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Japan Sends Water-recycling Shower Set to Turkey
A Japan Disaster Relief Team has flown a water-recycling shower set to Turkey, which was rocked by ...
February 21, 2023
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Japan Tests Safe Drone Flights for Winter Search and Rescue
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — As small drones are considered vulnerable in cold weather, the Hokkaido prefec...
February 20, 2023
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More need for after-school care facilities as waiting children increase
After slightly dipping during the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of children on waiting lists to ente...
February 20, 2023
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People Flock to See Giant Panda Xiang Xiang on Final Day
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — People flocked to Ueno Zoo in Tokyo to see Xiang Xiang on Sunday, the final day...
February 19, 2023
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Another N. Korean Missile Landing in Nearby Waters Has Japan Islanders in a Rage
Local residents of a Hokkaido island and area fishermen have expressed outrage at the latest instanc...
February 19, 2023
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Para Powerlifting Meet Held at Exotic Buddhist Temple in Center of Tokyo
A para powerlifting competition was held at Tsukiji Hongwanji temple in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 29...
February 19, 2023
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French Illustrator Starts Farm to Bring Tourists to Fukushima
FUKUSHIMA — French illustrator Emilie Bouquet-Nanko wants to experience Japanese farm life and is de...
February 19, 2023
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Japan Aid Teams Strive to Support Turkey Quake Survivors
Disaster relief efforts in southern Turkey are gradually shifting from search and rescue operations ...
February 19, 2023
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Pronunciation of Japanese Personal Names to be Regulated by Planned Law Revision
The Legislative Council has decided on an outline for revision of the Family Register Law to set cri...
February 18, 2023
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Japan’s Digital Minister Admits Failings in COVID Contact-Tracing App
Digital minister Taro Kono has admitted that the government’s COVID-19 contact-tracing app, COCOA, w...
February 18, 2023
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1,200 Corrections Made in Atlas for High School Students
About 1,200 corrections have been made to an atlas distributed by major textbook publisher Tokyo Sho...
February 18, 2023
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‘Barefoot Gen’ to Be Removed From Hiroshima Peace Education Textbook
HIROSHIMA — The Hiroshima city board of education plans to replace a long-used and globally known ma...
February 18, 2023
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Blood Donation Gifts in Japan Sold Through Online Flea Markets
Many thank-you gifts that were given to blood donors are being sold through online flea markets, a s...
February 18, 2023
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Slain Japanese NGO Worker’s Parents Wind Down Afghanistan Fund
The parents of aid worker Kazuya Ito, who was kidnapped and killed by an armed group in Afghanistan ...
February 18, 2023
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L’Arc-en-Ciel Concert Seating Shenanigans Get Ticket Sellers in Trouble with Regulators
After concertgoers who paid for prime seats in front of the stage were ushered to less desirable spo...
February 17, 2023
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