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New National Qualification System for Pet Nurses to Start in April
The government in April will start a new national qualification system for nurses assisting veterin...
January 22, 2023
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Severest Cold Spell So Far This Season Forecast to Hit Japan
This season’s severest cold spell so far is forecast to envelop the Japanese archipelago from Tuesda...
January 22, 2023
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Kobe Apartment Fire Leaves 4 Dead, 3 in Critical Condition
KOBE — A fire broke out in an apartment building in Hyogo Ward, Kobe, early Sunday morning, leaving ...
January 22, 2023
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Pension Benefits to Rise for 1st Time in 3 years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Public pension benefits will rise for the first time in three years in fiscal ...
January 22, 2023
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Govt Turns in New Sado Gold Mine UNESCO Bid
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government has submitted a revised recommendation letter to UNESCO for the ...
January 22, 2023
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China to partially lift ban on overseas group travel
The Chinese government, which has taken steps to change its zero-COVID policy, announced Friday that...
January 21, 2023
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Whale in Tokyo Bay?
A marine creature believed to be a whale over five meters long has been confirmed in the waters near...
January 21, 2023
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Japanese nori seaweed served in outer space
Any company hopes its products are regarded as out of this world. For Yamamoto-Noriten Co., a Tokyo-...
January 21, 2023
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Suicides in Japan Rise 2.7% to 21,584 in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of people who killed themselves in Japan in 2022 increased by 577, o...
January 21, 2023
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Stranded JCG Vessel Arrives at Niigata City Port
The Japan Coast Guard vessel that ran aground on Wednesday off the coast of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Pre...
January 20, 2023
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Remembering Iwo Jima’s War Dead Once Again
A service in memory of those who died in the fierce battle between Japan and the United States on th...
January 20, 2023
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High Court Stresses Unforeseeability of Huge Tsunami
The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court ruling that acquitted three former executives of what ...
January 19, 2023
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Major Japan Drinks Firm Ordered to Pay Surcharge Over Misleading Packaging
Kirin Beverage Co. has been slapped with a ¥19.15 million surcharge order for claiming a drink conta...
January 19, 2023
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Overseas Visitor Numbers Increase for First Time in 3 Years
The number of inbound tourists to Japan increased in 2022 for the first time in three years, with vi...
January 19, 2023
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Unfolded Bikes to be Allowed on Train to Mt. Takao in Trial
Keio Corp. will trial allowing train passengers to bring their unfolded bicycles on the train on Jan...
January 19, 2023
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