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Summer Weather Felt Across Much of Japan
With a high pressure system hovering over the Japanese archipelago, temperatures rose from western J...
April 20, 2023
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Shared Workspace Saunas Prove Hot Topic in Japan
An increasing number of shared workplaces are installing sauna baths amid a spike in popularity amon...
April 20, 2023
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Japan Archive Offers Free Access to Documentary Films Online
Japan’s historic silent films can now be viewed online for free through the National Film Archive of...
April 20, 2023
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Trainee Program to Focus on Securing Manpower
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel of experts on Wednesday proposed the launch of a ne...
April 19, 2023
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Japan Panel to Discuss Introduction of Joint Child Custody
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Japanese government panel agreed on Tuesday to hold discussions on introducin...
April 19, 2023
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Sixth Body Likely from Missing Chopper Found
Tokyo, April 18 (Jiji Press)—A sixth body, apparently that of one of the 10 people aboard a Japanes...
April 19, 2023
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Hay Fever Committee to Compile Steps Including Cedar Removal
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed a cabinet-level meeting on hay fever at its first meetin...
April 19, 2023
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Finance Ministry to Issue Kansai Expo Commemorative Coins
The Finance Ministry will issue coins commemorating the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, ministry officials h...
April 19, 2023
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Two More Crew Members on GSDF Copter Likely Recovered
What appeared to be two more crew members from a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that went miss...
April 17, 2023
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Foreign Chiefs Confirm Cooperation on China
KARUIZAWA, Nagano (Jiji Press) — Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven countries confirmed coopera...
April 17, 2023
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Hibakusha, Researchers Express Hope for Abolition of N-weapons, Expectations for Upcoming Hiroshima Summit
At a symposium held in Hiroshima on Saturday, a hibakusha survivor of the city’s atomic bombing and ...
April 17, 2023
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G7 Foreign Ministers Celebrate Birthday of U.S., French Colleagues
KARUIZAWA, Nagano Prefecture — Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven took the occasion of their w...
April 17, 2023
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Toyama Gets Hopping With New Breed of Tulip
TOYAMA — It’s the kind of flower that can put some spring in your step this spring. Or hop, as the c...
April 17, 2023
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Salmon Sushi, Local Wine Served at G7 Foreign Ministers Working Dinner
KARUIZAWA, Nagano Prefecture — Sushi using salmon from the region was among the Nagano Prefecture d...
April 17, 2023
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Possible Missing Japan GSDF Helicopter, Bodies Found on Seabed near Miyako Island
The Ground Self-Defense Force announced Sunday it had found what appeared to be a missing GSDF helic...
April 16, 2023
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