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Strong quake hits eastern Japan
A strong earthquake off Ibaraki Prefecture rocked eastern Japan on Sunday, measuring lower 5 on the ...
May 22, 2022
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Govt: No mask needed indoors if social distancing maintained
Masks need not be worn in indoor public spaces if a person stays at least 2 meters away from others ...
May 22, 2022
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Salvage operation begins to raise sunken Hokkaido tour boat
SHARI, Hokkaido — Preparations have begun to raise the Kazu I sightseeing boat that sunk off the Shi...
May 21, 2022
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Rarely displayed Ryukyu Islands stamps issued under U.S. control to go on show
Seizing on the 50th anniversary of the return of Okinawa to Japan, the local branch of Japan Post Co...
May 21, 2022
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Seiji Fujishiro’s woodblock print depicting Zelenskyy on display in Miyazaki Airport
MIYAZAKI — A woodblock print by 98-year-old shadowgraph artist Seiji Fujishiro depicting Ukrainian P...
May 20, 2022
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Salvage operation planned to raise Kazu I
SHARI, Hokkaido — The transport ministry and the Japan Coast Guard are working out the final detail...
May 20, 2022
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Tokyo on high alert ahead of Quad meeting
Central Tokyo has been placed on high alert ahead of Tuesday’s Quad summit meeting, with about 18,0...
May 20, 2022
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Japan treads carefully on accepting foreign tourists
As part of its preparations to open Japan’s borders to tourist groups as early as in June, the gover...
May 20, 2022
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Saturation divers begin Kazu I search operation
SHARI, Hokkaido — The search for 12 people who remain missing after the Kazu I sightseeing boat sank...
May 19, 2022
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North Korean IT engineer modified disaster mitigation app for Hyogo Pref.
A China-based North Korean software engineer, who is suspected of having posed as a South Korean man...
May 19, 2022
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Monthly Visitors to Japan Top 100,000 for 1st Time in 2 Yrs
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan stood at 139,500 in April, exce...
May 19, 2022
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Japanese Students’ English Proficiency Improving: Govt
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The English proficiency of students in Japanese public junior and senior high sch...
May 19, 2022
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Steam locomotive shows bond with rest of country
The majestic steam locomotive never ran on any tracks in Okinawa Prefecture, never carried any passe...
May 19, 2022
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The joy of ducklings
Baby spot-billed ducks are spotted in Sanshinomori Park in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. According to the pa...
May 18, 2022
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Regulators agree on Fukushima radioactive water release
TOKYO(Jiji Press) — Japanese regulators on Wednesday agreed on Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings...
May 18, 2022
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