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Kyoto’s geiko performers struggle to survive amid pandemic
KYOTO — Traditional geiko entertainers in Kyoto have lost opportunities to perform their dancing and...
September 12, 2021
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Blue Impulse jets eyed as source of paint stains on 300 cars
The Air Self-Defense Force has been scrambling to contend with angry car owners, after dye thought t...
September 11, 2021
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Have sauna, will travel in Hokkaido
A manufacturing company in Hokkaido has converted a recreational vehicle into a sauna, in a bid to h...
September 7, 2021
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Communities across Japan pitch in to aid disabled evacuees in emergencies
Grassroots initiatives to help the disabled evacuate in emergencies have been gaining traction acros...
September 3, 2021
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Rules needed to use facial recognition technology
Facial recognition technology is becoming more sophisticated thanks to artificial intelligence. Alth...
August 31, 2021
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Taxi drivers receiving training to support wheelchair users
Taking the opportunity of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, many taxi companies have introduce...
August 30, 2021
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Japanese firm help falsify Google reviews to boost hospital, clinic ratings.
When you look for a store or facility on Google’s search engine, a review section is displayed along...
August 29, 2021
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Boys, girls split over reasons for choosing colleges
Boys tend to focus on whether they will be able to pass the entrance exam when choosing which colleg...
August 29, 2021
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Cross-border teleworking a win-win for employers, workers
Cross-border teleworking, in which people work for companies in Japan while living overseas, is beco...
August 24, 2021
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Internship program in Japan only for doctoral students to be created this academic year
The education ministry will extend support to students in doctoral courses to help them find jobs th...
August 23, 2021
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Japanese researchers urge world not to allow Taliban to inflict another Bamiyan
Japanese cultural property researchers expressed concern following the retaking of Afghanistan by th...
August 19, 2021
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Japan teen addicted to online games grabs knife when internet was cut off
Video game addiction may be on the rise, as yet another toll taken by the novel coronavirus pandemic...
August 19, 2021
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Japan’s nuclear watchdog suspends inspection of Tsuruga reactor
The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday decided to suspend its inspection of the No. 2 reactor...
August 18, 2021
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Local residents sustain memorial for U.S., Japanese who died in WWII B-29 crash in city
NAKATSU, Oita — For more than 50 years, a memorial has been preserved commemorating the soldiers fro...
August 18, 2021
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Companies giving workers time off to mourn pets
Pets are part of the family, in the eyes and hearts of many people. A growing number of companies ta...
August 17, 2021
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