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Japan Top Court Finalizes Ruling to Keep Isahaya Bay Gates Closed
TOKYO (Jiji Press) —Japan’s Supreme Court has finalized a high court ruling that floodgates built a...
March 3, 2023
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Nagasaki Museum Revives Japan’s 1st Beer, Produced 400 Years ago
What is believed to be the nation’s first domestically brewed beer, a product made at a Dutch tradin...
March 3, 2023
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Questioning ‘unmanned’ at unmanned stations
The 170-kilometer-long Oigawa River winds its way through the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. A...
March 2, 2023
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Mask-Free Policy Gets Mixed Response at Japan Graduations
The majority of the 279 graduating students at Maebashi Commercial High School marched into the gymn...
March 2, 2023
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71-Year-Old Arrested Over Fatal Car Crash Outside Osaka Hospital
OSAKA — A 71-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of striking and killing two elderly...
March 2, 2023
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Sauries Set Out to Dry in Miyagi Pref. Town
A worker hangs sauries out to dry in the town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture, which is known for la...
March 2, 2023
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First Winds Signaling Approach of Spring Sweep Across Kanto Region
The first strong southern winds that signal the approach of spring swept over the Kanto region on We...
March 2, 2023
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Child-Rearing Supports Flailing with Record-Low Births
Fewer than 800,000 births were recorded in Japan in 2022 for the first time since the government be...
March 2, 2023
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Suicides Among Elementary Through High School Students Set Tragic New Record in Japan
A total of 512 elementary, junior and senior high school students committed suicide last year, the h...
March 2, 2023
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Japan Has Double the Islands Than Previously Thought
Japan has more than double the number of islands than previously thought, the Geospatial Information...
March 1, 2023
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¥10 Mil. Found in Sapporo Garbage Draws a Dozen Claims
SAPPORO — The Hokkaido prefectural police are having a hard time identifying the owner of ¥10 millio...
March 1, 2023
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Souvenir Shopping Bags Produced by Elementary School Students a Hit in Shibuya
New souvenir shopping bags sporting designs based on the local area have been produced by elementary...
March 1, 2023
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Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward Opens Sweet Shop to Give Social Recluses Place to Work, Spend Time
A sweet shop operated by Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward opened Monday that offers work opportunities and a pla...
March 1, 2023
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Births in Japan Slip below 800,000 for 1st Time
Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)—The number of babies born in Japan in 2022 slipped below 800,000 for the...
February 28, 2023
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Japan to End Pandemic-Linked Job Subsidy Measures
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The labor ministry said Monday that it plans to end special measures linked to ...
February 28, 2023
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Man Infected with Measles May Have Come in Contact with Many People in Tokyo, Went to Store, Restaurant Around When Symptoms Emerged
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Woman with Measles Visited Hospital in Tokyo Multiple Times Before Being Diagnosed with Disease
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University of Tsukuba Hospital to Introduce Working Dog Next Year, Plans to Seek Contributions from Public
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