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Students crawl through Aichi shrine’s mini-gate for testing success
A high schooler crawls through a small torii gate at a shrine in Konan, Aichi Prefecture. The Kitano...
January 8, 2023
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Challenges facing language, study support for foreign children
OSAKA — With coronavirus border control measures having been eased, the number of foreign children c...
January 7, 2023
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Bomb threat causes Jetstar flight to make emergency landing at Chubu Airport
A bomb threat forced a Jetstar passenger plane to make an emergency landing at Chubu Airport on Satu...
January 7, 2023
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Unification Church submits 12 cardboard boxes of responses to govt’s second set of questions
The education ministry has received 12 cardboard boxes of materials from the Unification Church, in ...
January 7, 2023
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Miyazaki Pref. asks newspaper to change gov.’s activities after positive COVID test
MIYAZAKI — The Miyazaki prefectural government asked a local newspaper to change details about the N...
January 7, 2023
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Swans overwinter at eastern Japan bird sanctuary
Overwintering swans stretch their wings at a pond in the Hakucho no Sato sanctuary in Inzai, Chiba P...
January 7, 2023
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Bomb threat causes airliner to make emergency landing at Chubu Airport
A bomb threat forced a Jetstar passenger plane to make an emergency landing at Chubu Airport on Satu...
January 7, 2023
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More international sign language interpreters needed for Tokyo Deaflympics in 2025
Preparations are getting into full swing for the 2025 Deaflympics, an international sporting event f...
January 7, 2023
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Japan to join international efforts against drug-resistant bacteria
Japan will participate in an international clinical trial to identify treatments against infections ...
January 7, 2023
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Acrobatic feats demonstrated at New Year event
Members of the Edo Shobo Kinenkai perform acrobatic stunts at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward, Tokyo, o...
January 6, 2023
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Heirs of former ‘Sunflowers’ owner sue for return of Van Gogh painting now in Tokyo
The heirs of a former owner of one of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers” paintings, which is currently ...
January 6, 2023
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January 6, 2023
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Ancient game of kemari played at Kyoto’s Shimogamo Shrine
Players wearing traditional costumes show off their footwork during the year’s first game of kemari ...
January 6, 2023
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LaQ’s limitless possibilities help fans create ‘something new’
Snap! Click! LaQ, a building block-type toy that allows users to get creative in building objects in...
January 6, 2023
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2 killed after car hit by JR train at crossing
MITO — Two people died after their minicar was hit by a train at a railroad crossing on the JR Joban...
January 6, 2023
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