General News
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Japanese Tourism Companies Launching More Online Tours
Online tour packages have been increasing by major Japanese travel agencies to allow people to imagi...
December 20, 2020
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Soba Delivery Bike Race Tests Traditional Balancing Skills
Cyclists balancing trays of stacked soba noodle boxes competed against each other on Asakusa’s publi...
December 20, 2020
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Fans Made of Plaster-coated Washi Attracting Attention
FUKUI — Sensu traditional Japanese fans made of Echizen washi are attracting attention after Fukui G...
December 20, 2020
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Masks The Best-selling Product of 2020 in Japan
Masks and disinfectant were among the best-selling products of 2020, while cosmetics struggled due t...
December 20, 2020
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Report: Japan Ship Ran Aground, Spilled Oil off Mauritius in Bid to Get Cell Phone Reception
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL) has acknowledged that a cargo ship it chartered ran aground off the ...
December 20, 2020
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Monchhichi Park to Be Upgraded with Mini-museum in Tokyo
A park in honor of Monchhichi — a lovely stuffed monkey that became a worldwide phenomenon — is bein...
December 20, 2020
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ETC to be Installed at All Tollgates of Expressways in Japan by FY2030
The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry announced Thursday that it will abolish booths handl...
December 18, 2020
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Lovot, Big Clapper Robots Spread Warmth, Cheer from Japan
These days, robots are being developed to take on tasks beyond their usual roles, like lifting heavy...
December 18, 2020
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Heavy Snow Disrupts Traffic in Japan, Severe cold to Return Friday Night
Vehicles were stranded on expressways in Niigata and Gunma prefectures as snow continued to fall fro...
December 17, 2020
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Amazing Aura of Aormori’s Nebuta
I sat down and talked with Toru Anami, a professor of folklore at Edogawa University, about Aomori P...
December 17, 2020
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Scenic Saitama Gorge a Window of the Earth
NAGATORO, Saitama — The huge metamorphic rock formation, with steps here and there, looks like count...
December 15, 2020
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Focus Shifts from Economic Revitalization to Infection Prevention
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s decision to suspend the Go To Travel tourism promotion campaign nati...
December 15, 2020
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Japan’s Travel Industry to be Compensated for Cancellations Triggered by ‘Go To’ Hiatus
The transport ministry said Tuesday it will compensate travel agencies and accommodations affected b...
December 15, 2020
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1,000 in Doctoral Courses to Receive ¥2.3 million in Aid
The government will expand financial aid for about 1,000 doctoral students majoring in advance field...
December 15, 2020
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‘Black Jack’-Themed Statue Planned for Tokyo Suburb
The manga “Black Jack” by Osamu Tezuka (1928-89) will be immortalized in bronze with a statue in wes...
December 15, 2020
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