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Reelected Okinawa governor faces difficulties in pushing U.S. base issue
The relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture is continuing ...
September 13, 2022
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Child’s tragic death spurs Japanese authorities to strengthen countermeasures
A growing number of municipalities are implementing measures to protect the lives of small children,...
September 13, 2022
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Japan plans to scrap cap on international arrivals
The government plans to scrap the cap on international arrivals and relax other coronavirus pandemic...
September 13, 2022
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Working moms top 75% for first time in Japan
The proportion of working mothers in child-rearing households exceeded 75% for the first time in 202...
September 13, 2022
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Tokyo Court Dismisses Petition against Abe State Funeral
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo District Court has dismissed a petition against the Sept. 27 state funeral ...
September 13, 2022
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Japan Looks to Ease COVID-19 Border Controls Further
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government is looking to remove the country’s entry cap and reopen b...
September 13, 2022
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Ofuna garden in Kamakura sees rollout of giant pumpkins
A child tries to push and roll a giant pumpkin as visitors to Ofuna Botanical Garden in Kamakura enj...
September 12, 2022
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White curry spices up interest in city known for blue jeans
KURASHIKI, Okayama — An eye-catching white curry inspired by the salt fields that once flourished in...
September 11, 2022
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Bodies of 3 suspected Shiretoko victims arrive in Hokkaido
SAPPORO — A Japan Coast Guard vessel carrying the bodies of three people believed to have been aboar...
September 10, 2022
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Q&A: State funerals in Japan
Question: What is a state funeral? Answer: A ceremony hosted by the nation upon the death of a pers...
September 9, 2022
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JCG collects 3 bodies at Sakhalin port
Japan’s 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters said Friday that it collected from Russia the bodies o...
September 9, 2022
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Protesters decry state funeral for Abe in Tokyo
People gathered Thursday in Tokyo for a demonstration against a planned state funeral for former Pri...
September 9, 2022
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Lack of wheels for tourists keeps Okinawa recovery from getting into gear
The tourists flocking back to Okinawa Prefecture this summer are no longer under the pandemic restri...
September 9, 2022
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Giants legend hospitalized
The Yomiuri Giants’ lifetime honorary manager Shigeo Nagashima has been hospitalized, it has been le...
September 8, 2022
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Yomiuri scoops press award for reports on Games bribery probe
The Yomiuri Shimbun won a Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association award for its scoop on ...
September 8, 2022
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