General News
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Tech enlisted to help vehicles on snow-covered roads
Passengers stuck in stranded cars on snowy highways may soon have new sources of help — satellites a...
December 10, 2021
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Sardines schooling through underwater galaxy at Japan aquarium
NAGOYA — A school of about 10,000 sardines can be observed in an underwater show called “sardine gal...
December 10, 2021
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Santas in the sky
Cleaners dressed as Santa Claus tend to the windows of Tokyo Skytree in Sumida Ward, Tokyo. Two clea...
December 9, 2021
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Strong quake rocks remote islands of Kagoshima pref.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A strong earthquake rocked remote islands of Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern...
December 9, 2021
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Countries finalize large Pacific tuna catch quota increase
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Countries have reached a final agreement to raise the catch quota of large blue...
December 8, 2021
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Branching out with Japanese-style New Year decorations
Women make hanamochi New Year decorations at a workshop in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, on Tuesday. Wh...
December 8, 2021
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80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack marked in Hawaii
HONOLULU — The United States on Tuesday marked the anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan, ...
December 8, 2021
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Japan panel lists 2 plans for stable imperial succession
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel discussing ways to ensure stable Imperial succession on Mond...
December 7, 2021
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Innovation improves Japan’s raw food culture
Raw fish, raw eggs and raw chocolate. In the Japanese diet, the emphasis on raw can be felt everywhe...
December 7, 2021
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Rows of colorful habotan flowering kale stripe a field in Tokyo
Kazushige Namiki waters rows of colorful habotan flowering kale in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. Namiki grows ...
December 6, 2021
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Scholarships offer a bridge to overseas study
Despite the many advantages to be gained by studying at an overseas university, many Japanese high s...
December 6, 2021
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Tsutaya bookstores to offer shared workspace
Culture Convenience Club Co., the operator of Tsutaya bookstores, will start a shared workspace busi...
December 6, 2021
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80 years after Pearl Harbor, Japanese American reflects on fateful day
HONOLULU — Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor 80 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941, made life difficult for Japa...
December 6, 2021
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Foreign students in Japan to lose tax-free shopping eligibility
Consumption tax exemptions will no longer apply to foreign students studying in the nation after the...
December 5, 2021
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Illuminations are back!
About 900,000 LEDs light up Omotesando boulevard in champagne-gold hues on Saturday night in Tokyo. ...
December 5, 2021
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