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Stormy Weather Expected Nationwide on New Year’s Eve
A developing low-pressure system is expected to pass near Japan, causing stormy weather nationwide o...
December 28, 2023
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Larvae Found in Baked Confectionery Imported from France, Sold at Osaka Department Store
Larvae of an unspecified insect have been found in gingerbread sold at the Hankyu Department Store U...
December 27, 2023
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Japan Mulls Lowering Minimum Age for Train Driving License to 18
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The transport ministry is considering lowering the minimum age for obtaining a ...
December 27, 2023
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English Edition of WWII Survivors’ Memories Completed, Available Online
HIROSHIMA — A dual language (Japanese/English) book of remembrances by survivors of the 1945 U.S. at...
December 27, 2023
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Car Discovered at Site of Landslide in Nara Prefecture
NARA — Rescue workers on Tuesday uncovered a car at the site of a landslide that buried part of a na...
December 26, 2023
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Japan Job Availability Ratio Slides to 1.28 in Nov.
TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers...
December 26, 2023
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Amami Islands Mark 70 Years since Return to Japan
AMAMI, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — The Amami Islands in southwestern Japan on Monday marked 70 years si...
December 26, 2023
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Baby Girl Returns to Japan in Good Health after Heart Transplant in U.S.
Aoi Sato, a two-year-old girl from Tokyo’s Toshima Ward, has returned to Japan in good health follow...
December 26, 2023
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Bus, Taxi Driver License Exam to be Given in 20 Languages; Fewer than 1％ of Class 2 License Holders Now Foreign
The National Police Agency has decided to provide a written exam for the class 2 drivers license — w...
December 26, 2023
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Travelers in Japan Up Budgets for New Year’s Holiday Trips
People’s average budget for domestic travel during the New Year’s holiday season has risen by about ...
December 25, 2023
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Japan Patients Receive New Alzheimer’s Drug; Removes Amyloid-Beta Protein from Brain
A Tokyo woman in her 50s became one of the first patients to receive a newly approved drug for Alzhe...
December 25, 2023
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Search Efforts Resume at Site of Landslide in Nara Prefecture; More Vehicles May be Buried on Highway
NARA — Police and rescue workers sped up search efforts on Monday, believing that vehicles may be bu...
December 25, 2023
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Japan Archive Museum Commemorating Kamikaze Pilots in Oita to Close its Doors in 2024
OITA — An archive museum exhibiting items left behind by pilots who died on kamikaze attack missions...
December 25, 2023
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Tokyo’s “Sacred Ground for Cosplay” to Add Cosplay Experience to Furusato Nozei Tax Donation System Return Gift List
Cosplay experiences, such as wearing the costume of a beloved character, will be on the list of retu...
December 25, 2023
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Another Car May Be Caught in Landslide in Nara Pref.
Nara (Jiji Press)—A man was rescued from a car trapped in a landslide that occurred in Nara Prefectu...
December 25, 2023
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