Japan city of Osaka in 1929. After dropping out of Tokyo University of the Arts, he joined textile maker Daiwabo Co., where he worked in graphic design. He......
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17.02.26 - 14:36
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Miura, Kihara Mark Major Milestone in Japan′s Pairs Skating History (Nippon)
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Milan, Feb. 17 (Jiji Press)--The gold medal victory of Japanese figure skating pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara at the Milan-Cortina Olympics marked a significant milestone in the country's pairs skating history. On Monday, Miura, 24, and Kihara, 33, won Japan's first Olympic medal of any color in pairs skating since the country first took part in the event at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics. T......
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04.02.26 - 06:00
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Sapporo Snow Festival Opens in Japan with 210 Sculptures (Nippon)
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Sapporo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--A popular annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, northernmost Japan, on Wednesday, showcasing 210 ice and snow sculptures across three venues. The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival, which runs until Feb. 11, is expected to attract over two million visitors, with free admission. At the main venue of Odori Park, five giant snow sculpture......
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21.01.26 - 16:36
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JIP Pushes Secondary Capital Plan in Election Pledges (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--The Japan Innovation Party on Wednesday released its pledges for the Feb. 8 House of Representatives election, featuring plans to realize early passage of legislation to establish a secondary capital to curb Tokyo's overconcentration. The JIP, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, listed Osaka, Fukuoka and Sapporo as candidate loca......
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21.01.26 - 16:03
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Epic Snow, Ramen, Legendary Beer: Air Canada Unveils its First-Ever Winter Seasonal Service to Sapporo (GlobeNewswire EN)
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MONTRÉAL, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Air Canada today announced the only non-stop flights from North America to Sapporo will begin December 2026, in time for travellers to experience Japan's world-recognized winter activities and experiences. Air Canada's new service will bring travellers directly to Japan's Hokkaido prefecture and the area's exceptional powder conditions, the renowned Sapporo Snow Festival, relaxing hot springs, and authentic culinary adventures. This new addition further boosts Air Canada's extensive international network and positions the airline as the carrier with the most non-stop Japanese destinations from the North American mainland....
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21.01.26 - 10:36
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Japan Has Tough Road Ahead to Achieve 60-M.-Visitor Goal (Nippon)
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Tokyo/Osaka/Kyoto/Sapporo, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--Japan still needs to overcome mounting challenges to achieving its goal of 60 million annual visitors by 2030, although the number of inbound tourists topped 40 million for the first time ever last year with their consumption growing to around 9.5 trillion yen. Worsening Tokyo-Beijing relations in the wake of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Tak......
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20.01.26 - 09:37
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Tokyo Police Arrest Man over Sexual Deepfakes of Celebrities (Nippon)
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Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)--Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 31-year-old man for allegedly creating deepfake pornography of female celebrities and posting them on the internet. The suspect, Tatsuro Chiba, from Sapporo, the capital of the northernmost Japan prefecture of Hokkaido, admitted the allegations against him, saying that he created the fake images to make money......
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