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¥260 bil. in pension assets of 1.12 mil. people who changed, left jobs remain unmanaged
Wasting away are the funds of 1.12 million people who participated in defined contribution (DC) pens...
November 3, 2022
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Ueno park hosts illumination event
Illuminated jets of water tower above visitors during the 2022 So-Ene Akari Park illumination event ...
November 3, 2022
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Otter relief: Sagamihara’s goodwill ambassador found safe in Hachioji
An escaped otter that serves as a goodwill ambassador for Sagamihara in Kanagawa Prefecture has been...
November 3, 2022
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Japan to smooth foreign pilots’ path to flight licenses
In a bid to secure foreign pilots who can start work immediately as demand for flights returns, the ...
November 3, 2022
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Japanese victim of Itaewon crush was ‘bright, dependable’
A Tokyo university expressed its condolences Tuesday over the death of freshman An Kozuchi, 18, one ...
November 2, 2022
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717 individuals, 29 organizations to be honored with fall medals
The government on Wednesday published a list of 717 individuals and 29 organizations that are to rec...
November 2, 2022
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Preschooler falls from Chiba condo
A child fell from the 25th floor of a large apartment building in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, on Wednes...
November 2, 2022
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“Onigiri” photos bring 6.8 mil. meals to children in Africa, Asia
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — “Onigiri” rice ball photos posted on social media through a campaign launched i...
November 2, 2022
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South Sudan Olympian trains in Japan, seeking Paris podium, peace in homeland
AMI, Ibaraki — A South Sudanese Olympian is back in Japan to train, his sights set on taking the pod...
November 2, 2022
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Crafters arrested after selling handmade items with Hermes, Levi’s logos
Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, handmaking things at home has become popular. But the hobby has...
November 1, 2022
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Japan’s entertainment agency Johnny & Associates vice president Hideaki Takizawa resigns
Johnny & Associates, Inc., Japan’s leading entertainment agency, announced Tuesday that its vice pre...
November 1, 2022
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Traditional Japanese dances likely to be registered as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO
“Furyu odori,” a collection of 41 traditional Japanese dances, is expected to be registered as an in...
November 1, 2022
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Sales of New Year’s postcards begin
Sales of New Year’s postcards for 2023 began at post offices nationwide on Tuesday. At the Kyoto Cen...
November 1, 2022
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Alcohol detected in bus driver after eating steamed cake
The city of Takatsuki in Osaka Prefecture issued a reprimand to a city bus driver in his 40s due to ...
November 1, 2022
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Tokyo’s Shibuya under security on Halloween after Seoul crush
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo’s busy Shibuya district was put under high security on Halloween on Monda...
November 1, 2022
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