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Ahead of Japan’s renewed state of emergency, people still going out
Ahead of another state of emergency coming into effect Monday for a trio of Tokyo’s neighboring pref...
August 1, 2021
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Data science faculties are being established one after another
Faculties dealing with data science and artificial intelligence, which analyze vast amounts of data ...
July 28, 2021
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Village turns to local trout to recover from rains
TOHO, Fukuoka — Residents of a village hit hard by severe rainfall four years ago have started to fa...
July 24, 2021
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Fukuoka: Kabocha pumpkins unite villages hit by disasters
TOHO, Fukuoka — Farmers from Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, who had struggled with the effects of a n...
July 24, 2021
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Night tours from great bridge set for autumn
KOBE — A night tour of the Akashi-Kaikyo Bridge, which links Honshu and Awaji Island, will start thi...
July 24, 2021
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Prehistoric Jomon sites poised for global recognition
The Jomon Prehistoric Sites located in northern Japan, which are expected to be collectively registe...
July 23, 2021
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Label-free drinks sold in bulk reduce plastic, hassle of recycling
Yokohama company employee Masako Hori, 51, began regularly buying 2-liter PET (polyethylene terephth...
July 22, 2021
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Simple questions, intellectual curiosity the essence of Tachibana
A famous investigative report, delving into possible corruption related to then Prime Minister Kakue...
July 21, 2021
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Keeping Tokyo 2020 athletes safe from virus critical to Games
The Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony will be held Friday, but at the beginning of this week, Japan re...
July 20, 2021
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Govt requires foreign tech students to submit detailed background
The government has implemented tighter entry screening since this spring for foreign students studyi...
July 20, 2021
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Opinion divided among locals where Olympic venues will allow spectators
The first event at the Tokyo Olympics in which spectators will be allowed will be a women’s soccer m...
July 19, 2021
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Tokyo Metro line extensions to start amid prospect of public offering
Projects to extend the Yurakucho and Namboku subway lines run by Tokyo Metro Co. will finally pick u...
July 19, 2021
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Surgeries decreased at most cancer care hospitals nationwide
About 80% of state-designated cancer hospitals nationwide saw a decrease in their number of cancer s...
July 18, 2021
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Professional flavors come to ‘kodomo shokudo’
A growing number of restaurants are joining the activities of “kodomo shokudo,” or cafeterias set up...
July 18, 2021
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Kumamoto: River rafting aids revival from rain disaster
HITOYOSHI, Kumamoto — Rafting on the Kuma River, a famous tourist attraction in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto ...
July 17, 2021
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