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Beachgoers Hide from Sun under Parasols in Kanagawa Pref.
Parasols bloom on a beach in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture on Sunday, as scorching temperatures cont...
July 31, 2023
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Japan to Significantly Ease Requirements for ‘Entertainment’ Working Visas
The govt is to significantly ease requirements for “entertainer” working visas with the aim of spurr...
July 31, 2023
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Customers Brave Heat for Grilled Eels on Day of Ox
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Many people lined up in front of kabayaki grilled eel stores and restaurants in...
July 31, 2023
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Japan’s English Video on Fukushima Treated Water Spreads Widely
An English video released by the Foreign Ministry regarding the discharge of treated water from the ...
July 31, 2023
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Japan to Widen Info-sharing on Medical Facility Damage
The government is mulling the nationwide expansion of a currently limited online municipal system t...
July 30, 2023
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Dark Patterns: Hidden Manipulation in Japan’s Popular Apps
Over 90% of widely used apps in Japan, whether for shopping, social media or games, adopt user inter...
July 30, 2023
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Sumida River Traditional Summer Fireworks Light Up Sky after 4-yr Wait
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, a midsummer tradition in Tokyo, was held Saturday for the first...
July 30, 2023
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Wagyu Hides Avoid Scrap Heap as Leather Goods
Hides from Kobe, Matsusaka and other wagyu brand cattle are being crafted into leather products, as ...
July 30, 2023
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Campers dip their toes into the great outdoors
By Hidenori Nagai / Yomiuri Shimbun PhotographerA train passes over the “camp practice site,” which ...
July 30, 2023
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S. Korea Seeks Permit for Osaka-Kansai Expo Pavilion
South Korea on Friday filed an application with the city of Osaka to build a participatory pavilion ...
July 29, 2023
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Flood-hit Akita in Race against Clock to Prepare for Popular Festival
Record rainfall that hit the Tohoku region in the middle of this month is having an effect on prepar...
July 29, 2023
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Japan’s Average Life Expectancy Continues to Fall in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average life expectancy fell for both Japanese men and women for the second...
July 29, 2023
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5 Years since Disappearance of French Woman in Nikko
Saturday marked five years since a French woman went missing while sightseeing in Nikko, Tochigi Pre...
July 29, 2023
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Breeding Dogs Need New Homes as Japanese Industry Rules Tighten
Former breeding dogs are in need of new owners after a regulation capping how many dogs breeders cou...
July 29, 2023
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2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Organizer Requests Waiver on Construction Overtime Cap
The organizer of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo has asked the government to waive the overtime cap on co...
July 28, 2023
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