General News
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Work proceeds on building tunnel to discharge treated water at Fukushima N-plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. held a press viewing of the construction site of an unde...
September 7, 2022
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New-fad water sport in Japan gains in popularity, and accidents
As the popularity of the new water sport known as standup paddleboarding grows throughout the nation...
September 7, 2022
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Giant squid statue in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, generates economic effects of ¥600 million, 22 times of construction cost
A giant squid monument built in Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture, to promote the town’s core industry of s...
September 7, 2022
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Tokyo’s Shiba Park Oktoberfest held for first time in 3 years
People chat and drink on Saturday at the “Shiba Park Oktoberfest 2022 in front of Onarimon Station” ...
September 5, 2022
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Bone marrow registrations slow amid COVID
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Bone marrow donor registrations in Japan for use to treat blood cancer and leuk...
September 5, 2022
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Retired athletes catching Japanese firms’ eyes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Companies in Japan, struggling to secure competent workers, are looking intens...
September 5, 2022
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Support eyed to prevent preschoolers from slipping through the net
The government has launched a fact-finding survey in a bid to boost support for children and parents...
September 5, 2022
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Memorial service held in quake-hit Hokkaido
ATSUMA, Hokkaido (Jiji Press) — A memorial ceremony was held in Atsuma, Hokkaido, on Saturday for th...
September 5, 2022
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Redeveloping Shimokita but preserving its uniqueness
With many secondhand clothing shops and fringe theaters lined along narrow streets, the Shimokitazaw...
September 5, 2022
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Sumo video game supports ‘100-year lifespans’
SAITAMA — On the third Wednesday of every month, elderly people enjoy playing a competitive sumo-the...
September 4, 2022
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Plan mooted to submerge reactor at Fukushima nuclear plant
The Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corp. (NDF) is considering the feas...
September 3, 2022
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Japan mom, 86, wants to see daughter abducted by N. Korea ‘at least once’
Sept. 17 marks 20 years since the first Japan-North Korea summit meeting, during which Pyongyang adm...
September 3, 2022
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Hokkaido town’s ‘flying pumpkins’ ready for harvest
Dark-green pumpkins hang from a greenhouse lattice in the Hokkaido town of Naganuma, which boasts Ja...
September 3, 2022
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Coin laundries evolve to serve women and families
Coin laundries have been multiplying, especially in urban areas, and many now offer customers not on...
September 2, 2022
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2022 Rainy Season Ended Later than Initially Announced
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japan Meteorological Agency said Thursday that this year’s early-summer rainy...
September 2, 2022
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