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Suicide of Japan Employee Linked to ‘Customer Harassment’; Authorities Attribute Mental Illness to Relentless Complaints
The suicide of a then 24-year-old male employee in 2020 has been recognized as stemming from ment...
July 24, 2024
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Japan’s Exam for Care Workers to Be Heavily Revised as More Foreigners Sought; Test-takers Will Be Able to Pass in Parts
The government has decided to drastically revise the national exam system for certifying care wor...
July 23, 2024
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Former Chairperson of Japan’s Universal Entertainment Failed to Report ¥5 Bil.; Taxation Bureau Says Company in Hong Kong Used
Kazuo Okada, the founder and former chairperson of Universal Entertainment Corp., failed to repor...
July 23, 2024
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Japan Govt Issues Nationwide Heatstroke Alert; First Time in Hokkaido This Year
Japan’s Environment Ministry and the Japan Meteorological Agency issued heatstroke alerts for 41 ...
July 23, 2024
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Tokaido Shinkansen Line Resumes Service
The Tokaido Shinkansen line resumed operation from the first train on Tuesday.
...July 23, 2024
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883 Workers in Japan Recorded as Suffering from Work-Related Mental Health Issues; Highest on Record
The number of workers recognized as suffering from work-related stress, depression and other ment...
July 23, 2024
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Shipments of Watermelons Reach Peak in Japan’s Yamagata Prefecture; Refreshing Fruit Key to Beating Extreme Summer Heat
Tens of thousands of watermelons fresh from the fields are seen in a sorting facility in Obanazaw...
July 22, 2024
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Govt Issues Heat Stroke Alert Across Japan; Central Tokyo Expected to Reach 35 C
Temperatures rose nationwide from Monday morning, with the government issuing a heat stroke alert...
July 22, 2024
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University Team Creates Heatstroke Prediction Website; Forecast Shows Expected Number Of Heat Hospitalizations 6 Days Ahead
A team of researchers at the Nagoya Institute of Technology is now providing six-day forecasts of...
July 22, 2024
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Tokaido Shinkansen Suspends Service After Maintenance Trains Collide; Restoration Work Expected to Continue Until Evening (Update 1)
The Tokaido Shinkansen is not running between Hamamatsu and Nagoya stations after maintenance tra...
July 22, 2024
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Maintenance Trains Collide, Derail on Tokaido Shinkansen Line; Service Still Suspended Between Hamamatsu, Nagoya (Update 3)
The Tokaido Shinkansen service was suspended between Tokyo and Nagoya stations on Monday due to t...
July 22, 2024
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M 4.8 Temblor Hits Japan’s Ibaraki Pref., Surrounding Areas; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit Ibaraki Prefecture and surrounding areas at 10:07 a.m. on Monday. ...
July 22, 2024
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Tokaido Shinkansen Trains Suspended Between Hamamatsu and Nagoya Due to Accident; Resuming Services Expected Noon at Earliest
Tokaido Shinkansen trains has been suspended between Hamamatsu and Nagoya stations due to a colli...
July 22, 2024
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Ex-member of Japanese Red Army Tsutomu Shirosaki Chokes to Death in Tokyo Prison; Shirosaki Involved in 1986 Attack on Japan Embassy in Indonesia
Tsutomu Shirosaki, a former member of the now-defunct Japanese Red Army, died Saturday at Fuchu P...
July 21, 2024
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17 Homes Flooded Amid Heavy Rain in Chiba Prefecture
CHIBA — Seventeen homes were flooded in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, as heavy rain fell in northwe...
July 21, 2024
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