General News
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25-meter-high Gundam statue nearing completion
FUKUOKA — The head of a full-size robot from the popular anime series “Mobile Suit Gundam” has been ...
January 3, 2022
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Brown bears causing serious problems in Hokkaido
SAPPORO — Brown bears have been causing serious problems in Hokkaido this fiscal year, killing four ...
January 2, 2022
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Japanese passport applications to be made available online
arious procedures for renewing passports will be made available online from next fiscal year. The pr...
January 2, 2022
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Parental abductions by Japanese becoming diplomatic issue
An increasing number of foreign nationals are claiming that their children have been abducted by the...
January 2, 2022
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World’s oldest king vulture dies at Nagoya zoo
Toki-san, a female king vulture kept at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chikusa Ward, Nagoy...
January 1, 2022
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Roaring tiger graces Hachinohe shrine
HACHINOHE, Aomori — After the summer festival parade was canceled, a float of a roaring tiger was ma...
December 31, 2021
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Step forward for Hiroshima black rain survivors, step back for Nagasaki ones
HIROSHIMA — The central government has decided to greatly increase the scope of its relief measures ...
December 30, 2021
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2 Tokyo hospitals alerted of possible cyber-attacks
The Tokyo metropolitan government conveyed an urgent warning in early December to two major hospital...
December 30, 2021
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Governance reform at Japan’s private universities remains uncertain
Governance reform at private universities is drawing attention, due to the multiple scandals seen in...
December 30, 2021
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Japan’s classrooms, school desks used with more latitude amid pandemic
More and larger educational materials, not to mention the pandemic, are changing classroom settings ...
December 30, 2021
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11 hospitals in Japan hit by ransomware attacks since 2016
In a time when critical infrastructure has been exposed to cyber-attacks around the world, The Yomiu...
December 29, 2021
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Top 10 Japanese news stories of 2021
It’s not unusual in an Olympic year for sports to dominate the top Japanese news rankings of the yea...
December 29, 2021
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Controversial Sado mine proposed for UNESCO nod
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A government panel proposed Tuesday that a gold mine site on the island of Sado...
December 29, 2021
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Former SMAP member Shingo Katori ties the knot
Actor Shingo Katori, a former member of the now-disbanded pop group SMAP, has gotten married, his ma...
December 29, 2021
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Early taste of New Year festiveness
The iconic Nakamise street in the Asakusa district of Tokyo is packed with visitors on Tuesday. The ...
December 29, 2021
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