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1-Year-Old Japanese Girl Heads to U.S. for Heart Transplant
A 1-year-old girl from Tokyo left for the United States with her parents on March.30 to undergo a he...
April 7, 2023
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Police Want GaaSyy’s Social Media Accounts Frozen While Seeking Arrest
Disgraced former House of Councillors member Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by the name GaaSyy and ...
April 6, 2023
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Wild Opium Poppies on Awaji Island Concern Narcotics Authorities
SUMOTO, Hyogo — The number of wild opium poppies found on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, last year ...
April 6, 2023
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U.N. Panel Raps N. Korea’s Human Rights Abuses
PARIS (Jiji Press) — The U.N. Human Rights Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution strongly condemni...
April 6, 2023
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Damage Inside Nuclear Reactor Feared Greater than Assumed
Damage to the interior of a support structure at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may extend ...
April 5, 2023
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Ryuichi Sakamoto Composed Anthem for Tokushima College before He Died
The school song of a new vocational college in Kamiyama, Tokushima Prefecture, has been credited to ...
April 5, 2023
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Ex-Top Bureaucrat Admits to Personnel Meddling at Company
Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese vice transport minister Masaru Honda has admitted to pre...
April 5, 2023
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40％ of Japan Nursery Schools Fall Short of Capacity
At least 40% of nursery schools in urban areas failed to meet their April 2023 enrollment quota, due...
April 5, 2023
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Osaka Expo to Be Cashless
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will be cashless, utilizing a dedicated electronic money app called the E...
April 5, 2023
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Japan Sushi Chefs Heading Overseas with Eye on Higher Incomes, New Lifestyles
More and more Japanese nationals are seeking overseas employment that outstrips domestic remuneratio...
April 5, 2023
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Floral Character for Life Memorializes Tragic Derailment 18 Years Ago
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo — The kanji character for “life” had been formed with flowers in a field near the ...
April 4, 2023
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32 Dolphins Beached in Chiba Pref.
ICHINOMIYA, Chiba — Thirty-two dolphins washed up along the coast in Chiba Prefecture on Monday mor...
April 4, 2023
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NPA: 4% of Cyclists Wore Helmets before Law Revision
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Only 4.0% of cyclists in Japan were wearing helmets before a revised law took e...
April 4, 2023
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Sumida River Fireworks Festival to Return after 4 Years
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, a midsummer tradition in Tokyo, is expected to be held for the ...
April 4, 2023
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Plastic Box from Tsunami-hit Town Found on Okinawa Prefecture Island, 2,200 km Away
A plastic box found on the shore of Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture is believed to have been car...
April 4, 2023
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