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Kazuyo Ichimori receives Yomiuri International Cooperation Prize
Kazuyo Ichimori, a visiting professor at Nagasaki University, received the 29th Yomiuri Internationa...
November 29, 2022
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Tokyo hopes new subway line will boost global competitiveness
The Tokyo metropolitan government intends to use a new subway line to spur the redevelopment of the ...
November 29, 2022
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Japan launches survey into use of ‘doctor cars’
The government has launched a nationwide survey into the use of “doctor cars,” rapid response vehicl...
November 28, 2022
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Ministry presents draft on longer life for nuclear power plants to expert panel
A draft explaining the direction of the economy ministry’s nuclear policy and its action plan was p...
November 28, 2022
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Tokyo Holds English Speaking Test for High School Applicants
Tokyo, Nov. 27 (Jiji Press)—The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education on Sunday held its first Engli...
November 28, 2022
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Four koalas die in about a month from pneumonia
KAGOSHIMA — Four koalas at a zoo in Kagoshima City died within a short period as a result of bacteri...
November 28, 2022
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Tokyo Games committee, Dentsu suspected of sharing information with would-be bidders for test events
In an attempt to manipulate the bidding process, the Tokyo Games organizing committee and advertisin...
November 27, 2022
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Preparations for winter
Squirrels busily searching for food to overwinter are seen in a park in Obihiro, Hokkaido....
November 27, 2022
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Intl passengers at Kansai Airport surge to 300,000 after border controls eased
The number of international passengers at Kansai International Airport in October jumped to about 30...
November 27, 2022
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Drones to patrol Japan’s rivers from next fiscal year
The government plans to use drones on a full-scale basis from next fiscal year to detect illegal act...
November 27, 2022
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Japan to extend nationwide travel discount program
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is planning to extend its nationwide travel discount program, or...
November 26, 2022
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Palace street opens for autumn leaves viewing after 3 years of hiatus
A road inside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for viewing autumn foliage opened Saturday to the public ...
November 26, 2022
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Blowing in sea breeze, flavor is condensed
Daikon radishes are hanged and dried in the sun and wind at the Miura coast in Miura, Kanagawa Prefe...
November 26, 2022
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Relatives of organ donors hope more people in Japan express a desire to donate
A quarter of a century has passed since the Organ Transplants Law, which allows organs to be harves...
November 26, 2022
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Prosecutors raid Dentsu over alleged bid-rigging related to Tokyo Games
Prosecutors and the Japan Fair Trade Commission searched locations including the head office of maj...
November 25, 2022
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