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Traffic accidents rise involving drunk people asleep on Tokyo streets
Thirteen people in Tokyo this year have died after falling asleep on the street while intoxicated an...
December 6, 2022
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Premium yellowtail fetches ¥4 mil.
KANAZAWA – A high-end “Kirameki” yellowtail fish has netted its catchers ¥4 million at a Kanazawa au...
December 6, 2022
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Kyushu Univ. archives slain Japanese doctor’s records
Three years have passed since Tetsu Nakamura, a Japanese doctor who worked on humanitarian assistanc...
December 5, 2022
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Households facing pandemic-induced poverty to get more support under ministry plan
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is considering making it a local government obligation to hel...
December 5, 2022
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Kyoto craftspeople turning out spinning tops for New Year
A spinning top maker in Kyoto puts the finishing touches on a colorful kyokoma piece by carefully wr...
December 5, 2022
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Power-saving winter starts for households, businesses
A power-saving period started last week, with the government asking households and businesses acros...
December 5, 2022
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Japan to use ‘organoids’ to help develop safety check for chemical substances
Human cells and miniaturized organs known as “organoids” developed from induced pluripotent stem (i...
December 5, 2022
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Tour of innovative public lavatories held in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo
A tour of public lavatories designed by famous architects was held in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo. The w...
December 4, 2022
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Yamato Q member held over Japan welfare fraud
A 53-year-old man representing anti-vaccination group Yamato Q has been arrested and indicted on ch...
December 4, 2022
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Sota Fujii successfully defends Ryuo title
Ryuo titleholder Sota Fujii successfully defended the title for the first time, defeating eighth-dan...
December 3, 2022
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Nursery school probed over alleged abuse
Three nursery school teachers allegedly abused children in such ways as suspending them off the floo...
December 3, 2022
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31 adoptions among Unification Church followers since April 2018
Thirty-one adoptions took place among followers of the Unification Church after it became mandatory ...
December 3, 2022
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Tokyo ward pushes healthy, delicious school lunches
Adachi Ward, Tokyo, has succeeded in drastically reducing leftovers from school lunches by serving e...
December 3, 2022
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Santa Claus has come to town
Having left his sleigh behind, a Santa Claus exchanges a high-five with a child upon arriving by air...
December 3, 2022
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Seiko Hashimoto: Sapporo’s bid for Games facing difficulty
The Sapporo bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics has been made very difficult by corrupt...
December 2, 2022
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