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Tohoku Shinkansen line celebrates 40th anniversary
The Tohoku Shinkansen line on Thursday marked 40 years since its opening. East Japan Railway Co. ...
June 23, 2022
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Influx of visitors continues with 1st Hong Kong tourists since borders reopened to tour groups
The arrival of foreign visitors to Japan is becoming more conspicuous, with the first tour group fro...
June 23, 2022
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New peace monument unveiled in Okinawa town
A new monument engraved with the lyrics of a song for peace was unveiled in Nishihara, Okinawa Prefe...
June 23, 2022
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Gimpo-Haneda flights to resume
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — The South Korean government said Wednesday it will resume flights between Seoul...
June 23, 2022
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors warn against nuclear war
VIENNA (Jiji Press) — The mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only atomic-bombed cities in the wor...
June 23, 2022
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Mathematicians, firms to help govt solve social issues using AI
The education ministry has decided on a plan to establish intermediary centers at two universities t...
June 23, 2022
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Going underground: Brewers raise glass to subterranean-stored sake
Sake brewers are increasingly turning to underground locations to store and age their products. Unus...
June 22, 2022
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5 Russian warships pass through Tsushima Strait
Five Russian Navy ships, including a destroyer, passed through the Tsushima Strait toward the north...
June 22, 2022
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Quad nations to launch scholarship program for grad students
The Quad framework of Japan, Australia, India and the United States will launch a scholarship progra...
June 22, 2022
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Japan aims to regain pre-pandemic level of international students
The education ministry will try to restore the number of international students in Japan, and of Jap...
June 22, 2022
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Ex-member of KAT-TUN found guilty over drugs
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Koki Tanaka, a former member of the Japanese pop idol group KAT-TUN, faced on ...
June 21, 2022
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Govt job exam passers from the University of Tokyo hit record low
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of people from the University of Tokyo who passed Japan’s career-tra...
June 21, 2022
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Japan research group develops high-yield, salt-resistant rice strain
A Japanese research group has developed a rice strain with a higher yield than existing varieties, e...
June 21, 2022
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Census: 20,000 foreign residents in Japan have not graduated beyond elementary school
Elementary school was the highest education level achieved by about 20,000 foreign residents in Japa...
June 20, 2022
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Police preparing for possible Mt. Fuji eruption
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — National Police Agency has started making full-fledged preparations for a possi...
June 20, 2022
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