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First brushwork of the year: Kakizome calligraphy event held in Tokyo
Participants write characters for a kakizome calligraphy event at the Nippon Budokan stadium in Chiy...
January 6, 2022
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Tokyo sees heavy snowfall and coldest weather of the season
The greater Tokyo area experienced the coldest weather of the season Friday morning, a day after a h...
January 5, 2022
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Bluefin tuna sells for ¥16.88 mil. at Tokyo fish market
A 211-kilogram bluefin tuna from Oma, Aomori Prefecture, took the top price of ¥16.88 million early ...
January 5, 2022
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Helping disabled artists reach consumers
OSAKA — Efforts to support artistic endeavors by people with disabilities are gaining steam. In addi...
January 5, 2022
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Atami marks 6 months since mudslide disaster
ATAMI, Shizuoka — Memorials were held Monday for the 26 people who died in last year’s mudslide in A...
January 4, 2022
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New year, same prayers
Morning visitors to Kanda Myojin shrine in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, pray Tuesday, the first official bus...
January 4, 2022
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Strong Quake Hits Ogasawara Islands
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A strong earthquake jolted the Ogasawara Islands, a remote island chain in the ...
January 4, 2022
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Japan greets 2nd pandemic New Year amid Hope and concern
People across the nation cautiously welcomed the arrival of 2022 on Saturday, wishing for a better y...
January 3, 2022
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Ferry service to connect Osaka Castle, USJ in spring 2023
OSAKA — Ferry services connecting Osaka Castle and Universal Studios Japan, both in Osaka City, will...
January 3, 2022
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Technical colleges in Kyushu to get new semiconductor curriculums
New curriculums related to the production and development of semiconductor products will be added at...
January 3, 2022
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25-meter-high Gundam statue nearing completion
FUKUOKA — The head of a full-size robot from the popular anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam” has been ...
January 3, 2022
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Brown bears causing serious problems in Hokkaido
SAPPORO — Brown bears have been causing serious problems in Hokkaido this fiscal year, killing four ...
January 2, 2022
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Japanese passport applications to be made available online
arious procedures for renewing passports will be made available online from next fiscal year. The pr...
January 2, 2022
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Parental abductions by Japanese becoming diplomatic issue
An increasing number of foreign nationals are claiming that their children have been abducted by the...
January 2, 2022
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World’s oldest king vulture dies at Nagoya zoo
Toki-san, a female king vulture kept at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chikusa Ward, Nagoy...
January 1, 2022
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