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Japan Eyes Tougher Measures Against Online Hate Speech; Xenophobia Growing Amid Surge in Foreign Workers, Tourists
The Justice Ministry intends to strengthen measures against online hate speech, amid a growing nu...
October 3, 2025
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Test Flight of ‘Flying Car’ Unveiled to Public at Osaka Expo; ANA Plans to Launch ‘Air Taxi’ Service from FY27
The public can now view test flights of a so-called flying car at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo in O...
October 2, 2025
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Japan’s Empty Homes Targeted for Subsidy Program, as Rise in Elderly Households Threatens Wave of Vacancies
A model project is set to launch next fiscal year that will provide subsidies to keep homes from ...
October 2, 2025
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Visitors Delighted by Colorful Blooms in Oita Pref. Flower Park
Visitors were delighted by fields of purple, pink and white globe amaranths at the Kuju Flower Pa...
October 2, 2025
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Organ Transplant Figures Released for 1st Time, Showing Large Gap Between Hospitals
The Japan Organ Transplant Network, an organ allocation agency, has released data on the number o...
October 2, 2025
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Survey Finds Reading Newspapers for 3 Months Boosts Teenagers’ Trust in Media; Research Conducted by Waseda University, SmartNews
First-year junior high school students who were not accustomed to reading newspapers saw improved...
October 2, 2025
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Yokohama Horticultural Expo Seeks to Gain Attention, Visibility Through Collaboration with Osaka Expo
An exhibit for the International Horticultural Expo, to be held in Yokohama in 2027, was set up a...
October 2, 2025
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Full Moon Event Held Around Tokyo’s Shimokitazawa Station
An event featuring moon-themed installations is being held around Shimo-Kitazawa Station in Setag...
October 2, 2025
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Japanese Arita Porcelain Maker Marks 2 Years Since Establishing Chinese Subsidiary to Combat Counterfeit Products
DALIAN, China — Long-established porcelain manufacturer Koransha Co., which is based in Arita, Sa...
October 2, 2025
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Japan’s ‘Most Dangerous Zoo’ in Sapporo Closed After 20 Yrs of Illegal Operation; Lawsuit between City, Zoo Operator to Continue
SAPPORO — A private zoo North Safari Sapporo, known as “Japan’s most dangerous zoo,” which had be...
October 2, 2025
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Osaka City Aims to Suspend Accepting Applications for Minpaku Private Lodging Business Operations Following Residents’ Complaints
OSAKA — The Osaka city government decided on a plan on Tuesday to suspend accepting applications ...
October 1, 2025
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Ski Lifts Used to Dry Rice in Niigata Prefecture, ‘Sky Rice’ to be Available to Buy Online
Sheaves of rice hang from ski lifts to dry in the sun in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture.
...October 1, 2025
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Ashiya Mayor in Japan,’s Hyogo Prefecture Makes Time’s List of 100 Influential Emerging People
New York, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)—Ryosuke Takashima, mayor of Ashiya, a city in Hyogo Prefecture, w...
October 1, 2025
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No Liver Transplants Performed at 3 Designated Facilities; Ministry Considering Review of Standards for Certification
Three of the 23 facilities designated nationwide to transplant livers donated by brain-dead indiv...
September 30, 2025
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Takeshi Niinami to Resign from Japan Association of Corporate Executives over Purchasing Supplement with Suspicious Ingredients
The Japan Association of Corporate Executives announced Tuesday that Takeshi Niinami will resign ...
September 30, 2025
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