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1,000 days to Expo 2025, event holds promise even as shadows loom
The countdown to Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai has started as Monday marked 1,000 days to go before the ex...
July 18, 2022
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Forests absorbing less CO2 as aging trees left uncared for
Although the forest area in Japan hardly changed, the amount of greenhouse gases absorbed by forest...
July 18, 2022
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Thai tourists get warm welcome in Gunma Prefecture
MAEBASHI — Tourists from Thailand recently got an enthusiastic welcome in the town of Minakami, as m...
July 17, 2022
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Yamahoko float parade returns in Kyoto’s Gion festival
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — A procession of decorative “yamahoko” floats was held in Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri ...
July 17, 2022
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Gifu City launches program to fill shortage of cormorant fishing boatmen
Looking to preserve the traditional tourist attraction of cormorant fishing amid a shortage of boa...
July 17, 2022
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Miniature books on show in Akita Prefecture city
AKITA — An exhibition showcasing about 900 miniature books has opened in Yokote, Akita Prefecture. ...
July 17, 2022
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Fukushima beach reopens after 12 years
NARAHA, Fukushima — The Iwasawa swimming beach in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, reopened Saturday fo...
July 17, 2022
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Targeting roads, bridges for repair a commendable use of social media
An increasing number of municipalities have set up programs asking residents to report damage to inf...
July 17, 2022
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3 years after the KyoAni arson attack, NPO opens salon to prevent people feeling isolated from society
The 2019 fatal arson attack on a Kyoto animation studio prompted a nonprofit organization in Uji, Ky...
July 17, 2022
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Abe a ‘transformative’ leader on the scale of Ronald Reagan
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's reputation as a great politician with strategic insight is likely...
July 17, 2022
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Memorial Diet speech for Abe eyed for August
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is planning a speech during an extraordinar...
July 16, 2022
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Govt launches preparations for Abe’s state funeral
With the state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe scheduled to be held at the Nippon Budok...
July 16, 2022
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Kyiv Ballet kicks off Japan tour with 22 dancers flown in from across Europe
Kyiv Ballet’s Japan tour has kicked off in Maebashi with 22 dancers flying in from the many parts o...
July 16, 2022
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Skills of artisans in Tokyo tapped for hydrogen-powered Olympic torch
For the first time in the history of the Olympics, clean-burning hydrogen has been harnessed to prov...
July 16, 2022
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Transport ministry finds 346 legal violations in emergency inspections of ship operators
Emergency safety inspections found a total of 346 violations of the Marine Transportation Law and th...
July 16, 2022
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