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    Snow is expected in the Kanto region and surrounding prefectures from Saturday afternoon to Sunday, ...

    January 19, 2024

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    January 18, 2024

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    January 17, 2024

  • Great Hanshin Earthquake Victims Remembered 29 Years on; Prayers also Offered for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Victims

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    January 17, 2024

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    SAPPORO — A Korean Air plane clipped a Cathay Pacific plane on the ground at New Chitose Airport in...

    January 16, 2024

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    January 16, 2024

  • Towns with Shrinking Populations are Attracting New Residents and Workers with Multiple-Job System

    More and more rural regions with shrinking populations are setting up a special cooperative to incre...

    January 16, 2024

  • Japan to Use Property Rights to Profit from Farm Products Overseas

    TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s agriculture ministry will create a mechanism to earn more profits overs...

    January 15, 2024

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    January 15, 2024

  • Tokyo Police Mark 150th Anniversary of Founding

    Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department pledged continued efforts to maintain secu...

    January 15, 2024

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    Letters sealed with wax stamps have an added air of elegance, and diversity in the design and color ...

    January 14, 2024

  • Japan Health Ministry Recommends At Least 6 Hours of Sleep for Adults; Also Advises Lessening Caffeine Intake

    Adults should sleep at least six hours per day, with lack of sleep causing different health risks fo...

    January 14, 2024

  • Heavy Snow Expected in Northern, Eastern Japan

    A low pressure system is anticipated to pass over northern Japan, developing from Sunday night to Mo...

    January 14, 2024

    #Snow
  • White Daffodils Bloom around Lighthouse in Wakayama Prefecture

    White daffodils bloom around the Kashinosaki Lighthouse in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, ahead of ...

    January 13, 2024

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