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Companies
Project aims to grow sea urchins in land-locked prefecture
KUKI, Saitama — In land-locked Saitama Prefecture, a project will soon be underway to to cultivate a...
December 21, 2022
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Companies
Toyama Pref. sees sharp increase in used car exports to Russia
TOYAMA — The number of used cars exported to Russia from Toyama Prefecture has increased sharply fol...
December 21, 2022
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General News
Disabled couples in Hokkaido agreed to birth control. operator of group homes claims
ESASHI, Hokkaido — Birth control was only proposed “as an option” for residents of group homes with ...
December 20, 2022
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Reuters
Iranian, EU nuclear negotiators meet in Jordan – Iranian media
DUBAI (Reuters) — Iran’s foreign minister and top nuclear negotiator met with the European Union fo...
December 20, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo logs over 20,000 new COVID cases for first time since August
The Tokyo metropolitan government said Tuesday that 20,513 people had newly tested positive for the ...
December 20, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
China’s COVID deaths likely increasing after restrictions relaxed
SHANGHAI/BEIJING — Novel coronavirus infections are spreading rapidly in China following Beijing’s a...
December 20, 2022
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General News
Abe shooting site to become part of road
NARA (Jiji Press) — Guardrails surrounding the site where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunne...
December 20, 2022
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Economy
BOJ modifies monetary policy, expanding 10-year government bond yield fluctuations to plus or minus 0.5%
The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday to modify its monetary policy, allowing 10-year Japanese governmen...
December 20, 2022
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Associated Press
Racers, mechanics, tinkerers converting classic cars to EVs
DENVER (AP) — When Kevin Erickson fires up his 1972 Plymouth Satellite, a faint hum replaces what is...
December 20, 2022
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General News
Revised law to require all bicyclists to make effort to wear helmet
Making an effort to wear a helmet will become mandatory for all bicycle riders in the revised Road ...
December 20, 2022
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General News
Heavy snow halts 800 cars in Niigata Pref.
Heavy snow continued Tuesday in Niigata Prefecture and elsewhere along the Sea of Japan trapping ve...
December 20, 2022
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Travel Spots
Massive “flower” blooms at Jindai Botanical Gardens
Known as one of the world’s largest “flowers,” the inflorescence of Amorphophallus titanum came into...
December 20, 2022
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Defense & Security
Japan to help Ukraine remove landmines
Japan will support Ukraine in the removal of landmines planted by Russian forces, according to Japan...
December 20, 2022
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Economy
Japan’s labor productivity sinks to lowest level since 1970
Japan’s labor productivity in 2021 ranked 27th among the 38 Organization for Economic Cooperation an...
December 20, 2022
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General News
Internal rift leaves high-level Japan Shinto post in limbo
The Association of Shinto Shrines, a religious organization that oversees about 78,000 Shinto shrine...
December 20, 2022