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General NewsOnsen industry strives to preserve mixed-gender bathing
Onsen and hot spring resorts with konyoku mixed-gender bathing facilities have been feeling the pinc...
February 23, 2022
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General NewsHakuba to launch winter sports academy to foster young athletes
The village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture will launch a project in fiscal 2023 to train promising y...
February 23, 2022
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Associated PressBiden sanctions Russian oligarchs, banks in Ukraine crisis
MOSCOW (AP) — The East-West faceoff over Ukraine escalated dramatically Tuesday, with Russian lawmak...
February 23, 2022
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General NewsTokyo’s ‘gateway to the sea’ closes, much to people’s regret
For the last time, Tokyo’s Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal, with its impressive white latticed pyrami...
February 22, 2022
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CompaniesSeven & i starts work to pick buyer of dept. store unit
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. started work on choosing a buyer of its dep...
February 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan mulls sanctions on export of semiconductors to Russia as G7 eyes joint action
The Japanese government has begun coordinating economic sanctions against Russia in the event of a m...
February 22, 2022
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Japan In FocusLegendary pine tree thrives in Shizuoka Pref.
SHIZUOKA — Two clone seedlings of a Hagoromo no Matsu pine tree — on which legend has it that a heav...
February 22, 2022
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Japan In FocusIwate: Students use evidence to amend high school rules
OTSUCHI, Iwate — Students at an Iwate Prefecture high school long known for its strict code of condu...
February 22, 2022
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Japan In FocusFukushima dried persimmons to be exported to Dubai
FUKUSHIMA — The hard work of the Fukushima prefectural government over the past three years finally ...
February 22, 2022
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Japan In FocusHokkaido fisherfolk benefit from shift in Japanese yellowtail fishing grounds
Japanese yellowtail fishing grounds have undergone a dramatic shift in recent years. Hokkaido, which...
February 22, 2022
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General NewsNASA employee stays grounded with weekly cycling tours
For some foreign residents in Tokyo, the COVID-19 pandemic offers a fresh opportunity to make use of...
February 22, 2022
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese Olympians welcomed back at Narita Airport
Some of the athletes who participated in the Beijing Olympics returned to Japan via Narita Airport o...
February 22, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialDiscuss how to protect users above all when regulating tech firms
With the growth of the internet, a major discussion point is how to protect users’ information colle...
February 22, 2022
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Vantage PointNASA employee stays grounded with weekly cycling tours
For some foreign residents in Tokyo, the COVID-19 pandemic offers a fresh opportunity to make use of...
February 22, 2022
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General NewsAncient tombs get 4K video treatment in Osaka
A group of kofun, ancient Japanese burial mounds known for often having a distinctive keyhole-shaped...
February 22, 2022