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Record 244,940 children refuse to go to school
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of elementary and junior high school students in Japan who refused t...
October 28, 2022
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Articles on Abe state funeral among most read in September
Articles related to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral received particular attention a...
October 28, 2022
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Children of religious parents in Japan call for legal reforms to protect kids
Three women whose parents have ties with the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, amon...
October 28, 2022
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License system to be launched for highly autonomous mobility services in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will introduce on April 1, 2023, a license system for mobility services w...
October 28, 2022
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85％ of those surveyed say manga is good for children
In a nationwide poll on reading conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun, 85% of respondents said they “agre...
October 27, 2022
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Assembly member to quit over suspicion of forging fliers
FUKUOKA — A Fukuoka City assembly member is resigning over the creation and distribution of fliers r...
October 27, 2022
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Gears get moving to establish Unification Church probe guidelines
The government has started procedures to launch a probe into the Unification Church, amid allegation...
October 26, 2022
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Japanese govt panel of experts to set standards for ‘right to question’ in probe of Unification Church
In preparation for an investigation of the religious group commonly known as the Unification Church ...
October 26, 2022
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Kyushu’s sole steam locomotive to be discontinued at next fiscal year’s end
Kyushu Railway Co. announced that it will end operation of SL Hitoyoshi, Kyushu’s only steam locomot...
October 26, 2022
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Plastic samples mistakenly sold to 2 customers instead of real food
'Food' that will never spoil was given to two customers of Andrew's Eggtart, a confectionery shop ru...
October 26, 2022
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24-hour fitness clubs popular in Tokyo amid pandemic
Fitness clubs in Tokyo are diversifying how they operate during the coronavirus pandemic, leading to...
October 26, 2022
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Festival featuring Takuya Kimura swamped with applications
Gifu City announced Tuesday that the number of those applying to watch the Gifu Nobunaga Matsuri fes...
October 25, 2022
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Half of LGBTQ youth in Japan thought about committing suicide in past year
About half of LGBTQ youth aged 12 to 19 have thought about committing suicide in the past year, whil...
October 25, 2022
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Cold weather grips wide swathes of northern, eastern Japan
Commuters wearing warm clothes walk near JR Tokyo Station in Chiyoda Ward in cold and cloudy weather...
October 25, 2022
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Japan woman turns plastic waste into press-on nails
CHIGASAKI, Kanagawa — A woman suffering from an intractable disease has started making and selling c...
October 25, 2022
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