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Lawson Begins Trial Providing Unsold Food to Children’s Cafeteria
Lawson Inc. has started an experiment to provide unsold fried food at one of its Tokyo shops to a sp...
January 26, 2023
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Supreme Court Rules Vote Value Disparity in 2021 Lower House Election Constitutional
The Supreme Court issued a unified ruling Wednesday that the October 2021 House of Representatives e...
January 25, 2023
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Former Abductee Urges Kishida to Hold Japan-North Korea Summit
Yasushi Chimura, who was abducted by North Korea in the 1970s, met with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
January 25, 2023
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Only Okinawa Escapes Subzero Temperatures Amid Japan’s Strongest Cold Wave This Winter
Forty-six prefectures saw subzero temperatures on Wednesday morning amid the strongest cold wave so ...
January 25, 2023
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Drivers Stranded on Shin-Meishin Expressway
Large numbers of vehicles are stuck on both sides of the Shin-Meishin Expressway near the border bet...
January 25, 2023
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Thirteen Crew Rescued after Ship Sinks off Japan, Search on for 9 Missing
TOKYO, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Thirteen crew members were rescued on Wednesday from a cargo ship that san...
January 25, 2023
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Eastern Japan City Reaps Rewards of Cheap Natural Gas
The cost of gas is soaring apace due to the hike in energy prices caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukr...
January 25, 2023
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Safety at Day Care Centers for Disabled Children in Spotlight
Parents of disabled children rely on the services of such day care facilities but safety is becoming...
January 25, 2023
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ANA Cargo Plane Slips on Icy Surface at Narita Airport
An All Nippon Airways cargo plane slid while attempting to stop on the apron in the cargo area at Na...
January 25, 2023
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Heavy Snow Stops 16 Trains on Their Tracks
Passengers on 16 trains on the JR Tokaido and Sanyo lines were stranded between stations due to heav...
January 25, 2023
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Modified Orchids in Bloom at Tsukuba Botanical Garden in Ibaraki Pref.
The second generation of moth orchids genetically modified for a purple hue is debuted at Tsukuba Bo...
January 25, 2023
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Day Cares for Children with Disabilities Affected by 4,100 Accidents
Some 4,100 accidents, including eight fatalities, were reported by after-school day care services fo...
January 25, 2023
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Magnitude 4.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Fukushima Pref.
An earthquake with estimated magnitude of 4.9 occurred off Fukushima Prefecture at around 10:01 a.m....
January 25, 2023
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Cram School Head Posted 1,000 Tweets Against Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral
When an opinion posted online got thrust into the spotlight during Diet deliberations, it triggered ...
January 24, 2023
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Japan Authorities Warn of Health, Traffic Dangers Amid Severe Cold Spell
With temperatures likely to drop sharply from Tuesday night due to this season’s severest cold spell...
January 24, 2023
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