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Teams haul 1-ton bale in race at Japan harvest festival
A 1-ton bale of rice rolls down the street in Tamana, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday, pulled by p...
November 24, 2022
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Children of Unification Church followers say proposed new law is insufficient
Six men and women whose parents have ties with the Unification Church have criticized the outline of...
November 24, 2022
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Aichi Pref. park awash in pink cherry blossoms and fall foliage
Shikizakura cherry trees, which bloom in spring and fall, blossom in Senmi Shikizakura-no-Sato park ...
November 23, 2022
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Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine set for 1st major renovation in 124 years
FUKUOKA — Dazaifu Tenmangu shrine in Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture, announced Tuesday that its honden ...
November 23, 2022
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Bathing with fruits
Capybaras enjoy soaking in an open-air bath with locally harvested ‘oni-yuzu’ citrus fruits floating...
November 23, 2022
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Government submits questions to Unification Church over allegations
The government submitted questions Tuesday to the Unification Church at the start of its investigati...
November 22, 2022
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Unification Church allegedly facilitated up to 745 adoptions in Japan
The Unification Church has allegedly facilitated as many as 745 adoptions for its members over the l...
November 22, 2022
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BOJ shows test of readers for new bank notes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan on Monday unveiled to the media a test of readers for the new...
November 22, 2022
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Japanese government to question Unification Church
The government will soon begin investigating the Unification Church — officially called the Family F...
November 22, 2022
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Riders enjoy pro wrestling spectacle on special train in Chiba Prefecture
CHIBA — About 50 passengers on a special JR Kururi Line train running in the southern part of Chiba ...
November 22, 2022
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Century-old row house attached to bathhouse transformed into community space
A row house in Tokyo attached to nearly a century-old public bathhouse, which gained fame as the loc...
November 22, 2022
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Ukrainian youths visiting Hiroshima wish for peace back home
HIROSHIMA — Seven Ukrainian children, who have been displaced to Aichi and Gifu prefectures due to R...
November 21, 2022
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Teacher admonished over punishment at special needs school in Japan
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoOsaka prefectural government office The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST,&en...
November 21, 2022
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University of Tokyo ‘to employ 300 women faculty members’
The University of Tokyo plans to newly employ about 300 women professors and associate professors, a...
November 21, 2022
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Woman killed after car driven by 97-year-old runs onto sidewalk
A woman was killed after being hit by a minivehicle driven by a 97-year-old man in Fukushima on Satu...
November 20, 2022
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