General News
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Local residents sustain memorial for U.S., Japanese who died in WWII B-29 crash in city
NAKATSU, Oita — For more than 50 years, a memorial has been preserved commemorating the soldiers fro...
August 18, 2021
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Companies giving workers time off to mourn pets
Pets are part of the family, in the eyes and hearts of many people. A growing number of companies ta...
August 17, 2021
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National universities making push for gender equality
OSAKA — National universities in Japan are ramping up efforts to increase their proportion of female...
August 17, 2021
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WWII veteran serves as living online link to Japanese battleship Musashi
As a former crew member on the ill-fated battleship Musashi, Koji Hayakawa remembers the explosions ...
August 17, 2021
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Japan’s remote islands to get subsidies for maintaining broadband networks
To further promote teleworking and online medical consultation services on remote islands, the Inter...
August 16, 2021
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Few countries accept Japan’s vaccination certificates
Only 15 countries and one region, as of Friday, were accepting COVID-19 vaccination certificates iss...
August 14, 2021
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Department stores strengthen infection control measures in Japan
Department stores and other commercial facilities, which have been urged by the government’s subcomm...
August 13, 2021
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Protecting care workers from harassment in Japan
Care workers are sometimes subjected to abusive language and physical violence from people they are ...
August 12, 2021
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Tochigi: A handwritten message from the heart
IMAICHI, Tochigi — Manabu Yoshida, the 55-year-old chief of the Imaichi police station, Tochigi Pref...
August 10, 2021
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Atomic bomb survivors go online to share their stories
NAGASAKI — A growing number of atomic bomb survivors are sharing their stories about the war online ...
August 9, 2021
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Nagasaki marks 76th atomic bomb anniversary
NAGASAKI — The 76th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki was marked Monday. Due to the nov...
August 9, 2021
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English services to be offered to foreign financial institutions entering Japan
The Financial Services Agency will begin offering English-language services to foreign banks and sec...
August 8, 2021
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Wajima lacquerware adorns Olympic table tennis tables
Some of the table tennis tables at the Tokyo Games were made with Wajima lacquerware from Ishikawa P...
August 5, 2021
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Arctic research vessel to double as mobile hospital
Scheduled for completion in fiscal 2026, the vessel will conduct meteorological observations in the ...
August 4, 2021
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Entrance exam reform doomed by failure to listen to test-takers, schools
After many twists and turns in pursuit of a noble ideal, attempts to reform the university entrance ...
August 2, 2021
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