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Japanese farmer worried about former associates in Ukraine
AOMORI — A Japanese farmer from Aomori Prefecture who grew soybeans on a large scale in Crimea befor...
March 6, 2022
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Automated Vehicles eyed for depopulated areas
Level 4 automated vehicle networks are currently being tested across Japan as a potential means of p...
March 5, 2022
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Invasion of Ukraine may affect daily life in Japan
The economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may stretch as far as daily life in Japan, as in...
March 4, 2022
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Taito Ward Office celebrates twin pandas with curry
Tokyo’s Taito Ward Office is offering a popular “Twin panda vegetable curry” at its cafeteria called...
March 4, 2022
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A delicious chill
Work to dry Pacific cod in cold outdoor weather is fully underway in Wakkanai, Hokkaido. A local spe...
March 2, 2022
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Donations for Ukrainians increasing rapidly in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Donations for supporting people in Ukraine, under attack by Russia, are increas...
March 2, 2022
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Boy gets sibling decade after March 11 disaster killed pregnant mom
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate — Yuhi Kozuchi was not yet 17 months old when his pregnant mother died in the ...
March 2, 2022
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Anti-nuke groups condemn Putin’s nuclear threat
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and anti-nuclear arms groups raised vo...
March 1, 2022
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Tokyo businessman holds meeting to discuss Ukraine situation
A Japanese business consultant who has dealt with Russia and Ukraine organized a meeting at his home...
March 1, 2022
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Tokyo metropolitan govt building lit up in Ukraine colors
The Tokyo metropolitan government building in Shinjuku Ward is lit up in blue and yellow, the colors...
March 1, 2022
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Ice-breaking pleasure boat opens up a route through drifting slabs of ice in Hokkaido
An ice-breaking pleasure boat opens up a route through drifting slabs of ice about 4 kilometers off ...
February 28, 2022
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Share of Chinese with good impression of Japan tumbles
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The proportion of people in China who have a favorable impression of Japan has ...
February 27, 2022
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Rakuten chief Mikitani to donate ¥1 billion to Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Rakuten Group Inc. President, Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani tweeted Sunday ...
February 27, 2022
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New-style sauna facilities gaining traction in Japan
The sauna industry is heating up in Japan. An increasing number of people are sweating it out in new...
February 25, 2022
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AI might be key to averting nursing care crisis
This fiscal year is being called year zero for so-called scientific nursing care, which utilizes tec...
February 25, 2022
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