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‘Human resources sharing’ eyed to motivate employees
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese trading companies have started to use “human resources sharing” ...
April 21, 2022
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U.K. ambassador to Japan calls for closer cooperation among democracies
British Ambassador to Japan Julia Longbottom severely criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “a...
April 20, 2022
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Hara tops U.S. ballet contest
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — Asuka Hara, 11, has won the first place in the pre-competitive division at t...
April 20, 2022
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Survey: 36％ of major firms to hire more graduates next year
More than one-third of major companies will increase the number of graduates they employ in spring n...
April 20, 2022
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Japan eases rules for displaced Ukrainians’ pets
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry said Monday it has eased the quarantine process for...
April 19, 2022
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New Japanese green tea leaves sell for record ¥1.96 million
SHIZUOKA — One kilogram of new Japanese green tea leaves grown in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, s...
April 19, 2022
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Carpet of spring flowers spreads through Tochigi park
ICHIKAI, Tochigi — Shibazakura, or pink moss, covers the ground like a meandering river in Ichikai, ...
April 19, 2022
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Invasion of Ukraine evokes traumatic memories for Sakhalin repatriates
WAKKANAI, Hokkaido — Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine has brought back painful memories for Japa...
April 19, 2022
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Translation app Kotobal adds Ukrainian to assist Japanese local govts
Kotobal, a tablet-based multilingual translation application created by Konica Minolta, Inc., has ad...
April 19, 2022
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M5.3 quake strikes Fukushima Pref, reaches lower 5 in intensity
A strong earthquake measuring up to lower 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale from 0 to 7 stru...
April 19, 2022
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NES enthusiast sets Guinness record with mosaic using 4,256 cartridges
Yorihito Ishida, 38, a resident of Moriyama, Shiga Prefecture, has been recognized by Guinness World...
April 19, 2022
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40％ of kindergartens, day care centers face flood risks; a few have no evacuation plans
About 40% of kindergartens, day care centers and early childhood education centers in major cities a...
April 18, 2022
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Russian family-run restaurant in Japan supports Ukrainian refugees
CHIBA — A Russian woman and her daughter who run a Russian restaurant in Chiba are offering to suppo...
April 18, 2022
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Keidanren, universities call for allowing use of info on interns
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Japanese universities on Monda...
April 18, 2022
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Shogi prodigy Fujii commands ‘pieces’ in human shogi match
The traditional spring event Ningen Shogi, or human shogi, was held Sunday for the first time in thr...
April 18, 2022
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