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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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Space burials, virtual grave visits among new ways to mourn
Funerals and activities to remember the dead are becoming more and more diverse as lifestyles and fa...
December 22, 2021
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Students’ tours deliver fun experiences in Fukushima’s devastated Futaba
FUTABA, Fukushima — University students and other young people operated two-day tours in October and...
December 22, 2021
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Musashino assembly rejects ordinance on foreigners’ voting rights
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The assembly of the city of Musashino in Tokyo at a plenary meeting Tuesday vot...
December 21, 2021
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Sapporo police: Death of actress likely suicide
Actress Sayaka Kanda died as a result of injuries sustained after falling from the window of her roo...
December 21, 2021
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Roaring effort
Miko shrine maidens prepare ema votive tablets ahead of the New Year holiday period at Yushima Tenji...
December 21, 2021
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TEPCO files for approval of treated water release at Fukushima N-plant
Tokyo Electric Power Holdings Inc. on Tuesday filed for approval of its plan to release treated radi...
December 21, 2021
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Electric eels power Christmas tree at Tokyo aquarium
Electric eels can be seen generating enough power to light up a Christmas tree at the Shinagawa Aqua...
December 21, 2021
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Chilled tulips
A field of ice tulips spreads out before the eyes of visitors to Kana Garden, a botanical garden in ...
December 20, 2021
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Famed architect Ando designs disease research building at Osaka University
Osaka University and the Nippon Foundation have announced that they will construct a new infectious-...
December 19, 2021
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