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Nursery waiting lists fall below 3,000 children
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A survey by Japan’s welfare ministry showed Tuesday that the number of children...
August 30, 2022
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Foreign students finally returning to Japanese universities
Many foreign students have returned to their Japanese universities for the first time in two years, ...
August 30, 2022
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Ban to be lifted on private weather firms providing forecasting services related to floods, landslides
The Japan Meteorological Agency has decided to lift a ban on private weather-information companies ...
August 29, 2022
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Atomic bomb survivors voice anger over breakdown of NPT meeting
Hibakusha survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki have expressed their anger abou...
August 28, 2022
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Facilities to convey eruption disaster open at Mt. Ontake
Two visitor centers were opened at Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu pre...
August 28, 2022
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Kappa flyers seeking witness reports posted in Iwate
“We are looking for kappa.” “About 60 centimeters tall, sex unknown.” Flyers designed like wanted po...
August 28, 2022
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Karaoke establishment offers sewing machine class
A coronavirus-stricken karaoke establishment is offering a sewing machine class in Nagoya to capture...
August 28, 2022
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Ukraine war keeps Japanese fishers from regular saury haul
NEMURO, Hokkaido — Hauls of saury have begun to arrive at Hanasaki Port in Nemuro, Hokkaido, which h...
August 28, 2022
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Japanese American leaders bridging 2 nations
The internment of Japanese Americans, which began 80 years ago, has left lessons in U.S. history of ...
August 28, 2022
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Tokyo, Moscow agree on handover of bodies believed to be Kazu I accident victims
The Japanese and Russian governments have agreed that the bodies of three people who were believed t...
August 27, 2022
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Municipal officials return to Futaba over a decade after 3/11 disaster
FUKUSHIMA — The local government in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, held an opening ceremony at its ne...
August 27, 2022
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Japanese chestnut sweets come into season
Kurikinton chestnut sweets are prepared by workers at Kawakamiya Co., a long-established maker of wa...
August 27, 2022
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English stickers on police cars to let tourists know who to call in emergencies
Police patrol cars in Kyoto Prefecture will be getting English stickers that indicate what number to...
August 27, 2022
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Abe shooting could have been prevented, report says
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The deadly shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July could ...
August 26, 2022
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Digital textbooks for English to be standard for 5th grade and up
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The education ministry plans to start the full-fledged use of digital textbooks...
August 26, 2022
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