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South Korea’s Support for Hospitals Increases Number of Brain-Dead Organ Donors; Japan Lacks Such Systems
SEOUL/TOKYO — Organ donations from brain-dead donors have increased in South Korea as a result of...
June 10, 2024
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16 Years Have Passed Since Akihabara Stabbings in Japan; Attacker’s Friend Hopes to Prevent Crimes Through Volunteer Work
A friend of the man responsible for killing or injuring 17 people in Akihabara in 2008 became a v...
June 10, 2024
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Akihabara Fatal Rampage Victims Remembered 16 Years On
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Victims of the 2008 fatal rampage in Tokyo’s busy Akihabara district were re...
June 10, 2024
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Japanese Entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa’s Ferrari Overturns in Race; Maezawa Taken to Sendai Hospital
SENDAI — Entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa was hospitalized in Sendai on Sunday afternoon after his car...
June 10, 2024
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Japan’s Revised Immigration Law Sparks Deportation Worries
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s revised immigration control and refugee recognition law, set to take f...
June 9, 2024
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Draft of Shibasaburo Kitasato’s Letter to Be Open to Public
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A draft of a letter from bacteriologist Shibasaburo Kitasato, the face of Japa...
June 9, 2024
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Rainy Season Begins in Shikoku Region of Japan; Season Already Started in Okinawa, Kyushu
The rainy season has begun in the Shikoku region, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) announced...
June 9, 2024
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South Korean Organ Donation Agency Head Comments on Transplant Situation in Japan; ROK Conducts 10 Times More Per Capita Transplants
SEOUL — The head of the official organ donation agency in South Korea, which has a strong record ...
June 9, 2024
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Survey: Nearly 50％ of Respondents Harassed by Customers; Some Companies Formulating Countermeasures For Growing Social Problem
Nearly 50% of respondents were harassed by customers in the past two years, according to a survey...
June 8, 2024
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North Korean Tankers spotted at Russia’s Vostochny Port; Brazen Oil Product Smuggling Becomes the Norm
Several North Korean oil tankers that allegedly violated U.N. Security Council resolutions visite...
June 7, 2024
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Escaped Capybara from Animal Theme Park in Nikko, Japan, Found Dead; Park Staff Retrieved Animal from Nearby Parking Lot
NIKKO, Tochigi — A capybara that escaped from the animal theme park Osaru Land & Animal Town, als...
June 7, 2024
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UNESCO Panel Highly Evaluates Sado Gold Mine Site
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—An advisory panel to UNESCO has highly evaluated Japan’s bid to get the Sado g...
June 7, 2024
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Tokyo’s Plunging Fertility Rate Sets Off Alarm Bells; Big Cities Put Drag on National Rate
Japan’s fertility rate continues to drop, and the latest health ministry figures are setting off ...
June 7, 2024
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7 Reportedly Injured in Explosion at Shipbuilding Plant in Osaka; Ship Said to be ‘On Fire’
OSAKA - Seven people were reportedly injured in an explosion at a shipbuilding plant in Osaka Cit...
June 6, 2024
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Man Caring for Horses for Meat at Ranch Falls Unconscious after Being Kicked in Face by Horse in Kumamoto Pref.
A man taking care of horses for meat fell unconscious after being kicked in the face by a horse a...
June 6, 2024
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