General News
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Golden Week Holiday Begins; Over 80% Seats Reserved for Major Airlines
Airports and train stations across the nation were crowded with people heading for their hometown...
April 27, 2024
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Yomiuri Proposal on Declining Population Receives Wide Support; Govts, Businesses Agree to Support Childcare, Child-Rearing
A proposal to address the nation’s declining population, which was published by The Yomiuri Shimb...
April 27, 2024
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5 SDF Members Disciplined for Leaking Specially Designated Secrets; Kihara: “I Take the Cases Very Seriously”
Two cases of leaking specially designated secrets, or classified security information, were detec...
April 27, 2024
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JR Tokaido Line Suspending Operation Due to Accident; Keihin Tohoku, Saikyo and Shonan Shinjuku Lines Affected
JR Tokaido Line has been suspending operation between Tokyo and Atami Stations due to an accident...
April 26, 2024
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Yokosuka Releases Video of AI-Generated Avatar Speaking English That Looks Just Like Mayor
The Yokosuka city government released a video on its website Tuesday of an avatar of Mayor Katsua...
April 26, 2024
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Population Decline Unavoidable, Must be Managed; Regional Areas Hit First, but Problem Affects Nation
Even if the trend of low birthrates can be controlled to some extent, long-term population declin...
April 26, 2024
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BOJ Decides to Maintain Monetary Policy after Dramatic Shift in March
The Bank of Japan decided to maintain its monetary policy at its meeting Friday, guiding overnigh...
April 26, 2024
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47 Cases of Children Being Abused by Religious Parents, Guidance Centers Say; ‘Inciting Fear, Restricting Freedom’ Most Common Form
Forty-seven cases of religious group members abusing their children were recorded by child guidan...
April 26, 2024
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Japanese Women Struggle to Balance Work, Finances, Family amid Sinking Birthrate
To curb the acceleration of declining birthrates and stem population decrease, it is crucial to o...
April 26, 2024
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A Yomiuri Shimbun Proposal: All Hands on Deck to Address Declining Population
The decline in Japan’s population shows no sign of reversing or even stopping. Some estimates sug...
April 26, 2024
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News Organizations Worldwide Discuss Generative AI at INMA Conference; Outline Role in Fact Checking
LONDON — Representatives from major news organizations around the world gathered to discuss how t...
April 26, 2024
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Saga Town Assembly OKs Petition for N-Waste Site Survey
Genkai, Saga Pref., April 26 (Jiji Press)—The assembly of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, approved a pet...
April 26, 2024
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Man Repels Bear Attack in Hokkaido by Kicking its Face After Encountering 2 Bears While Sightseeing
A man encountered two brown bears at around 10:15 a.m. Thursday on a forest road while sightseein...
April 25, 2024
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‘I’ll Kill You if You Take a Year Off for Parental Leave’; Central Japan’s Mayor to Resign Over Abusive Comments
Kenji Imata, mayor of Togo in Aichi Prefecture, on Thursday announced his intention to resign fro...
April 25, 2024
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Smoke Seen from ANA Aircraft with More than 200 Passengers after Landing at Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport; No Injuries Reported
CHITOSE, Hokkaido— A smoke was seen out of an aircraft at New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido on Wedn...
April 24, 2024
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