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Printing Process for Japan’s New Banknotes Revealed to Press Ahead of Launch; 3D Hologram Aims to Tackle Counterfeiting
Ahead of the issuing of new banknotes on July 3, the National Printing Bureau showed the manufact...
June 20, 2024
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Japan to Ease Criteria for Foreign Trainee-Hiring Care Providers
Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s welfare ministry said Wednesday that it plans to ease the c...
June 20, 2024
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Government to Revise Probe Guidelines for Serious Bullying Cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The education ministry on Wednesday presented a draft of revisions to its in...
June 20, 2024
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Kobe Hospital Leaves Man with Colon Cancer Untreated for a Year Due to Failure to Share Information Internally, Causing Cancer to Advance to Stage 4 from Stage 3
A Kobe hospital left a man in his 80s with colon cancer untreated for a year, causing the cancer ...
June 20, 2024
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White Paper Seeks to Promote Rural Areas to Foreigners
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government stressed in an annual report Tuesday the need to attract more...
June 19, 2024
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Study: Youth Obesity Increased during Pandemic
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Obesity increased among junior high school students in the nation in fiscal ...
June 19, 2024
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Year-Round Ban On Drinking Near Tokyo’s Shibuya Station Welcomed; Residents, Shop Owners Look Forward To Decreased Trash, Inconvenience
People living and working around JR Shibuya Station in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, are welcoming the rev...
June 19, 2024
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Premium Cherry Sold for ¥100,000 in Tokyo; Fruit Won Last Year’s ‘Largest Cherry’ Contest in Yamagata Prefecture
A single Yamagata Benio cherry produced in Yamagata Prefecture sold for ¥100,000 at auction on Mo...
June 18, 2024
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Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward Approves Year-round Ban on Street Drinking; Revised Ordinance Imposes No Penalties on Violators
A revised ordinance that imposes a year-round ban on nighttime street drinking in Tokyo’s Shibuya...
June 18, 2024
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Mt. Fuji Trail Gets Gate Ahead of New Climbing Restrictions that Take Effect on July 1
A temporary gate has been set up on Mt. Fuji at the fifth station of the Yoshida Trail on the Yam...
June 18, 2024
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Tokaido Shinkansen Services Delayed After Suspension Due to Heavy Rain; Other Train Services Near Tokyo to be Suspended
Tokaido Shinkansen services are delayed after being suspended due to heavy rain, JR Central Japan...
June 18, 2024
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Bear Holes Up in House in Central Japan; Resident Escapes Safely, Fukui City, Police on High Alert
At around 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, a Fukui resident reported to the city government that a bear had...
June 18, 2024
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Developer’s Move to Demolish Condo in Kunitachi, Tokyo, Blocking Mt. Fuji Draws Mixed Response
A developer’s decision to demolish a condominium in Kunitachi in western Tokyo that was near comp...
June 18, 2024
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Japan’s Odoriko, Saphir Odoriko Limited Express Train Service Canceled Due to Heavy Rain; Services Between Tokyo, Izukyu-Shimoda, Shuzenji Canceled
Service on the Odoriko and Saphir Odoriko limited express trains between Tokyo and Izukyu-Shimoda...
June 18, 2024
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Alumni Group Donations Affected Job, Promotion Chances at Medical University in Tokyo; Graduates Received Points for Donations
Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU) took into account the amount donated to its Shiseikai Ass...
June 18, 2024
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