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Hello Kitty receives certificate of gratitude from Cabinet minister
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yasushi Kaneko on Monday handed a certificate of gratit...
August 3, 2022
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Extreme heat recorded throughout Japan
Scorching temperatures were recorded nationwide Tuesday, with readings topping 35 C measured across ...
August 2, 2022
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Harvest season for Japanese pears starts in Aichi Pref.
NAGOYA — Farmers have started harvesting high-end “Amahibiki” pears in Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture. ...
August 2, 2022
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Matchbook lights out as Nittosha to stop manufacturing
KOBE — The nation’s only manufacturer of matchbooks in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, will cease producti...
August 2, 2022
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Festival season starts in Tohoku region
The Morioka Sansa Odori Festival started in Morioka on Monday as the first of many popular summer fe...
August 2, 2022
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High school culture groups converge on Tokyo for festival
The 46th All Japan Senior High School Cultural Festival, an annual feast of culture served up by stu...
August 2, 2022
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Jewelry prices rise over supply shortage following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Jewelry prices have been rising in Japan, primarily because the cost of gold and diamonds has been s...
August 1, 2022
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Child of hibakusha plays violin that survived A-bomb in Hiroshima church
HIROSHIMA — A professional violinist who is the child of a hibakusha atomic-bomb survivor played a v...
August 1, 2022
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Tohoku to enjoy ‘summer of festivals’ again
The festivals that liven up Tohoku’s short summer had been so popular that travel agencies organized...
August 1, 2022
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Govt plans to introduce certification system for Japanese language schools, national qualification for teachers
The government has drawn up a plan to establish a system to certify the nation’s Japanese language s...
August 1, 2022
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PM Kishida urges lawmakers to thoroughly explain ties with Unification Church
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida urged fellow Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers to thoroughly explain a...
August 1, 2022
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Guidelines to prevent heatstroke amid 7th wave of pandemic
The increase in the number of heatstroke patients, combined with the largest surge in coronavirus ca...
August 1, 2022
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Kyoto group hopes to exhibit precious furoshiki wrapping cloths entrusted by collector
About 500 furoshiki wrapping cloths collected by a man in Chiba Prefecture have been entrusted to a ...
August 1, 2022
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Survey of A-bomb survivors finds most think possibility of N-bomb usage has increased
More than 80% of A-bomb survivors believe the possibility of nuclear weapons being used has increase...
August 1, 2022
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Lublin Triangle envoys appeal for Ukraine’s survival
Poland and Lithuania have strengthened their ties with Ukraine, which is being invaded by the Russia...
July 31, 2022
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