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32 stores on Asakusa tourist street in Tokyo told to leave
The Taito ward assembly in Tokyo decided by a majority vote Monday to sue the owners of 32 shops nea...
December 24, 2021
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Japan’s healthy life expectancy gets longer
Japan’s healthy life expectancy — the span of time in which people can pursue their daily lives with...
December 24, 2021
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Sanitation Santas
Instead of bags of gifts, about 260 Santa Clauses took to an illuminated street near Tokyo Station b...
December 24, 2021
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Hello Kitty designer reflects on her journey with the iconic kawaii character
Sanrio Co. has been at the forefront of Japan’s kawaii culture for over 60 years, gaining global pop...
December 24, 2021
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Men’s makeup increasingly popular in Japan amid pandemic
Cosmetics for men are taking off amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as even middle-aged and older men want ...
December 24, 2021
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Roaring toward 2022
A huge geoglyph of a tiger is seen inside Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, o...
December 23, 2021
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Japan officials recall chase of N. Korean spy ship
Dec. 22 marked 20 years since the sinking of a North Korean spy ship off Amami Oshima, an island of ...
December 23, 2021
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30% of foreigners refusing to leave Japan have criminal records
About 30% of foreign nationals who refused to be deported have been convicted of crimes in this nati...
December 22, 2021
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Bathers enjoy heavenly scent of yuzu-filled bath
Children play in a public bath facility in Ogose, Saitama Prefecture, enjoying the refreshing scent ...
December 22, 2021
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Clashing views of suffrage for foreigners preceded Musashino assembly vote
A proposed ordinance in Musashino, Tokyo, that would have allowed foreign residents to vote in refer...
December 22, 2021
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Japanese high schoolers create video to encourage disaster-hit Kentucky
KURUME, Fukuoka — Japanese high school students have created a video to encourage young people in Ke...
December 22, 2021
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Space burials, virtual grave visits among new ways to mourn
Funerals and activities to remember the dead are becoming more and more diverse as lifestyles and fa...
December 22, 2021
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Students’ tours deliver fun experiences in Fukushima’s devastated Futaba
FUTABA, Fukushima — University students and other young people operated two-day tours in October and...
December 22, 2021
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Musashino assembly rejects ordinance on foreigners’ voting rights
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The assembly of the city of Musashino in Tokyo at a plenary meeting Tuesday vot...
December 21, 2021
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Sapporo police: Death of actress likely suicide
Actress Sayaka Kanda died as a result of injuries sustained after falling from the window of her roo...
December 21, 2021
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