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Agitators in Japan Using Twitter to Amplify Fringe Opinions
Among the top 10 protest movements on Twitter last year, half of all related posts were generated by...
January 24, 2023
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Agar Blocks Sun on Fallow Fields During Off Season
Blocks of kaku kanten agar are laid out on fallow rice fields in Chino, Nagano Prefecture, as the pr...
January 24, 2023
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Japanese Adults Relearn Abacus to Improve Mental Arithmetic and Business Skills
The abacus, which is called soroban in Japanese and used to be one of popular out-of-school learning...
January 24, 2023
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Japan Florist Sees Uptick in Bunny-Like Plant Sales in 2022 — The Year of The Rabbit
A species of bladderwort with petals that resemble the face of a rabbit blooms at a flower shop in N...
January 24, 2023
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Job Stability, Work Reforms Thought Key to Upping Birth Rate
Stable employment and reforms in working practices will likely be key in tackling the declining birt...
January 24, 2023
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Expanding Child Allowance System No Easy Task for Japan Government
Full-fledged discussions have gotten underway about how to realize Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s po...
January 23, 2023
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Strongest Cold Wave of Season to Hit Tuesday
The Japanese archipelago is expected to experience the strongest cold wave of the season, starting T...
January 23, 2023
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Japan Govt Issues Administrative Guidance to Unification Church over Adoption
The government on Monday issued a letter of administrative guidance to the Unification Church over i...
January 23, 2023
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Monkeys Huddle for Warmth on Traditionally Coldest Day of Year
TAKAMATSU — Japanese monkeys huddled together at Choshikei Monkey Park in Tonosho, Kagawa Prefecture...
January 23, 2023
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Japan Companies Turn to Apple Waste to Make Eco-Friendly Leather
Faux leather is nothing new, but leather made from apple waste has been drawing the attention of bot...
January 23, 2023
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Onshore Wind Power Projects Face Local Opposition in Northeast Japan
Several wind power plant construction projects in the Tohoku region are facing opposition from local...
January 23, 2023
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Sanuki Udon Sets Sights on U.S., Hoping to Also Draw Visitors to Kagawa
TAKAMATSU — A little corner of Shikoku once known as Sanuki Province is hoping its top food item cre...
January 23, 2023
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Hokkaido Seeks to Prevent Traffic Accidents Involving Foreign Visitors
SAPPORO — Efforts to prevent accidents involving foreign visitors driving on snow-covered roads are ...
January 22, 2023
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New Year’s Celebration of Martial Arts at Budokan
Over a thousand people came to watch the Kagami-Biraki Festival, an annual New Year event, held at t...
January 22, 2023
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Japan’s 1st Oral Abortion Option up for Approval
Experts on Friday will deliberate whether to approve an oral, two-drug combination to induce an abor...
January 22, 2023
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JAL, ANA Cancel Flights During 3-day Holiday Weekend due to Blizzard
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M6.2 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Tottori, Shimane Prefectures; No Tsunami Threat (Update 4)
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Record-Breaking Snow Cripples Public Transport in Hokkaido; 7,000 People Stay Overnight at New Chitose Airport
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Foreign Snowboarder in Serious Condition After Hanging in Midair from Chairlift in Nagano Prefecture
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Australian Woman Dies After Mishap on Ski Lift in Nagano Prefecture
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