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Lowered Immunity After COVID Sees Unseasonal Flu Epidemic
The unseasonal influenza epidemic is continuing. In the seven-day period until May 28, about 5,000 m...
June 7, 2023
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Sakie Yokota: Race Against Time for Aging Mom of Abductee Megumi
It was three years ago on Monday that Shigeru Yokota died, never again having seen his daughter Megu...
June 7, 2023
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Govt Eyes New My Number Cards in 2026
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government aims to introduce new My Number personal identification cards in...
June 6, 2023
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Only 57％ of Subsidies for School Library Books Used as Intended
Less than 60% of subsidies for buying school library books were used by local governments as intende...
June 6, 2023
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Tokyo’s Iwoto Island Expands about 6 Square Kms Since 2015
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Iwoto, a remote Tokyo island in the Pacific Ocean, has grown about 1.3-fold in ...
June 6, 2023
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Central Japan Farming Center Grows 12,000 Tomatoes from Single Seed
TOKAI, Aichi — A farming project in Tokai, Aichi Prefecture, has successfully grown 12,000 tomatoes...
June 6, 2023
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Kishida Cabinet Kicks Off Cool Biz Season in Colorful Okinawan Shirts
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and members of his Cabinet wore colorful Okinawan shirts to a Cabinet m...
June 6, 2023
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App Maps Climbing Congestion on Japan’s Peaks
The climbing season has begun in earnest, and with the easing of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the...
June 5, 2023
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Tokyo Expressway Ramps to be Used for Flood Evacuations
The Tokyo metropolitan government and five wards particularly at risk from flooding in the eastern p...
June 5, 2023
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Straw Hats Hit Peak Production in Saitama Pref.
With the days growing hotter, straw hat production has kicked into high gear in Kasukabe, Saitama Pr...
June 5, 2023
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Tiananmen Anniversary Marked in Japan, Taiwan with Calls for Democratization of China, Hong Kong
On the 34th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident, rallies were held in Taiwan and Japan...
June 5, 2023
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Japan My Number IDs Linked to Wrong Bank Accounts
A large number of bank accounts have been linked to My Number identification cards bearing a name th...
June 5, 2023
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Stone Coffin Opened at Yoshinogari Site in Saga Pref.
SAGA (Jiji Press) — The Saga prefectural government Monday opened a sarcophagus tomb unearthed at th...
June 5, 2023
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Slain Doctor’s Work Carried on, Brings Back Greenery to Afghanistan
FUKUOKA — The activities begun by slain Japanese doctor Tetsu Nakamura continue to contribute to exp...
June 5, 2023
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2 Bodies Found in Shizuoka Pref. After Heavy Rains
SHIZUOKA — Two bodies have been discovered in Shizuoka Prefecture in separate incidents linked to he...
June 4, 2023
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