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Tokyo Aiming to Eliminate Areas Congested with Wooden Houses
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo metropolitan government is working to reduce the areas where old woo...
August 20, 2023
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Nagoya Aquarium Begins Joint Study on Sea Turtle Migration
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — An aquarium in Nagoya has begun a joint study with foreign research institutio...
August 20, 2023
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Couple Sustain Injuries after Boat Runs Aground on River in Gifu
A married couple from abroad sustained minor injuries after a sightseeing boat ran aground at a shal...
August 20, 2023
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Chinese Group Tours to Japan Resume After Ban is Lifted
GUANGZHO, China — Chinese tourists heading for Japan formed waiting lines at airports in China on Fr...
August 20, 2023
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Bidding Farewell to Nighttime Refinery Lights in Wakayama Prefecture
Various lights from ENEOS Corp.’s oil refinery glow at night in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture. ...
August 19, 2023
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Married Men Pose as Single on Dating Apps
With the rise of dating apps, some women have been tricked into relationships with men who post fak...
August 19, 2023
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Duc’s Tale: Catching Up with the Surviving Vietnamese Conjoined Twin Separated by Surgery
HO CHI MINH CITY — As the anesthetic wore off, a strange feeling came over Nguyen Duc. His brother, ...
August 19, 2023
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Japan Media Groups Want Better Copyright Protection from AI
The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association (NSK) and other organizations issued Thursday a...
August 19, 2023
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DJ Soda Sexually Harassed at Osaka Music Event
OSAKA — A South Korean DJ was sexually harassed by some audience members at an outdoor music event t...
August 18, 2023
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Japan Govt to Discuss Training Personnel to Assist Foreign Residents
The Immigration Services Agency has established a committee to discuss how to train specialists who ...
August 18, 2023
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Yamaguchi Town OK’s Survey for Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Facility
YAMAGUCHI — The municipal government of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, agreed Friday to allow Chu...
August 18, 2023
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Long Struggle for Japanese Migrants to Dominican Republic
DAJABON, Dominican Republic — Lured by promises of land in a “Caribbean paradise,” Japanese immigran...
August 18, 2023
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Dominican Republic Compensates Japanese Immigrants
DAJABON, Dominican Republic — The government of the Dominican Republic has accepted responsibility f...
August 18, 2023
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South Korea’s Busan Court Dismisses Suit to Stop Fukushima Water Release
BUSAN — The Busan District Court in South Korea on Thursday rejected a request by plaintiffs to stop...
August 17, 2023
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30% of Tokyo’s Foreign Residents Experienced Discrimination During Pandemic
About 30% of foreign residents in Tokyo experienced discrimination in connection with the COVID-19 p...
August 17, 2023
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