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Japan Prefs Mull Fleeing Tsunami by Car, Rather Than on Foot
To deal with the effects of the largest earthquake and tsunami ever to hit Japan, it is necessary t...
March 11, 2023
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Osaka Expo Flying Car Model on Display in Japan for First Time
A full-size model of a so-called flying car to be used at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo is being shown ...
March 10, 2023
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Japan to Continue Travel Discount Program Beyond April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Tourism Agency presented a plan Thursday to continue the government’s...
March 10, 2023
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1945 Great Tokyo Air Raid Victims Remembered at Memorial Service
A memorial service for victims of the Great Tokyo Air Raid was held Friday to mark the 78th annivers...
March 10, 2023
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No New Bodies, Identities of East Japan Quake Victims
For the first time since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, the last 12 months have s...
March 10, 2023
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Ousted WHO Official Takeshi Kasai Has Background in Emergency Medicine
Ousted World Health Organization official Takeshi Kasai is a doctor with a background in emergency ...
March 9, 2023
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New Light Shed on 1860 Assassination of Top Shogun Aide Ii Naosuke
In 1860, toward the end of the Edo period (1603-1867), the highest-ranked aide to the shogun was ass...
March 9, 2023
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Japan Remains 2nd from Bottom in Glass-Ceiling Rankings
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Japan remained 2nd to last for the 7th straight year in the 2022 rankings of 2...
March 9, 2023
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Nine Influencers Fail to Report ¥300 Mil. in Earnings
Nine social media influencers have failed to report earnings totaling some ¥300 million over the six...
March 9, 2023
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Imperial Carriage Conveys Ambassadors to Japan’s Emperor
A horse-drawn carriage conveyed newly appointed foreign ambassadors to the Imperial Palace on Wednes...
March 8, 2023
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Tokyo Exhibit Features Lifelike Cardboard Sculptures of Animals
An exhibition of works by sculptor Genta Honnoh, who uses cardboard to create striking statues of an...
March 8, 2023
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Orcas, Dolphins Spotted off Nagasaki by Japan Coast Guard Vessels
NAGASAKI — A pod of orcas and another of dolphins were seen by Japan Coast Guard patrol boats off T...
March 8, 2023
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Japan to Survey Groups Connected to Organ Transplants Abroad
Following the recent arrest of a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization’s director on multiple charges o...
March 7, 2023
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World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go to Accept New Residents
Residents of Shirakawa-go in Shirakawa Village, Gifu Prefecture, are set to revise the community’s h...
March 7, 2023
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Painting of Jesus by Artist Okayama Found at Japanese School
NAGASAKI — A painting of Jesus by Seikyo Okayama (1895-1977), has been discovered at a school where ...
March 7, 2023
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