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Travel SpotsOsaka: Park on Osaka Bay has U.S. West Coast vibe
SENNAN, Osaka — With a view of Kansai Airport, the Sennan Long Park stretches about 2 kilometers alo...
August 28, 2022
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Wider WorldWorld heritage engulfed by Sahara Desert sand in global warming
The Japan-led Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8), is being held i...
August 28, 2022
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Crime & CourtsNeed for legislation on organ transplant NPOs
A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization called the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association is s...
August 27, 2022
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BaseballFighters’ Ponce tosses season’s 5th no-hitter
Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters right-hander Cody Ponce tossed the record fifth no-hitter in Japan pro ...
August 27, 2022
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Crime & Courts6 govt officials to take pay cuts for wining, dining scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The education ministry on Friday announced punishments for six officials wined ...
August 27, 2022
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General NewsTokyo, Moscow agree on handover of bodies believed to be Kazu I accident victims
The Japanese and Russian governments have agreed that the bodies of three people who were believed t...
August 27, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida talks with African leaders online
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida started a series of online meetings with African l...
August 27, 2022
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 17,126 new cases
Tokyo logs 17,126 new cases...
August 27, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: K-dramas’ global breakthrough after decades leaves rights issue
Last month, Netflix revealed the list of its most-streamed TV shows of all time. “Squid Game,” whic...
August 27, 2022
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General NewsMunicipal officials return to Futaba over a decade after 3/11 disaster
FUKUSHIMA — The local government in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, held an opening ceremony at its ne...
August 27, 2022
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CoronavirusAsymptomatic COVID-19 patients may be allowed to go out
Restrictions on asymptomatic coronavirus-positive people going out to buy groceries and so on are li...
August 27, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Nuclear power vital to overcoming electricity crisis
Nuclear power plants, which can provide a stable power supply, have become increasingly important a...
August 27, 2022
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General NewsJapanese chestnut sweets come into season
Kurikinton chestnut sweets are prepared by workers at Kawakamiya Co., a long-established maker of wa...
August 27, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Tap merits of classroom tech while avoiding downsides
The use of digital materials in the field of education has both advantages and challenges. It is ho...
August 27, 2022
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Japan In FocusHyogo: Purification for used bags carried out to promote city
TOYOOKA, Hyogo — A purification ceremony for used bags, including schoolbags, handbags and workbags,...
August 27, 2022