General News
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Preparations for winter
Squirrels busily searching for food to overwinter are seen in a park in Obihiro, Hokkaido....
November 27, 2022
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Intl passengers at Kansai Airport surge to 300,000 after border controls eased
The number of international passengers at Kansai International Airport in October jumped to about 30...
November 27, 2022
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Drones to patrol Japan’s rivers from next fiscal year
The government plans to use drones on a full-scale basis from next fiscal year to detect illegal act...
November 27, 2022
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Japan to extend nationwide travel discount program
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is planning to extend its nationwide travel discount program, or...
November 26, 2022
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Palace street opens for autumn leaves viewing after 3 years of hiatus
A road inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for viewing autumn foliage opened Saturday to the public ...
November 26, 2022
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Blowing in sea breeze, flavor is condensed
Daikon radishes are hanged and dried in the sun and wind at the Miura coast in Miura, Kanagawa Prefe...
November 26, 2022
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Relatives of organ donors hope more people in Japan express a desire to donate
A quarter of a century has passed since the Organ Transplants Law, which allows organs to be harves...
November 26, 2022
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Prosecutors raid Dentsu over alleged bid-rigging related to Tokyo Games
Prosecutors and the Japan Fair Trade Commission searched locations including the head office of maj...
November 25, 2022
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Tokyo govt to probe bid-rigging for Olympic test events
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—The Tokyo metropolitan government said Thursday that it has launched a team to in...
November 25, 2022
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Donations under ‘mind control’ unlikely to banned
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is unlikely to include a ban on donations made under “mind cont...
November 25, 2022
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World’s oldest koala dies at 25
KOBE (Jiji Press) — The Hyogo prefectural government said Thursday that Midori, who had been recogni...
November 25, 2022
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Japan’s reliance on renewables tops 20% for 1st time
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s reliance on renewable energy sources in fiscal 2021 rose 0.5 percentage...
November 25, 2022
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Japan’s bluefin tuna catch quota increases
Japan’s annual quota for bluefin tuna catches in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean will increase by 295 ton...
November 25, 2022
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Metropolitan government to construct new subway line in Tokyo, eying launch in 2040s
The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to construct a new subway line running from the heart of the...
November 25, 2022
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Cruise ships to embark once more for global ports
International cruises out of Japan will restart next month after having been suspended since March 2...
November 25, 2022
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