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Yamato Q member held over Japan welfare fraud
A 53-year-old man representing anti-vaccination group Yamato Q has been arrested and indicted on ch...
December 4, 2022
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Sota Fujii successfully defends Ryuo title
Ryuo titleholder Sota Fujii successfully defended the title for the first time, defeating eighth-dan...
December 3, 2022
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Nursery school probed over alleged abuse
Three nursery school teachers allegedly abused children in such ways as suspending them off the floo...
December 3, 2022
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31 adoptions among Unification Church followers since April 2018
Thirty-one adoptions took place among followers of the Unification Church after it became mandatory ...
December 3, 2022
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Tokyo ward pushes healthy, delicious school lunches
Adachi Ward, Tokyo, has succeeded in drastically reducing leftovers from school lunches by serving e...
December 3, 2022
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Santa Claus has come to town
Having left his sleigh behind, a Santa Claus exchanges a high-five with a child upon arriving by air...
December 3, 2022
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Seiko Hashimoto: Sapporo’s bid for Games facing difficulty
The Sapporo bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics has been made very difficult by corrupt...
December 2, 2022
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Artificial pond reflects Himeji Castle ahead of World Heritage anniversary
An artificial pond reflects the illuminated keep of Himeji Castle in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, on We...
December 2, 2022
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Drying times
Freshly made soba noodles are dried at a factory in Shintoku, Hokkaido, where production is at its p...
December 2, 2022
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Convenience stores, railway companies get on board energy-saving drive
Convenience store chains and railway companies are among the businesses helping to reduce power cons...
December 1, 2022
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Bar associations: 80％ of hotline consultations were related to Unification Church
Among 389 cases in which people consulted the Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) since Sept...
December 1, 2022
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Tokyo tech, medical universities to build global research hub
The Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), which...
November 30, 2022
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Govt to urge power saving
The government has asked households and businesses nationwide to reduce electricity consumption from...
November 30, 2022
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Talks inevitable on struggling regional railways in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — With Japanese railway operators facing tough business conditions due to populat...
November 30, 2022
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Top-hitting topics of 2022
Dolls including one depicting Tokyo Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami are displayed at Ueno ...
November 30, 2022
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