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Shohei Ohtani, Sota Fujii Featured in This Year’s Hagoita Paddles Unveiled in Tokyo
Ornamental ‘hagoita’ paddles featuring celebrities of 2023 unveiled at traditional doll maker Kyuget...
December 5, 2023
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Hong Kong Woman Pursues Agriculture in Japan to Realize Dream Sprouted from Rooftop Gardening
Three years ago, Elaine Wong began tilling the soil of a rooftop garden she rented in Hong Kong as a...
December 5, 2023
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Higher Earners in Tokyo to Get Tuition-free High School for Children, with Subsidy Cap Removed
Tokyo intends to remove the income cap on tuition subsidies for high schoolers living in Tokyo and m...
December 5, 2023
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Record 72.5% of Japan Male Public Servants Take Paternal Leave in Fiscal 2022
The percentage of full-time male public servants who took paternal leave in fiscal 2022 was 72.5%, s...
December 5, 2023
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Nihon University Chair Apologizes over Drug Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nihon University’s board of trustees chair Mariko Hayashi apologized on Monday ...
December 4, 2023
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Fishery Buyers from Overseas Begin Biz Trip in Japan
Aomori, Dec. 4 (Jiji Press)—Fishery products buyers from the United States, Canada and Singapore sta...
December 4, 2023
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Old Man Masks for Good Luck in the New Year
Production of Yakuyoke masks, lucky charms given to people who make their New Year’s prayers at Atak...
December 4, 2023
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Kickbacks Allegedly Kept Off-the-Books by More than 10 Members of Late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Political Faction
More than 10 members of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s political faction are suspected of having...
December 3, 2023
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Missing U.S. Soldiers Who Were Aboard Fallen Osprey Still Unaccounted For; Search Set to Continue off Yakushima Island
The Japan Coast Guard and other entities were unable to find any of the missing U.S. soldiers that w...
December 3, 2023
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Short-term Preschool Stays in Rural Areas Provide Chance for Migration, Revitalization
A new educational program is spreading in which preschoolers are enrolled in day care facilities in ...
December 3, 2023
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Japan Confirms Season’s 4th Bird Flu Outbreak
Kagoshima (Jiji Press)—The prefectural government of Kagoshima, southwestern Japan, said Sunday that...
December 3, 2023
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Tsunami observed in Japanese coast after the earthquake near Philippines (UPDATE2)
A major earthquake that struck near the Philippines late at night on Saturday triggered a tsunami th...
December 3, 2023
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Tokaido Shinkansen Train Makes Emergency Stop; Bear Repellent Spray? 5 Passengers Complain of Pain
The Tokaido Shinkansen Hikari 518 was canceled after a spray was ejected at around 7:20 p.m. on Satu...
December 2, 2023
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Tokyo Shibuya’s Iconic Dog Hachiko Celebrated 100 Years After Birth; Former PM Suga Attends Event
An event was held Saturday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Hachiko, of which th...
December 2, 2023
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Bank Payment Network Repeats Apology for October’s Glitch
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Banks’ Payment Clearing Network, or Zengin-Net, reiterated its apologi...
December 2, 2023
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