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Over 90％ of Japanese Schoolchildren Say Randoseru Schoolbags are Heavy
More than 90% of elementary school students who use randoseru schoolbags feel that their bags are he...
February 7, 2023
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Hyogo Pref. Shop Preps for Hina Matsuri Festival
Hina dolls placed in bamboo are lined up at a workshop in Kamigori, Hyogo Prefecture. Production of ...
February 7, 2023
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Visitors Tickled Pink to See Cherry Blossoms in Winter
People take in a view of Atami zakura, a type of early blooming cherry blossom tree that has just re...
February 6, 2023
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Tokyo’s Railway Operators Removing Trash Cans at Stations
Trash cans have been disappearing from train stations as railway operators have grown weary of passe...
February 6, 2023
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1 Dead, 2 Others in Critical Condition After Being Trapped Under 3-Ton Steel Plates in Osaka Pref.
Steel plates weighing 3 tons each fell onto seven men at a factory in Kishiwada, Osaka Prefecture, o...
February 6, 2023
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Electricity Prices Force Ski Resorts to Raise Lift Fees
Ski resort operators across the nation have been raising lift ticket prices due to surging energy ra...
February 6, 2023
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JTB Sees 450％ Increase in 2023 Japan Inbound Tourism
Japan will see a 450% year-on-year increase in inbound tourism in 2023, according to a JTB Corp. tra...
February 6, 2023
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Migratory Swans Find Wintering Ground Frozen in Aomori Pref.
MISAWA, Aomori — A severe cold spell has mostly frozen a well-known wintering ground for migrating s...
February 6, 2023
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Colorful Peonies in Full Bloom at Ueno Park in Tokyo
Peonies are in full bloom at Ueno Toshogu Peony Garden on the grounds of Ueno Park in Taito Ward, To...
February 5, 2023
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Vending Machine Radios Get Word Out In Disasters
A community radio station in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, has installed a radio atop a vending machine in S...
February 5, 2023
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Japanese NPOs to Deliver 500 Wheelchairs to Ukraine
Four non-profit organizations have begun delivering wheelchairs to Ukraine as it suffers from Russia...
February 5, 2023
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Yokota Marks 87th Birthday Less Able to Continue Fight for Abducted Daughter
As she marks another birthday without her daughter nearby, Sakie Yokota says she will continue to “...
February 5, 2023
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Ferrari Enzo Designer Okuyama Charged for Speeding 88 Kph Past Limit
YAMAGATA — World-renowned industrial designer Kiyoyuki Okuyama was charged by police last year for d...
February 4, 2023
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EU Ambassador Pays Tribute to Nagasaki A-Bomb Victims
NAGASAKI — Jean-Eric Paquet, the EU ambassador to Japan, visited Nagasaki City on Friday to pay trib...
February 4, 2023
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Auditor: Half of Fukushima Open Tenders Lacked Competition
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The Board of Audit of Japan said Friday it has found competition was lacking in a...
February 4, 2023
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