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Boys can play with dolls too; Toy industry makes the leap to gender neutrality
Children’s toys are more and more often going gender neutral. Signs that read “For boys” or “For gir...
July 15, 2022
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Tougher penalties sought after Shiretoko tour boat accident
Draft plans released Thursday in response to a fatal tour boat accident off Hokkaido call for tough...
July 14, 2022
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Sento bathhouses launch new services to stay afloat
Soaring prices for fuel and other commodities have delivered further blows to sento bathhouses still...
July 14, 2022
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Japan’s police agency admits problems with Abe’s protection, forms inspection team
The National Police Agency has set up an in-house inspection team to identify problems with the secu...
July 13, 2022
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Syphilis spreads nationwide at record pace
Syphilis is spreading at a record pace nationwide as more than 5,000 cases of the sexually transmitt...
July 13, 2022
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Peach Aviation gifts namesake fruit to passengers
OSAKA — Low-cost airline carrier Peach Aviation on Tuesday doled out peaches grown in Kinokawa, Waka...
July 13, 2022
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Experts voice concern over English speaking portion of Tokyo high school entrance exams
A speaking portion of the English test, as part of the entrance examinations for Tokyo metropolitan ...
July 13, 2022
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Vacant houses in Toyama town free for the taking
TOYAMA — Amid a decline in population and an increase in vacant houses in the town of Kamiichi in To...
July 13, 2022
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Funeral held for Abe at Tokyo temple
Family members and people close to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended his funeral at a Buddhi...
July 12, 2022
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Use of domestically made drone suspended due to possible glitch
Police and firefighters nationwide have suspended the use of the domestically made Soten drone after...
July 12, 2022
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Flags fly at half-mast for Abe
The national flag at the Prime Minister’s Office was flown at half-mast Monday following the death o...
July 11, 2022
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Blinken conveys condolences over loss of Abe to Kishida in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Japanese Prime Ministe...
July 11, 2022
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Tokyo teams, JSA launch project to promote capital sports initiative
The Yomiuri Giants is among 13 Tokyo pro sports teams across six sports that have joined forces with...
July 9, 2022
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Japanese woman granted parental rights despite French court arrest warrant
The Tokyo Family Court on Thursday approved the divorce of a Japanese woman from her French husband ...
July 9, 2022
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Tokyo logs 8,777 new cases, up 150% from last week
Tokyo logged 8,777 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Friday, a 150% increase from the 3,54...
July 8, 2022
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