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Survey: Handwriting ability on the wane in Japan
The writing may be on the wall for handwritten Japanese....
October 1, 2022
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Companies welcome prospective recruits
Companies have started holding welcome ceremonies for university students who have received informal...
October 1, 2022
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Nippon Steel discloses information on at least 59 cyanide leaks over 5 years in Chiba Pref. waterways
Nippon Steel Corp. detected cyanide in waterways near its East Nippon Works in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefec...
October 1, 2022
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Imperial Guard Headquarters’ school holds graduation ceremony
The Imperial Guard Headquarters’ school held its graduation ceremony at a dojo training hall on the ...
October 1, 2022
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Harassment rocks Defense Ministry, SDF
The Defense Ministry has opened an extraordinary inspection of all 300,000 members of the Self-Defen...
October 1, 2022
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1st snow atop Mt. Fuji
This season’s first snow is spotted atop Mt. Fuji on Friday, four days later than last year and two ...
September 30, 2022
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4.4 magnitude earthquake rocks northern Kanto
An earthquake with estimated magnitude of 4.4 occurred at a depth of about 50 kilometers in the sout...
September 30, 2022
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Ministry officials apologize to ex-GSDF member over sexual harassment
The Defense Ministry said Thursday that multiple acts of sexual harassment against a former female m...
September 30, 2022
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Kishida tells ministers to consider fresh measures for overseas students
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed Cabinet ministers to work on new promotional measures to fac...
September 30, 2022
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Source of unpredictable surprises: 15 years of YouTube in Japan
This year marks 15 years since YouTube launched their Japanese-language version. For some people, th...
September 30, 2022
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Japan police to test video-sharing during emergency calls
Prefectural police across the nation will test a new system from Oct. 1 that allows emergency caller...
September 30, 2022
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Japanese fact-checking body set to counter online misinformation
The Safer Internet Association, a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization, said Wednesday it will launch ...
September 29, 2022
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Imperial guards on heightened alert as Imperial family visits to regional areas set to resume
Police in charge of guarding the Imperial family have been on increased alert as the family members ...
September 29, 2022
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Psychiatrist warns against rush to digitize learning
Spending long periods looking at computer or smartphone screens has been linked to various physical ...
September 29, 2022
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Fake photos of Japan typhoon disaster widely shared on Twitter
Fake photos of houses that were said to have flooded in Shizuoka Prefecture due to Typhoon No. 15 sp...
September 29, 2022
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