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Speech about gender issues wins top prize at speech contest
A powerful speech about gender issues brought Kokoa Unno the top prize at the 74th H.I.H. Prince Tak...
November 19, 2022
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Next-generation tram derails during trial run
UTSUNOMIYA - A next-generation light rail transit (LRT) tram derailed during a test run Saturday nea...
November 19, 2022
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NPA to introduce national lost-and-found database
Lost items reported to the police across the country will be searchable in an online system under pl...
November 19, 2022
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Giant panda Xiang Xiang expected to be returned to China early next year
Xiang Xiang, the popular female giant panda kept at Ueno Zoo in Taito Ward, Tokyo, is likely to be s...
November 18, 2022
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Letter from Sengoku period warlord Nobunaga authenticated, tracing advance into western Japan
A letter from the famous feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582) to warlord Hashiba Hideyoshi (1537-...
November 18, 2022
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Tokyo Tech to allocate 14％ of undergrad admission to female-only selection scheme
To increase the proportion of women in its student body, the Tokyo Institute of Technology has annou...
November 18, 2022
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2022 Beaujolais Nouveau sales begin
Bottles of this year’s Beaujolais Nouveau hit shelves Thursday, with events held across Tokyo to pro...
November 17, 2022
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Service suspended on 2 lines as train partly derails in Tokyo
An out-of-service train partly derailed at about 10:20 a.m. on Thursday at Keisei-Takasago Station i...
November 17, 2022
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Nearly half a million foreign visitors arrive in Japan as tourism surges
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October is estimated to have totaled 498,600, surging to ...
November 17, 2022
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Japan’s police agency confirms several cases of racial profiling
Police carried out their duties using racial profiling or other similar inappropriate methods in six...
November 17, 2022
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New street art: One-day event to showcase 110 decorated manhole covers from across Japan
Manhole covers are everywhere and many people just walk by them on the street without even thinking ...
November 17, 2022
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Panel’s interim draft on divorce law contemplates joint custody
The introduction of joint custody for divorced parents in Japan is one of two proposals included in ...
November 17, 2022
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Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome marks opening of new skateboard park in Tokyo
Olympic gold medalist Yuto Horigome put on a rousing display at the opening ceremony for a new skate...
November 16, 2022
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Tickets commemorating 50 year of pandas in Japan on sale
Tokyo Metro Co. is selling panda-themed subway tickets to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the fi...
November 16, 2022
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Families advised to remove chairs from balconies to prevent fatal falls
Following several accidents in which young children have died after falling from apartment balconies...
November 16, 2022
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