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26.5％ of female foreign technical interns harassed over pregnancy
More than a quarter of female foreign technical interns in Japan have faced improper remarks about p...
December 25, 2022
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Hare for the holidays
A huge depiction of a rabbit appears in the Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture,...
December 25, 2022
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Kyoto Aquarium welcomes three baby Cape penguins into the world
KYOTO — Three cute and fluffy Cape penguins were born in succession recently at the Kyoto Aquarium....
December 25, 2022
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2022 saury landings hit record worst
Saury landings hit a record low this year as saury fishing has come to a close, according to the nat...
December 25, 2022
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5 Japan medical societies to issue joint statement to fight overseas organ trafficking
Aiming to eradicate dubious organ transplants overseas, five medical associations plan to issue a jo...
December 25, 2022
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Japan to regulate stealth marketing
The government plans to crack down on stealth marketing, a practice in which products or services ar...
December 25, 2022
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Heavy snow causes Hokkaido blackouts, Nagoya train delays
Heavy snow from a wintry low-pressure system caused power outages in Hokkaido and train delays in th...
December 24, 2022
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Flu epidemic starts in Japan’s 6 prefectures
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Six of Japan’s 47 prefectures have entered the influenza season, the health min...
December 24, 2022
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Japan’s humanitarian efforts recalled 100 years on
In the early 1920s, Japanese volunteers rescued hundreds of Polish orphans from the Russian region o...
December 24, 2022
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Santas help clean up Tokyo’s Marunouchi district
Clad in Santa Claus costumes, about 200 people working nearby Tokyo Station took part in a cleanup e...
December 24, 2022
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Kochi City records 14 cm snowfall, its largest ever
Kochi City observed 14-centimeter snowfall on Friday, the largest it has ever recorded. The city is ...
December 23, 2022
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Colorful cocoon decorations to welcome New Year visitors at Japan shrine
Miko shrine maidens add the finishing touches to Japanese bush clover branches decorated with silkwo...
December 23, 2022
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Portraits of Ukrainian kids who fled war to be displayed at Omotesando Station
Photographs of Ukrainian children who fled to Japan following the Russian invasion of Ukraine will b...
December 23, 2022
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Nagoya Prison officers allegedly committed 400 cases of misconduct
Twenty-two correctional officers at Nagoya Prison allegedly committed over 400 cases of misconduct, ...
December 23, 2022
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¥280.3 billion left out of Tokyo Games expense report
A total of ¥280.3 billion in athlete training and facility maintenance costs was not included in the...
December 22, 2022
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