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Over 60% of Japan’s Hospitals Operating at Deficit as Cost of Living and Labor Rises, Survey Says
More than 60% of hospitals in Japan have been operating in the red due to the rising cost of livi...
March 13, 2025
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Heatstroke Prevention Measures to Be Required in Workplaces; Japan Health Ministry to Impose Penalties for Negligence
Businesses will be required to take steps to prevent heatstroke among their employees, and will f...
March 13, 2025
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Yamanaka Traditional Lacquerware Enhancing Wood Grain, Texture; Uses Technique of Turning Wood on Lathe, Shaping It with Blade
KAGA, Ishikawa — Ishikawa Prefecture is home to three major production areas for lacquerware, a t...
March 12, 2025
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Memorial Event in Fukushima City Marks 14 Yrs Since 2011 Earthquake; Ishiba Says Govt to Continue to Take Lead in Helping to Restore Living Environment of Residents
A memorial event to remember the victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake was held Tuesday...
March 11, 2025
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Sanriku Railway Train Guide Discusses Importance of Disaster Preparedness; 25-year-old Shares Experience of Great East Japan Earthquake
MIYAKO, Iwate Pref. — A woman who experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake as a child is now w...
March 11, 2025
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Services Held in Coastal Areas for Disaster Victims; Number of Yearly Events Declining As Relatives Age
SENDAI — Tuesday marked the 14th anniversary of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. People gath...
March 11, 2025
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Photographs: Prayers for 2011 Quake Victims
Prayers and flowers were offered at cenotaphs Tuesday, the day the Great East Japan Earthquake st...
March 11, 2025
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Survivor of March 11 Quake in Japan Reflects on Day of Disaster; A Police Officer Works to Pass on Lessons Learned
FUKUSHIMA — Kei Saito, a police officer with the Fukushima prefectural police, sees it as his mis...
March 11, 2025
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5 Prefectures Consider Accommodating Removed Fukushima Soil; Will Accept Under Certain Conditions, Yomiuri Shimbun Survey Finds
Five prefectures may consider hosting the final disposal sites for soil removed during decontamin...
March 11, 2025
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Graduation Certificates Help Reunite Ex-Classmates 80 Years after Great Tokyo Air Raid; Museum Curator’s Discovery Brings them Together
During the Great Tokyo Air Raid on March 10, 1945, incendiary bombs rained down mercilessly even ...
March 10, 2025
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‘Japan’s Most Dangerous Zoo’ to Close in September; Sapporo Zoo Operated without Permission for Nearly 20 Years
SAPPORO — A private zoo in Sapporo that advertised itself as “the most dangerous zoo in Japan” wi...
March 10, 2025
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Tokyo Memorial Service Held to Mark 80 Years Since Great Tokyo Air Raid; Organizers Hope for World Peace
A memorial service for victims of the Great Tokyo Air Raid was held Monday to mark 80 years since...
March 10, 2025
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Evacuation Order Fully Lifted in Ofunato After Large-Scale Wildfire Burns for Nearly 2 Weeks; Residents Begin to Return to Their Homes
The municipal government of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by a large-scale fore...
March 10, 2025
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Shinkansen: Tohoku Shinkansen Resumes Operation between Tokyo, Sendai Stations after Over-2-Hour Suspension (Update 1)
Tohoku Shinkansen has been suspended between Tokyo and Sendai stations since around 0:20 p.m. on ...
March 10, 2025
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Symposium Held to Discuss Yokohama’s Independence from Kanagawa Pref.; Mayor Calls Administration Management Inefficient
A symposium to deepen understanding of the “special city” system that Yokohama is aiming to legis...
March 10, 2025
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