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Tokyo Residents Breathe new Life into Old Public Bathhouse
Kaisaiyu is not your typical bathhouse. Built in the Shitaya district of Taito Ward, Tokyo, in 1928,...
January 31, 2021
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Mistake in Google Groups Privacy Setting Leaves Medical Records in Japan’s Hospitals Open to Public
The medical records of patients at a number of medical and nursing-care facilities were made accessi...
January 31, 2021
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TEPCO: Generated Contaminated Water at Fukushima Reaches Target Level
The amount of the contaminated water generated in 2020 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant de...
January 29, 2021
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Mural Marks 160th Anniversary of Japan-Germany Relations
To celebrate the 160th anniversary of relations between Japan and Germany, a mural featuring figures...
January 28, 2021
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Japan Medical Facilities must Disclose Information on Fertility Treatments to be Eligible for Subsidies
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to provide subsidies to couples seeking fertility treat...
January 27, 2021
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Gen Z High Schoolers Reject Former Fashion of Unkempt School Uniforms
Girls wore extremely short skirts, baggy socks and oversize cardigans. Boys wore sagging pants. This...
January 26, 2021
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Researchers Funded by Foreign Entities must Declare so when Applying for Japan’s Largest Grant
The education ministry made it mandatory for applicants seeking the nation’s largest research grant ...
January 25, 2021
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Clinical Trial for new Drug to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease to Start in Japan
An international joint clinical trial for a new Alzheimer’s drug developed by a Japanese pharmaceuti...
January 25, 2021
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Mother of South Korean Train Accident Hero Thanks those who Remember in Japan
SEOUL — The mother of a South Korean student who died trying to help a Japanese man who had fallen o...
January 22, 2021
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Japan Architect Regrets Shelved Plan for Doomed School
What happened at Okawa Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, following the Great East ...
January 22, 2021
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Sister City Lends a Hand by Gifting Fertilized Salmon Eggs to Hard-hit Region in Northern Japan
A friend in need is a friend indeed, and Daisen, Akita Prefecture, is taking the adage to heart by o...
January 21, 2021
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Wildflowers Add Harmonious ‘Cool’ Touch
It seems as if everyone wants to get their hands on some wildflowers. The kind of wildflowers that a...
January 21, 2021
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Tokyo: Modern Transportation Starts at Shimbashi
“As the whistle is blown, my train is already leaving Shimbashi” is a phrase appearing at the beginn...
January 19, 2021
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Helped by Entire Community, 570 Fled to Safety after Great East Japan Earthquake
In the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, the behavior of junior high school student...
January 19, 2021
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‘You should Run away, too’ — Remembering the Loss behind ‘the Miracle of Kamaishi’
Although more than 300 elementary school children were successfully evacuated in what was hailed as ...
January 19, 2021
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