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The Yomiuri Shimbun The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Dolls depicting Sugawara no ...
January 22, 2022
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Pregnant horses at Hokkaido breeding center run for winter exercise
Pregnant farm horses run in a snow-covered field at the National Livestock Breeding Center’s Tokachi...
January 21, 2022
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Red crown cranes walk amid dreamlike mist lingering over Hokkaido river
Red crown cranes, a nationally protected species, walk and flutter their wings in the Setsuri River ...
January 20, 2022
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Residents can stay in Fukushima town for 1st time since 2011 nuclear disaster
FUKUSHIMA — Some former residents have begun “preparatory stays” in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, st...
January 20, 2022
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Visitors to Japan hit record low of 245,900 in 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The estimated number of foreign visitors to Japan in 2021 came to 245,900, hitt...
January 20, 2022
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Japan weekly hospital transport difficulty cases hit record high
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of cases in which ambulance crews struggled to find a place to take ...
January 19, 2022
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Tokyo shrine prepares bird figures for annual ritual
Finishing touches are added to rows of wooden statuettes of uso, or Eurasian bullfinch, at Kameido T...
January 19, 2022
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Local govts setting up skateboarding parks amid post-Olympic popularity
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Municipalities around Japan are setting up facilities for skateboarding after a...
January 17, 2022
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Coins melted in fire after Great Hanshin Earthquake on display in Kobe
KOBE — Monday marked 27 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake in which 6,434 lives were claimed. ...
January 17, 2022
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Let’s never forget
Lanterns form the character for “forget” and the date “1.17” on Monday at a ceremony marking the 27t...
January 17, 2022
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Tsunami warnings, advisories issued for wide area in Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for the Amami and Tokara islands in Kagoshim...
January 16, 2022
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Cold delights
Workers put the finishing touches on a batch of kaku kanten, a specialty of the Suwa region of Nagan...
January 16, 2022
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Tsunami warning issued in Japan after Tonga eruption
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning Sunday for the southwe...
January 16, 2022
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Elderly abuse worsening in Japan amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Abuse of elderly people is an increasingly serious problem, partly due to stress caused by the sprea...
January 14, 2022
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Icicle spectacle illuminated in Saitama Prefecture
Icicles are lit up in Yokoze, Saitama Prefecture, creating a wondrous scene that will be illuminated...
January 14, 2022
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