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Japan In FocusIshikawa: Local Festival Puts Smiles on Faces, Gives Boost to Seasonal Noto Oysters
KANAZAWA — A festival featuring locally produced oysters was held for the first time in Hakui, Ishik...
March 12, 2023
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Japan In FocusNagano: Full-scale Lake Suwa Fireworks Festival planned for 1st time in 4 years
SUWA, Nagano — The Lake Suwa Fireworks Festival, one of Japan’s foremost firework events, will be he...
March 12, 2023
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Japan In FocusDaido Moriyama’s Photography Featured on Kanazawa Shop Signs
KANAZAWA — Shop signs incorporating the work of internationally renowned photographer Daido Moriyama...
March 12, 2023
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General NewsEvacuation Order to be Lifted in More Parts of Fukushima Pref. Town Close to Stricken Nuclear Plant
IWAKI, Fukushima — Next month, Tomioka residents will be able to permanently return to an area in th...
March 12, 2023
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BaseballJapan Crushes Czechs to Stay Unbeaten in WBC
Japan’s star-studded lineup of professionals proved too much for a gutsy Czech Republic team made up...
March 11, 2023
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CoronavirusCOVID Reclassification Poses Challenge for Hospital Management
With its decision to downgrade the classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Law, the...
March 11, 2023
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General NewsPM Kishida Vows to Spare No Effort in Tohoku Rebuild
FUKUSHIMA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, speaking at a memorial service for the victims of the Grea...
March 11, 2023
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Associated PressOne of Silicon Valley’s Top banks Fails; Assets are Seized
NEW YORK (AP) — Regulators rushed Friday to seize the assets of one of Silicon Valley’s top banks, m...
March 11, 2023
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General NewsKeidanren to Seek Tax Use for Raising Birthrate
Tokyo —The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, will urge the government to consider using tax a...
March 11, 2023
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ReutersUnited States, EU Agree to Start Talks on Critical Minerals amid Trade Tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amid trade frictions between the United States and the European Union, Presid...
March 11, 2023
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Associated PressHere’s How the 4 Americans Abducted in Mexico were Found
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — The anonymous tip that led Mexican authorities to a remote shack wher...
March 11, 2023
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General NewsQuake, Tsunami Victims Remembered in Tohoku 12 Years on
People gathered across the Tohoku region to remember victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and ...
March 11, 2023
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Asia-PacificMajority in S. Korea Oppose Wartime Labor Solution
SEOUL — A survey by a South Korean television broadcaster showed Friday that 53.1% of respondents do...
March 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJIUkraine Wants Zelenskyy’s Presence at Hiroshima G-7 Summit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky said Friday that he hopes that P...
March 11, 2023
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Noncompete Clauses are Everywhere, Even for Dancers and Hair Stylists
Late last year, Shelbie Brennen was ready for a change. She had worked as a stylist at Lemon Tree h...
March 11, 2023