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Japan PM Intends to Meet Head of Fisheries Cooperative to Discuss Release of Treated Water
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday expressed his intention to meet with Masanobu Sakamoto, head...
August 20, 2023
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Victims Mourned 9 Years after Deadly Landslides in Hiroshima
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held in Hiroshima on Saturday to mourn for the 77 people who...
August 20, 2023
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Colorized Photos of 1923 Tokyo Quake to Be on Display
Tokyo, Aug. 20 (Jiji Press)—A University of Tokyo professor is working on a project to colorize pho...
August 20, 2023
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Tokyo Aiming to Eliminate Areas Congested with Wooden Houses
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo metropolitan government is working to reduce the areas where old woo...
August 20, 2023
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Nagoya Aquarium Begins Joint Study on Sea Turtle Migration
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — An aquarium in Nagoya has begun a joint study with foreign research institutio...
August 20, 2023
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Couple Sustain Injuries after Boat Runs Aground on River in Gifu
A married couple from abroad sustained minor injuries after a sightseeing boat ran aground at a shal...
August 20, 2023
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Chinese Group Tours to Japan Resume After Ban is Lifted
GUANGZHO, China — Chinese tourists heading for Japan formed waiting lines at airports in China on Fr...
August 20, 2023
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Bidding Farewell to Nighttime Refinery Lights in Wakayama Prefecture
Various lights from ENEOS Corp.’s oil refinery glow at night in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture. ...
August 19, 2023
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Married Men Pose as Single on Dating Apps
With the rise of dating apps, some women have been tricked into relationships with men who post fak...
August 19, 2023
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Duc’s Tale: Catching Up with the Surviving Vietnamese Conjoined Twin Separated by Surgery
HO CHI MINH CITY — As the anesthetic wore off, a strange feeling came over Nguyen Duc. His brother, ...
August 19, 2023
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Japan Media Groups Want Better Copyright Protection from AI
The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association (NSK) and other organizations issued Thursday a...
August 19, 2023
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DJ Soda Sexually Harassed at Osaka Music Event
OSAKA — A South Korean DJ was sexually harassed by some audience members at an outdoor music event t...
August 18, 2023
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Japan Govt to Discuss Training Personnel to Assist Foreign Residents
The Immigration Services Agency has established a committee to discuss how to train specialists who ...
August 18, 2023
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Yamaguchi Town OK’s Survey for Spent Nuclear Fuel Interim Storage Facility
YAMAGUCHI — The municipal government of Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, agreed Friday to allow Chu...
August 18, 2023
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Long Struggle for Japanese Migrants to Dominican Republic
DAJABON, Dominican Republic — Lured by promises of land in a “Caribbean paradise,” Japanese immigran...
August 18, 2023
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