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Japan Companies Turn to Apple Waste to Make Eco-Friendly Leather
Faux leather is nothing new, but leather made from apple waste has been drawing the attention of bot...
January 23, 2023
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Onshore Wind Power Projects Face Local Opposition in Northeast Japan
Several wind power plant construction projects in the Tohoku region are facing opposition from local...
January 23, 2023
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Sanuki Udon Sets Sights on U.S., Hoping to Also Draw Visitors to Kagawa
TAKAMATSU — A little corner of Shikoku once known as Sanuki Province is hoping its top food item cre...
January 23, 2023
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Hokkaido Seeks to Prevent Traffic Accidents Involving Foreign Visitors
SAPPORO — Efforts to prevent accidents involving foreign visitors driving on snow-covered roads are ...
January 22, 2023
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New Year’s Celebration of Martial Arts at Budokan
Over a thousand people came to watch the Kagami-Biraki Festival, an annual New Year event, held at t...
January 22, 2023
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Japan’s 1st Oral Abortion Option up for Approval
Experts on Friday will deliberate whether to approve an oral, two-drug combination to induce an abor...
January 22, 2023
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New National Qualification System for Pet Nurses to Start in April
The government in April will start a new national qualification system for nurses assisting veterin...
January 22, 2023
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Severest Cold Spell So Far This Season Forecast to Hit Japan
This season’s severest cold spell so far is forecast to envelop the Japanese archipelago from Tuesda...
January 22, 2023
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Kobe Apartment Fire Leaves 4 Dead, 3 in Critical Condition
KOBE — A fire broke out in an apartment building in Hyogo Ward, Kobe, early Sunday morning, leaving ...
January 22, 2023
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Pension Benefits to Rise for 1st Time in 3 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public pension benefits will rise for the first time in three years in fiscal ...
January 22, 2023
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Govt Turns in New Sado Gold Mine UNESCO Bid
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government has submitted a revised recommendation letter to UNESCO for the ...
January 22, 2023
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China to partially lift ban on overseas group travel
The Chinese government, which has taken steps to change its zero-COVID policy, announced Friday that...
January 21, 2023
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Whale in Tokyo Bay?
A marine creature believed to be a whale over five meters long has been confirmed in the waters near...
January 21, 2023
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Japanese nori seaweed served in outer space
Any company hopes its products are regarded as out of this world. For Yamamoto-Noriten Co., a Tokyo-...
January 21, 2023
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Suicides in Japan Rise 2.7% to 21,584 in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of people who killed themselves in Japan in 2022 increased by 577, o...
January 21, 2023
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