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Public Schools in Hokkaido Increasingly Using Air Conditioners Amid Hotter Weather; Local Government Earmarks Funds for Equipment
SAPPORO — An increasing number of public schools in Hokkaido have been installing air conditioner...
July 24, 2024
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Typhoon Gaemi Expected to Approach Okinawa Islands Most Closely on Wednesday Afternoon; JAL, ANA Cancel 100 Flights
Typhoon Gaemi is expected to approach Miyako and Ishigaki islands and their surrounding areas in ...
July 24, 2024
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Freight Train Derails in Yamaguchi City; No Injuries Reported but Services Disrupted on Some Lines
YAMAGUCHI — A freight train derailed at around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday at JR Shin-Yamaguchi Stati...
July 24, 2024
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Miyagi Pref. Assembly Member Resigns; Caught Playing ‘Tsum Tsum’ during Session by Kids
SENDAI — A 73-year-old town assembly member in Miyagi Prefecture resigned on Wednesday after elem...
July 24, 2024
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Hiroshima Mayor Calls for Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
Hiroshima, July 23 (Jiji Press) — Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui called for the abolition of nucle...
July 24, 2024
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Suicide of Japan Employee Linked to ‘Customer Harassment’; Authorities Attribute Mental Illness to Relentless Complaints
The suicide of a then 24-year-old male employee in 2020 has been recognized as stemming from ment...
July 24, 2024
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Japan’s Exam for Care Workers to Be Heavily Revised as More Foreigners Sought; Test-takers Will Be Able to Pass in Parts
The government has decided to drastically revise the national exam system for certifying care wor...
July 23, 2024
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Former Chairperson of Japan’s Universal Entertainment Failed to Report ¥5 Bil.; Taxation Bureau Says Company in Hong Kong Used
Kazuo Okada, the founder and former chairperson of Universal Entertainment Corp., failed to repor...
July 23, 2024
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Japan Govt Issues Nationwide Heatstroke Alert; First Time in Hokkaido This Year
Japan’s Environment Ministry and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued heatstroke alerts for 41 ...
July 23, 2024
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Tokaido Shinkansen Line Resumes Service
The Tokaido Shinkansen line resumed operation from the first train on Tuesday.
...July 23, 2024
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883 Workers in Japan Recorded as Suffering from Work-Related Mental Health Issues; Highest on Record
The number of workers recognized as suffering from work-related stress, depression and other ment...
July 23, 2024
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Shipments of Watermelons Reach Peak in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture; Refreshing Fruit Key to Beating Extreme Summer Heat
Tens of thousands of watermelons fresh from the fields are seen in a sorting facility in Obanazaw...
July 22, 2024
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Govt Issues Heat Stroke Alert Across Japan; Central Tokyo Expected to Reach 35 C
Temperatures rose nationwide from Monday morning, with the government issuing a heat stroke alert...
July 22, 2024
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University Team Creates Heatstroke Prediction Website; Forecast Shows Expected Number Of Heat Hospitalizations 6 Days Ahead
A team of researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology is now providing six-day forecasts of...
July 22, 2024
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Tokaido Shinkansen Suspends Service After Maintenance Trains Collide; Restoration Work Expected to Continue Until Evening (Update 1)
The Tokaido Shinkansen is not running between Hamamatsu and Nagoya stations after maintenance tra...
July 22, 2024
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