General News
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Lawyer Reveals How Deceased Takarazuka Revue Member Had Been Allegedly Abused, Calls for Group to Apologize
The deceased 25-year-old member of the all-female theater group Takarazuka Revue was a victim of pow...
December 8, 2023
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Rina Gonoi, Ex-SDF Soldier Who Spoke Out About Sexual Abuse, Hopes Her Struggle for Justice Will Help Change
Rina Gonoi admits speaking up about sexual abuse she suffered from male personnel while serving in t...
December 8, 2023
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Truck and Tourist Bus Collide in Hokkaido’s Furano; 10 Sent to Hospital, Including Foreign Passengers
A large tractor trailer and a sightseeing bus collided on Route 38 in Furano, Hokkaido, around 8:40 ...
December 8, 2023
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Sardines and Mackerels Blanket Beach in Hokkaido; Local Fishermen ‘Never Seen This Many’
Thousands of sardines and mackerels washed up ashore near Toi fishing port in Hakodate, Hokkaido, co...
December 8, 2023
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Traditional Japanese Craft Nambu Ironware Goes Beyond Tea, Steps into Realm of Music
Nambu ironware is generally associated with teapots, however, effects pedals made using the traditio...
December 7, 2023
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Bear Cub Seen at Hokkaido Elementary School Grounds; Dies After Being Hit by Car
Police in Hokkaido received a call from Higashi Elementary School in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, reporting...
December 7, 2023
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OCED Test Scores Find Pandemic School Closures Affected Student Performance
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicated that school closures caus...
December 7, 2023
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Economy Minister Objects to Japan Being Given ‘Fossil of the Day’ Award
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the Economy, Trade and Industry Minister, objected to Japan being given the “Fo...
December 6, 2023
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Japan’s Strategy Bears Fruit in 2022 PISA Results, But Challenges Still Remain in Students’ Reading Skills
Japanese high school students’ reading scores significantly improved in a recent global academic ach...
December 6, 2023
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Small Boat Capsizes near River Mouth in Miyazaki City, Possibly with 6 People on Board
A call came in to fire authorities around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday that a boat had capsized near the mout...
December 6, 2023
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Mt. Fuji Photographer, Known for Shooting Peak under Strange Clouds, Brings Grief with Early Death
SHIZUOKA — A photographer known on social media for his spectacular photos of Mt. Fuji is sorely mis...
December 6, 2023
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Japanese Students Move Up PISA Rankings; Now 3rd in Reading; Shorter School Closures in Pandemic May Be a Factor
SNS Japanese students moved up the ranks in the latest PISA survey of international academic achiev...
December 5, 2023
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Japan Seeks to Clarify Digital Ad Suspension Criteria
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The industry ministry said Tuesday that Google, Meta and LY Corp. should explai...
December 5, 2023
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Shohei Ohtani, Sota Fujii Featured in This Year’s Hagoita Paddles Unveiled in Tokyo
Ornamental ‘hagoita’ paddles featuring celebrities of 2023 unveiled at traditional doll maker Kyuget...
December 5, 2023
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Hong Kong Woman Pursues Agriculture in Japan to Realize Dream Sprouted from Rooftop Gardening
Three years ago, Elaine Wong began tilling the soil of a rooftop garden she rented in Hong Kong as a...
December 5, 2023
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