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PM Kishida Vows to Spare No Effort in Tohoku Rebuild
FUKUSHIMA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, speaking at a memorial service for the victims of the Grea...
March 11, 2023
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Keidanren to Seek Tax Use for Raising Birthrate
Tokyo —The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, will urge the government to consider using tax a...
March 11, 2023
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Quake, Tsunami Victims Remembered in Tohoku 12 Years on
People gathered across the Tohoku region to remember victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and ...
March 11, 2023
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Go Player Ichiriki Defends Kisei Title
Go player Ryo Ichiriki defended his Kisei title for the first time after defeating challenger Torama...
March 11, 2023
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Areas Hit by 2011 Tohoku Disaster Suffer Population Loss
Saturday marks the 12th anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent tsunami, but r...
March 11, 2023
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To Mask or Not to Mask? The Decision is Yours from Monday
People will be advised to use their discretion regarding masking up in public from Monday, under the...
March 11, 2023
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‘Miracle Pine’ That Defied Tsunami Marks 10 Years Since Rebirth
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the restoration of the “miracle lone pine,” the only tree th...
March 11, 2023
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Japan Prefs Mull Fleeing Tsunami by Car, Rather Than on Foot
To deal with the effects of the largest earthquake and tsunami ever to hit Japan, it is necessary t...
March 11, 2023
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Osaka Expo Flying Car Model on Display in Japan for First Time
A full-size model of a so-called flying car to be used at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo is being shown ...
March 10, 2023
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Japan to Continue Travel Discount Program Beyond April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Tourism Agency presented a plan Thursday to continue the government’s...
March 10, 2023
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1945 Great Tokyo Air Raid Victims Remembered at Memorial Service
A memorial service for victims of the Great Tokyo Air Raid was held Friday to mark the 78th annivers...
March 10, 2023
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No New Bodies, Identities of East Japan Quake Victims
For the first time since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, the last 12 months have s...
March 10, 2023
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Ousted WHO Official Takeshi Kasai Has Background in Emergency Medicine
Ousted World Health Organization official Takeshi Kasai is a doctor with a background in emergency ...
March 9, 2023
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New Light Shed on 1860 Assassination of Top Shogun Aide Ii Naosuke
In 1860, toward the end of the Edo period (1603-1867), the highest-ranked aide to the shogun was ass...
March 9, 2023
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Japan Remains 2nd from Bottom in Glass-Ceiling Rankings
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Japan remained 2nd to last for the 7th straight year in the 2022 rankings of 2...
March 9, 2023
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