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Tokyo Police Mark 150th Anniversary of Founding
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department pledged continued efforts to maintain secu...
January 15, 2024
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Wax Stamps Seal Letters with a Personal Touch
Letters sealed with wax stamps have an added air of elegance, and diversity in the design and color ...
January 14, 2024
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Japan Health Ministry Recommends At Least 6 Hours of Sleep for Adults; Also Advises Lessening Caffeine Intake
Adults should sleep at least six hours per day, with lack of sleep causing different health risks fo...
January 14, 2024
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Heavy Snow Expected in Northern, Eastern Japan
A low pressure system is anticipated to pass over northern Japan, developing from Sunday night to Mo...
January 14, 2024
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White Daffodils Bloom around Lighthouse in Wakayama Prefecture
White daffodils bloom around the Kashinosaki Lighthouse in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, ahead of ...
January 13, 2024
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Common University Entrance Exams Begin, with Over 5,000 Applicants in Quake-hit Ishikawa Pref.
The two-day Common Test for University Admissions began Saturday morning across the nation, includin...
January 13, 2024
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Sakura Cherry Blossoms Forecast to Bloom on March 17 in Tokyo
Someiyoshino sakura cherry blossoms are expected to bloom March 16 in Fukuoka as the earliest bloom...
January 12, 2024
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Remaining Japan Coast Guard Aircraft at Haneda Base Continue to Be Grounded Due to Staff Trauma After Fatal Jan. 2 Accident
All three remaining fixed-wing aircraft deployed at the Japan Coast Guard Haneda Air Station will re...
January 11, 2024
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Tsuyoshi Domoto of Kinki Kids, Kanako Momota of Momoiro Clover Z Get Married
Tsuyoshi Domoto, 44, of the pop duo Kinki Kids and Kanako Momota, 29, of the female pop group Momoir...
January 11, 2024
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Singapore Starts Pavilion Construction for Osaka Expo
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Singapore started work on Wednesday on the construction of its pavilion on the ...
January 11, 2024
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JAL Considers Preserving, Exhibiting Remains of Aircraft Burned after Collision with Coast Guard Aircraf
In the wake of the collision between a Japan Airlines and a Japan Coast Guard aircraft on a Haneda A...
January 11, 2024
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Japan Real Wages Fall 3.0% in November
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in November last year declined 3.0% ...
January 10, 2024
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5,000 Dash For Luck at Shrine in Hyogo; 19-Year-Old Winner Hopes to Bring Cheer to Earthquake Victims
Runners compete in the annual fuku otoko (men of fortune) race at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya,...
January 10, 2024
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¥6 Billion Fund for Creative Support: Japan’s Initiative to Empower Emerging Creators
The government plans to launch a support initiative lasting approximately three years to foster youn...
January 10, 2024
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Yamaguchi City among N.Y. Times’ 52 Places to Go List for 2024
NEW YORK, Jan. 9 (Jiji Press) — The western Japan city of Yamaguchi has been selected among The New ...
January 10, 2024
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