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  • Visually impaired workers roast coffee beans through sounds

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    April 29, 2022

  • Boat involved in deadly accident found in sea off Hokkaido

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    A child’s left shoe, similar to one that belonged to a young girl who went missing in 2019, has been...

    April 29, 2022

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 3 more people found in Shiretoko sightseeing boat tragedy

    Three more people were found Thursday, five days after a sightseeing boat went missing off the Shire...

    April 28, 2022

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    April 28, 2022

  • Relatives, friends mourn deaths of Shiretoko tour victims

    Search operations continued Thursday to find 15 people still unaccounted for after the sightseeing b...

    April 28, 2022

  • Mistake to set sail, Shiretoko boat firm’s president admits

    The sightseeing boat involved in the deadly accident off Hokkaido should never have left port, the o...

    April 28, 2022

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    April 28, 2022

  • Damaged radio antenna prevented Shiretoko boat operator from communicating during accident

    A radio antenna installed at the operating company of the sightseeing boat that went missing off the...

    April 27, 2022

  • Boat company president apologizes on hands and knees

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    April 27, 2022

  • Human remains found near Yamanashi campsite where girl went missing in 2019

    KOFU — Human remains believed to be part of a child’s skull have been found near a campsite in Doshi...

    April 27, 2022

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