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Truck and Tourist Bus Collide in Hokkaido’s Furano; 10 Sent to Hospital, Including Foreign Passengers
A large tractor trailer and a sightseeing bus collided on Route 38 in Furano, Hokkaido, around 8:40 ...
December 8, 2023
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Sardines and Mackerels Blanket Beach in Hokkaido; Local Fishermen ‘Never Seen This Many’
Thousands of sardines and mackerels washed up ashore near Toi fishing port in Hakodate, Hokkaido, co...
December 8, 2023
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Traditional Japanese Craft Nambu Ironware Goes Beyond Tea, Steps into Realm of Music
Nambu ironware is generally associated with teapots, however, effects pedals made using the traditio...
December 7, 2023
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Bear Cub Seen at Hokkaido Elementary School Grounds; Dies After Being Hit by Car
Police in Hokkaido received a call from Higashi Elementary School in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, reporting...
December 7, 2023
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OCED Test Scores Find Pandemic School Closures Affected Student Performance
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicated that school closures caus...
December 7, 2023
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Economy Minister Objects to Japan Being Given ‘Fossil of the Day’ Award
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister, objected to Japan being given the “Fo...
December 6, 2023
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Japan’s Strategy Bears Fruit in 2022 PISA Results, But Challenges Still Remain in Students’ Reading Skills
Japanese high school students’ reading scores significantly improved in a recent global academic ach...
December 6, 2023
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Small Boat Capsizes near River Mouth in Miyazaki City, Possibly with 6 People on Board
A call came in to fire authorities around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday that a boat had capsized near the mout...
December 6, 2023
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Mt. Fuji Photographer, Known for Shooting Peak under Strange Clouds, Brings Grief with Early Death
SHIZUOKA — A photographer known on social media for his spectacular photos of Mt. Fuji is sorely mis...
December 6, 2023
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Japanese Students Move Up PISA Rankings; Now 3rd in Reading; Shorter School Closures in Pandemic May Be a Factor
SNS Japanese students moved up the ranks in the latest PISA survey of international academic achiev...
December 5, 2023
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Japan Seeks to Clarify Digital Ad Suspension Criteria
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The industry ministry said Tuesday that Google, Meta and LY Corp. should explai...
December 5, 2023
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Shohei Ohtani, Sota Fujii Featured in This Year’s Hagoita Paddles Unveiled in Tokyo
Ornamental ‘hagoita’ paddles featuring celebrities of 2023 unveiled at traditional doll maker Kyuget...
December 5, 2023
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Hong Kong Woman Pursues Agriculture in Japan to Realize Dream Sprouted from Rooftop Gardening
Three years ago, Elaine Wong began tilling the soil of a rooftop garden she rented in Hong Kong as a...
December 5, 2023
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Higher Earners in Tokyo to Get Tuition-free High School for Children, with Subsidy Cap Removed
Tokyo intends to remove the income cap on tuition subsidies for high schoolers living in Tokyo and m...
December 5, 2023
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Record 72.5％ of Japan Male Public Servants Take Paternal Leave in Fiscal 2022
The percentage of full-time male public servants who took paternal leave in fiscal 2022 was 72.5%, s...
December 5, 2023
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