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Hiroshima agrees on black rain victim screening criteria
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — The Hiroshima prefectural and city governments said Friday that they will a...
December 25, 2021
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E-scooter rules likely to be loosened in Japan
Riders of electric kick scooters will no longer need a drivers license under a proposed law revision...
December 24, 2021
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Harnessing digital tech for diversity
The following is excerpted from the presentation given by Natsumi Sasaki and Holly Casandra, who won...
December 24, 2021
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3D avatar would aid hearing-impaired students
Judges and audience alike were fascinated by the winning idea at the 10th Annual All Japan Student E...
December 24, 2021
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32 stores on Asakusa tourist street in Tokyo told to leave
The Taito ward assembly in Tokyo decided by a majority vote Monday to sue the owners of 32 shops nea...
December 24, 2021
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Japan’s healthy life expectancy gets longer
Japan’s healthy life expectancy — the span of time in which people can pursue their daily lives with...
December 24, 2021
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Sanitation Santas
Instead of bags of gifts, about 260 Santa Clauses took to an illuminated street near Tokyo Station b...
December 24, 2021
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Hello Kitty designer reflects on her journey with the iconic kawaii character
Sanrio Co. has been at the forefront of Japan’s kawaii culture for over 60 years, gaining global pop...
December 24, 2021
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Men’s makeup increasingly popular in Japan amid pandemic
Cosmetics for men are taking off amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as even middle-aged and older men want ...
December 24, 2021
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Roaring toward 2022
A huge geoglyph of a tiger is seen inside Hitachi Seaside Park in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, o...
December 23, 2021
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Japan officials recall chase of N. Korean spy ship
Dec. 22 marked 20 years since the sinking of a North Korean spy ship off Amami Oshima, an island of ...
December 23, 2021
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30% of foreigners refusing to leave Japan have criminal records
About 30% of foreign nationals who refused to be deported have been convicted of crimes in this nati...
December 22, 2021
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Bathers enjoy heavenly scent of yuzu-filled bath
Children play in a public bath facility in Ogose, Saitama Prefecture, enjoying the refreshing scent ...
December 22, 2021
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Clashing views of suffrage for foreigners preceded Musashino assembly vote
A proposed ordinance in Musashino, Tokyo, that would have allowed foreign residents to vote in refer...
December 22, 2021
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Japanese high schoolers create video to encourage disaster-hit Kentucky
KURUME, Fukuoka — Japanese high school students have created a video to encourage young people in Ke...
December 22, 2021
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