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Japanese police to enhance measures against online instructions for homemade weapons
A National Police Agency security inspection report on the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister S...
August 26, 2022
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Firefighters’ rope-bridge competition held in Tokyo
Firefighters compete in the rope-bridge race at the 50th National Rescue Meet, an event held Friday ...
August 26, 2022
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Shortage of organ donors needs to be addressed immediately
A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization called the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association is s...
August 26, 2022
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Ukrainian refugees positive about life in Japan despite financial difficulties, new schools, learning Japanese
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a total of 1,775 Ukrainian refugees had entered Japan by Aug...
August 26, 2022
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Nara police chief resigns over Abe shooting
Nara prefectural police chief Tomoaki Onizuka announced his resignation Thursday following the fata...
August 25, 2022
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Genderless school swimwear drawing attention
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Genderless school swimwear developed by a Tokyo company is attracting attention...
August 25, 2022
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Driver in fatal bus accident might have had medical emergency at the wheel
NAGOYA — A bus that overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Nagoya on Monday was lurching for...
August 25, 2022
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Ukraine’s ‘Japanese Road’ serves as reminder of work done by detainees after WWII
In the eastern part of Ukraine, there is a road said to have been constructed by Japanese detainees ...
August 24, 2022
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Govt eyes restart of 7 nuclear reactors
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to bring seven additional nuclea...
August 24, 2022
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Ishikawa gov. sends get-well grapes to Kishida
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is recovering from an infection with the novel coronavirus, remote...
August 24, 2022
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Student’s AED map saves man’s life
The Tokyo Fire Department has presented a letter of appreciation to elementary school vice principal...
August 24, 2022
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Chanson singer makes his mark by running 3,058 km in a month
Chanson singer Katsuyuki Kurai ran an amazing 3,000-plus kilometers in a single month in May. The si...
August 23, 2022
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Police raid bus operator over crash on Nagoya Expressway
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Police on Tuesday raided the operator of a bus, a day after it overturned and ...
August 23, 2022
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Unification Church under fire over donations, ‘spiritual sales’
In the wake of the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Unification Church has co...
August 23, 2022
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Health ministry to create monitoring system to manage supplies of drugs, test kits
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to create a system to centrally monitor the production ...
August 23, 2022
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