General News
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Snowfall across Japan creates problems in some areas, picturesque scenes in others
Japan experienced severe cold weather on Saturday as a result of atmospheric pressure patterns that ...
December 18, 2021
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Traditional Japanese New Year’s decorations ready for 2022
Workers are busy preparing kadomatsu, traditional New Year’s bamboo and pine decorations, at Soshi g...
December 18, 2021
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Tokyo Station lit up to represent coming of new era
Visitors stand in the cool night air and take photos of Tokyo Station, as the famous building and th...
December 17, 2021
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Wrapped in hope
Shrine maidens decorate branches with mayudama charms for the New Year, at Kinomiya Shrine in Atami,...
December 16, 2021
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Heading for success
Shrine maidens at Hofu Tenmangu Shrine in Hofu, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Wednesday began washing hac...
December 16, 2021
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3/11 tsunami survivors become teachers to protect lives
ENDAI — Young people who survived the tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake as childr...
December 16, 2021
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Tall order: Toshodaiji temple holds annual cleaning ceremony ahead of New Year
Buddhist monks dust off a statue at Toshodaiji temple in Nara on Wednesday for the annual ominugui c...
December 15, 2021
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Hole under Tokyu Toyoko Line disrupts train operations
A large hole was found Monday under the sleepers of the Tokyu Toyoko Line near Hiyoshi Station in Ko...
December 14, 2021
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Tokyo Dome stadium to undergo biggest renovations in its history
Tokyo Dome, the home stadium of the Yomiuri Giants professional baseball team, will undergo the most...
December 14, 2021
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Law revision eyed to stop firms sharing browsing history data without user consent
Operators of internet sites and apps will have to obtain consent from users when providing their bro...
December 14, 2021
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Ransomware on rampage across myriad sectors of Japan
In the predawn hours of Halloween, an eerie event occurred at the Tsurugi municipal Handa Hospital i...
December 14, 2021
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“Kin,” or gold, picked as kanji of 2021
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — “Kin,” meaning gold, was selected as the kanji character of the year in Japan o...
December 14, 2021
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Wooden Corolla replica driven in test run
A wooden replica of Toyota Motor Corp.’s Corolla sedan was driven Saturday on the premises of Aste, ...
December 13, 2021
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Japan’s Hayashi plays ‘Imagine’ on piano at Beatles museum
LIVERPOOL, England (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi played John Lennon’s “...
December 13, 2021
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Citrus fruits from Hiroshima Prefecture sold in ‘island jewel boxes’
OSAKIKAMIJIMA, Hiroshima — Natsumi Fujinaka, a fruit grower on an island in the Seto Inland Sea, pre...
December 12, 2021
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