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Japanese universities offering support to Ukrainian students
A growing number of Japanese universities are offering support to Ukrainian students whose education...
May 1, 2022
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Terraced planting tradition
People plant rice at the Oyama Senmaida terraced paddies in Kamogawa, Chiba Prefecture, on Saturday....
May 1, 2022
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Mom and daughter enroll at police academy at same time
SENDAI — A mother and daughter from Sendai have made policing history by becoming the first parent a...
May 1, 2022
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Golden Week getaways begin without pandemic restrictions
Transport facilities were crowded with travelers at the start of the Golden Week holiday, which has ...
April 30, 2022
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IAEA sees only limited impact of Fukushima water release
BERLIN (Jiji Press) — An International Atomic Energy Agency team Friday said it sees only a limited ...
April 30, 2022
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Search planned for interior of sunken sightseeing boat off Hokkaido
SHARI, Hokkaido — The 1st Regional Coast Guard Headquarters began searching inside the sunken Kazu I...
April 30, 2022
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Prayers offered for victims of Japan sightseeing boat accident
SHARI, Hokkaido — People offered prayers Saturday in Shari, Hokkaido, for victims of a boat accident...
April 30, 2022
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Secrets of Kyoto / The little-known story behind Kyoto’s ‘angel town’
The story of a well leading to the world of the afterlife, as described in this column on March 27, ...
April 30, 2022
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Visually impaired workers roast coffee beans through sounds
AGEO, Saitama — Young workers with visual impairments carefully listen to the sounds of coffee beans...
April 30, 2022
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Sneakers found near Yamanashi campsite where girl disappeared in 2019
KOFU — Footwear and an item of clothing have been found near a campsite in Doshi, Yamanashi Prefectu...
April 29, 2022
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Boat involved in deadly accident found in sea off Hokkaido
A vessel believed to be the Kazu I, a sightseeing boat that disappeared off the Shiretoko Peninsula ...
April 29, 2022
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Second shoe found near Yamanashi Pref. site where girl went missing in 2019
A child’s left shoe, similar to one that belonged to a young girl who went missing in 2019, has been...
April 29, 2022
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Metropolitan govt accepting proposals of new term for ‘childcare leave’
The Tokyo metropolitan government is soliciting proposals for a new Japanese expression to describe ...
April 29, 2022
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Gender gap closes in medical school entrance exams
The success rate for women taking Japanese medical school entrance exams has surpassed that for men ...
April 29, 2022
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Footwear found near campsite where girl went missing in 2019
KOFU, Yamanashi — Police have found a child’s footwear near a Yamanashi campsite where a young girl ...
April 28, 2022
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