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Japan In FocusFukuoka: Cosplayers use suburban forest for dynamic photo shoots
FUKUOKA — A citizen’s forest in the suburbs of Fukuoka has become a hotspot among cosplayers thanks ...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusTottori: Kengo Kuma-designed cafe overlooking Tottori Sand Dunes to open in summer
TOTTORI — A cafe designed by world-renowned architect Kengo Kuma that overlooks the Tottori Sand Dun...
January 16, 2022
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EconomyUnlimited subscription services go outside the box
Subscription services, which offer the use of products or services for a set price over a fixed peri...
January 16, 2022
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General NewsTsunami warning issued in Japan after Tonga eruption
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning Sunday for the southwe...
January 16, 2022
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Japan In FocusJapan’s Kyushu Univ. creates wooden sidewalk that helps the blind and the environment
FUKUOKA — The idea came to him after his grandmother lost her eyesight. Instead of a sidewalk of asp...
January 16, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs over 4,000 virus cases for 2nd consecutive day
Tokyo confirmed 4,561 new cases of infection with the novel coronavirus on Saturday, up 3,337 from s...
January 15, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make quarantine period shorter while also expanding testing capacity
Amid a surge of infections with the omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, there has been an incr...
January 15, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan should fully develop N-power technology through intl cooperation
To ensure a stable supply of energy, domestic technology must be passed down and further developed. ...
January 15, 2022
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Crime & CourtsBoy, 17, arrested over knife attack on 3 people at University of Tokyo
Two high school students and a man in his 70s were attacked by a knife-wielding assailant at an entr...
January 15, 2022
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CoronavirusGovt plans to allow foreign students to enter Japan
The government will likely allow foreign students to enter Japan in stages, after suspending such en...
January 15, 2022
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Political SeriesFormer PM Abe: Prime Minister Kishida should handle personnel matters as he sees fit
The year 2022 will test Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. How should he deal with the pandemic, foreign ...
January 15, 2022
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CoronavirusMost prefectural governments to have mass vaccination sites to speed up booster shots
In an effort to speed up booster shots of the novel coronavirus vaccine, 31 of the nation’s 47 prefe...
January 15, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
DPRK’s latest missile launch might be diplomatic gambit
The Japanese government believes that Friday’s firing of at least one ballistic missile by North Kor...
January 15, 2022
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CoronavirusSDF-run vaccination sites to reopen
Mass COVID-19 vaccination sites operated by the Self-Defense Forces are set to reopen amid a nationw...
January 15, 2022
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Japan In FocusFinancial woes keep Kyoto covered with power lines Share
KYOTO — Kyoto authorities are dedicated to preserving its elegant townscape, but efforts to move pow...
January 15, 2022