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Suicides Among Elementary Through High School Students Set Tragic New Record in Japan
A total of 512 elementary, junior and senior high school students committed suicide last year, the h...
March 2, 2023
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Japan Has Double the Islands Than Previously Thought
Japan has more than double the number of islands than previously thought, the Geospatial Information...
March 1, 2023
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¥10 Mil. Found in Sapporo Garbage Draws a Dozen Claims
SAPPORO — The Hokkaido prefectural police are having a hard time identifying the owner of ¥10 millio...
March 1, 2023
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Souvenir Shopping Bags Produced by Elementary School Students a Hit in Shibuya
New souvenir shopping bags sporting designs based on the local area have been produced by elementary...
March 1, 2023
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Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward Opens Sweet Shop to Give Social Recluses Place to Work, Spend Time
A sweet shop operated by Tokyo’s Edogawa Ward opened Monday that offers work opportunities and a pla...
March 1, 2023
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Births in Japan Slip below 800,000 for 1st Time
Tokyo, Feb. 28 (Jiji Press)—The number of babies born in Japan in 2022 slipped below 800,000 for the...
February 28, 2023
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Japan to End Pandemic-Linked Job Subsidy Measures
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The labor ministry said Monday that it plans to end special measures linked to ...
February 28, 2023
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Japan Ski Resorts Set Sights on Foreign Tourists
With the number of skiers and snowboarders in Japan going downhill, ski resort operators have set th...
February 28, 2023
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Japan to Decide on 1st Abortion Pills in March at Earliest
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Health ministry is expected to decide whether to approve the country’s first ab...
February 28, 2023
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17-Year-Old Ukrainian Evacuee Thriving in Japan
The Yomiuri Shimbun Zlata Ivaschikova is seen in Yokohama on Jan. 31. By Fumito Nagase / Yomiuri Shi...
February 27, 2023
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Japan Abductee Families Decide to Tolerate Aid to N. Korea
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A group of families of Japanese nationals kidnapped by North Korea decades ago ...
February 27, 2023
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Japan Lawyers to Report on Religion-Based Refusal of Blood Transfusions for Kids
The Jehovah’s Witnesses religious group is continuing to instruct its followers to forbid blood tran...
February 27, 2023
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Snowplow Railcar Fascinates Train Fans in Hokkaido
A snowplow clears snow from the rails on the JR Soya Line in Hokkaido on Monday. The snowplow train ...
February 27, 2023
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Hotel In Hot Water For Only Changing Onsen Bath Water Twice A Year
An about 160-year-old hotel in Chikushino, Fukuoka Prefecture, has changed the hot spring water in i...
February 27, 2023
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Police Box Tabby Cat Watches Over Japan Community
SAITAMA — A stray tabby that befriended a police officer is now the much-loved “resident cat” at a ...
February 27, 2023
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