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Salvage operation planned to raise Kazu I
SHARI, Hokkaido — The transport ministry and the Japan Coast Guard are working out the final detail...
May 20, 2022
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Tokyo on high alert ahead of Quad meeting
Central Tokyo has been placed on high alert ahead of Tuesday’s Quad summit meeting, with about 18,0...
May 20, 2022
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Japan treads carefully on accepting foreign tourists
As part of its preparations to open Japan’s borders to tourist groups as early as in June, the gover...
May 20, 2022
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Saturation divers begin Kazu I search operation
SHARI, Hokkaido — The search for 12 people who remain missing after the Kazu I sightseeing boat sank...
May 19, 2022
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North Korean IT engineer modified disaster mitigation app for Hyogo Pref.
A China-based North Korean software engineer, who is suspected of having posed as a South Korean man...
May 19, 2022
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Monthly Visitors to Japan Top 100,000 for 1st Time in 2 Yrs
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan stood at 139,500 in April, exce...
May 19, 2022
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Japanese Students’ English Proficiency Improving: Govt
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The English proficiency of students in Japanese public junior and senior high sch...
May 19, 2022
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Steam locomotive shows bond with rest of country
The majestic steam locomotive never ran on any tracks in Okinawa Prefecture, never carried any passe...
May 19, 2022
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The joy of ducklings
Baby spot-billed ducks are spotted in Sanshinomori Park in Suginami Ward, Tokyo. According to the pa...
May 18, 2022
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Regulators agree on Fukushima radioactive water release
TOKYO(Jiji Press) — Japanese regulators on Wednesday agreed on Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings...
May 18, 2022
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Prolonged evacuation order to end on June 12
KATSURAO, Fukushima (Jiji Press) — The government will lift on June 12 an evacuation order for a Fuk...
May 18, 2022
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Japan govt to review service dog-certification guidelines
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is planning to review its guidelines for training and certify...
May 18, 2022
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For patients awaiting heart transplants, accommodations to be built in Osaka
OSAKA — The wait for heart transplants at two of Japan’s largest cardiac transplant centers is four ...
May 18, 2022
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40% misunderstand radiation’s future impact on residents of Fukushima
About 40% of respondents failed to comprehend that there is no scientific information that indicates...
May 18, 2022
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Specialist vessels join search for 12 missing in Japan tour boat disaster
ABASHIRI, Hokkaido — A multipurpose work barge carrying specialist equipment and divers tasked with ...
May 17, 2022
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