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100,000 Colorful Tulips Herald Spring in Yokohama
Visitors take photos of tulips at their best at Yokohama Park in Naka Ward, Yokohama. A total of app...
April 3, 2023
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Japan Law Takes Effect to Get Cyclists to Wear Helmets, Faces Uphill Battle
A requirement for all cyclists to make an effort to wear a helmet as part of the revised Road Traff...
April 3, 2023
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Sexually Harassed University Students Felt They Couldn’t Go Against Professors
Sexual harassment and indecent behavior incidents by professors and other officials at public univer...
April 2, 2023
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1.46 Million Working-age People Socially Isolated
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An estimated 1.46 million working-age people in Japan are living as “hikikomor...
April 2, 2023
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Japanese Glass Shrimp Fishing Season Begins in Toyama Pref.
TOYAMA — The fishing season for shiroebi Japanese glass shrimp, which is called “the jewel of Toyam...
April 2, 2023
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78 Professors Disciplined for Sexual Harassment at Japan Universities in 5-Year Period
At least 78 professors at national and public universities in Japan were disciplined over sexual har...
April 2, 2023
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Japan Opens New Research Organization in Fukushima
Namie, Fukushima Pref., April 1 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government established a new research orga...
April 2, 2023
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Japan Planning 100-kilometer Lane for Self-Driving Vehicles
The government plans to establish a 100-kilometer lane for self-driving vehicles between Surugawan-N...
April 1, 2023
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Evacuation Order Lifted for 3 Fukushima Reconstruction Areas
NAMIE, Fukushima (Jiji Press) — Japan lifted an evacuation order Friday for three designated special...
April 1, 2023
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Evacuation Order Lifted For Part of Fukushima Town
FUKUSHIMA — An evacuation order designated as a difficult-to-return zone was lifted for an area of T...
April 1, 2023
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Flowerbed Built Near Shooting Site of Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
NARA — A flowerbed was completed Friday close to the site where former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was...
April 1, 2023
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Level 4 Autonomous Driving Allowed in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan enforced the revised road traffic law Saturday, allowing so-called Level ...
April 1, 2023
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Curtain Comes Down on Section of Hokkaido Rail Line with 112-Year History
The section of the JR Rumoi Line linking Ishikari-Numata and Rumoi in Hokkaido marked its final run ...
April 1, 2023
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Ginza Pedestrian Zone Braces for E-Scooter Boom
With electric scooters soon to be rideable without a driver’s license, businesses in Tokyo’s Ginza d...
April 1, 2023
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New Tokyo Museum Showcases ‘Extinct’ Media Gadgets
A private museum showcasing outdated media equipment and tools has opened in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. ...
April 1, 2023
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