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MPD Riot Squad Officer Dies in Apparent Suicide in Prime Minister’s Office Restroom
A Metropolitan Police Department officer has died in an apparent suicide after being found bleeding ...
May 5, 2023
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Wakayama Pref.’s White Sand Beach Opens for Season
As the Golden Week holidays entered their second half to mostly balmy weather, the resort town of Sh...
May 5, 2023
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Japan’s Child Population Down for 42nd Straight Year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s estimated population of children under 15 as of April 1 dropped some 30...
May 4, 2023
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Japan Olympic Bigwig Gave Tips to Help Bribery-Tainted Aoki Win Bid
Before Tokyo 2020 bribery-scandal tainted Aoki Holdings Inc. had its uniforms chosen for the Japan n...
May 4, 2023
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Mortician comforts families of GSDF copter crash victims
Mortician Ruiko Sasahara has used her skills to help the bereaved families of Ground Self-Defense F...
May 4, 2023
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Original Copy of Japanese Constitution on Display for First Time in Six Years
The original copy of the Japanese Constitution is being specially exhibited at the National Archives...
May 4, 2023
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Hakata Dontaku Festival Back in Full Swing for 1st Time in 4 Years
Thousands of performers in colorful costumes parade down the street Wednesday in Fukuoka’s annual Ha...
May 4, 2023
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Tokyo bookstore starts 24-hour operations
A bookstore in a residential corner of Tokyo’s Setgaya Ward has launched unmanned overnight operatio...
May 4, 2023
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‘Kendama Cowboy’ Swinging Cup and Ball Game to New Highs
Samurai fascinated John Geron and provided the inspiration for him to come to Japan in the early 19...
May 4, 2023
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Centuries-Old Wisteria in Bloom at Saitama Pref. Temple
Visitors enjoy the spectacle and fragrance of Kotsuhata no Fuji wisteria blossoms at Chosenji Temple...
May 4, 2023
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More Municipalities Cashing In on Tourism Recovery by Imposing Accommodation Taxes
s tourism picks up in line with the easing of pandemic-related restrictions, the implementation of a...
May 4, 2023
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News in Pictures / Golden Week Bustle Returns to Pre-pandemic Levels
Cooped up for years by the pandemic, people welcomed their first Golden Week holiday period free of...
May 3, 2023
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Bear Attacks Leave 2 Injured in Fukushima Pref.
FUKUSHIMA - A woman in her 70s sustained a minor injury as a bear, about 1 meter tall, scratched her...
May 3, 2023
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Caution Needed with AI at Trials, Says Japan Top Court Chief
Supreme Court Chief Justice Saburo Tokura has said extra caution is needed in using AI technology su...
May 3, 2023
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Golden Week Holiday Traffic Clogs Japan’s Expressways
The second half of the Golden Week holiday period began Wednesday with traffic jams occurring on exp...
May 3, 2023
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