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Time-Limit System to Combat Illegal Parking at Expressway Service Areas; Toll Discounts, Enforced Breaks Contribute to Backlog
o eliminate dangerous and illegal parking on the roadside around the entrances and exits of expressw...
November 28, 2023
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Japan Confirms Season’s 2nd Bird Flu Outbreak
MITO (Jiji Press) — The Ibaraki prefectural government said Monday that it has confirmed an outbreak...
November 27, 2023
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Shogi Star and Railroad Lover Sota Fujii Experiences Being Conductor, Driver of Train in Kagawa Pref.
Shogi star Sota Fujii, who won a title match for the third consecutive time and defended his eight t...
November 27, 2023
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Rugby Tournament Held in Memory of Japanese Diplomat Katsuhiko Oku in London
LONDON — An amateur rugby tournament was held in London on Saturday in memory of Katsuhiko Oku, a Ja...
November 27, 2023
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Driver Flees from DUI Checkpoint, Collides with Car in Fukui
FUKUI — A 26-year-old company employee was arrested Saturday on suspicion of drunk driving at a nigh...
November 27, 2023
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Nihon University President, Veep Seen Resigning
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nihon University President Takeo Sakai and Vice President Yasuhiro Sawada are s...
November 27, 2023
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Nihon Univ. Veep Sues Boss Mariko Hayashi for Damages
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Nihon University Vice President Yasuhiro Sawada has filed a damages lawsuit again...
November 27, 2023
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Child Anorexia Remained High in COVID’s 3rd Year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of children in Japan diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, an eating diso...
November 27, 2023
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Office Chairs Roll through Oita Streets in Road Race; Kyushu Univ. Students Take 1st with 124 Laps
OITA — The Isu-1 Grand Prix Oita Tsurusaki was held in Oita on Sunday, with competitors trying to ma...
November 27, 2023
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Unrelated Person’s Photo Broadcast as Suspect’s Photo on Nagoya-based TV Station
NAGOYA — Nagoya-based Tokai TV apologized Saturday for broadcasting the image of an unrelated person...
November 26, 2023
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Poll Shows 70％ of Respondents Support Regulating AI Child Porn on Japan-run Websites
Seventy percent of respondents in a survey agreed that sexual images of children that were likely ge...
November 26, 2023
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Probe Finds TBS History of Special Consideration to Johnny’s
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—TBS Holdings Inc. said Sunday that a special investigation has found that the Jap...
November 26, 2023
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New Shibuya Complex to Smooth Pedestrian Movement Around Station
Shibuya Sakura Stage, one of Tokyo’s most significant high-rise developments in recent years, is set...
November 26, 2023
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Breeders of Popular Japanese Carp in Murky Waters after China Suddenly Halts Imports
The sudden and unexplained decision by China to halt imports from Japan of the popular carp known as...
November 26, 2023
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Yamato Delivery Driver Finds Minicar Sinking in River, Jumps in and Rescues Woman
Tomoya Taniguchi, 32, a deliveryman at Yamato Transport’s Tottori Chuo Office in Tottori City, recei...
November 26, 2023
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