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13 Nagoya Prison Officers Referred to Prosecutors over Assaults
Nagoya, April 27 (Jiji Press)—A prison in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, referred 13 of its office...
April 29, 2023
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Investment Education Aimed at Youths Catching On
While the government encourages a shift from savings to investments, efforts to teach children about...
April 29, 2023
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Ex-AKB48 Pop Star Helps Idols Launch New Careers
A former member of the pop idol group AKB48 has set up a company to help former pop idols start thei...
April 29, 2023
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Tokyo Plan Likened to Putting ‘Skyscrapers’ in Central Park
The Jingu Gaien area in central Tokyo is a cultural and historic treasure, a mostly green space set ...
April 29, 2023
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Grief, Anger Consume Father of Girl Who Died on School Bus
SHIZUOKA — “I lost the central person in my life, someone more precious than my own life, and I’m st...
April 29, 2023
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Copyrighted Works Get Flimsy Protection from AI Under Japanese Law
A group of creative artists met with government officials in Tokyo this week to discuss legal prote...
April 29, 2023
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AI Conundrum Leaves Creatives Scratching Their Heads
The emergence of powerful artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT has triggered concerns amon...
April 28, 2023
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Samurai Japan to Receive Medal of Honor after WBC Win
TOKYO (Jiji Press ) —The government said Friday that it will give medals of honor this spring to a t...
April 28, 2023
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Video Camera of Japanese Journalist Killed in Myanmar Returned to Family after 15 Years
BANGKOK — The video camera being used by video journalist Kenji Nagai when he was shot dead by Myanm...
April 28, 2023
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Udon Soup Faucet Turned Back on at Airport in Japan
TAKAMATSU — A free “on-tap” service offering hot udon dashi — soup for udon noodle cuisine — has re...
April 28, 2023
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Japan Must Rethink Society in Face of Shrinking Population
The future population estimate released Wednesday shows a future vision of Japan in which the birthr...
April 27, 2023
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U.S. Woman Missing Near Pilgrimage Routes in Nara Pref.
NARA — An American woman has been missing for more than two weeks while traveling through Nara Prefe...
April 27, 2023
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Tokyo, Neighboring Prefs to Curb on Ad Trucks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Officials in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures in Japan on Wednesday agre...
April 27, 2023
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VR Education Teaches How to Respond to Deadly Train Accident
MORIOKA — Kumamoto University and a production company have jointly developed virtual reality-based ...
April 26, 2023
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MPD Begins Use of Quick Test Kit for ‘Date Rape Drugs’
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police began in earnest this month to use a test kit that can determine i...
April 26, 2023
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