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Meguro Parasitological Museum attracts praise from Bill Gates
A research facility in Meguro Ward, Tokyo, that specializes in parasites has been drawing a lot of ...
September 18, 2022
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Medical costs hit record ¥44.2 trillion in FY2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Medical costs in Japan in fiscal 2021 rose 4.6% from the previous year to a rec...
September 17, 2022
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Japan lawyers’ group demands dissolution order against Unification Church
The education minister was called on to ask a court to order the dissolution of the Unification Chur...
September 17, 2022
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Vermin incineration facility opens in Toyama
Animals such as wild boar and deer are increasingly causing agricultural damage, prompting many loc...
September 17, 2022
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Japanese professor wins Ig Nobel Prize
Gen Matsuzaki, 50, a professor at the Chiba Institute of Technology, and four others won the Ig Nobe...
September 16, 2022
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Japan expects to secure minimum reserve margin for stable electricity supplies this winter
The reserve margin of electricity is expected to exceed 4% across Japan this winter, surpassing the ...
September 16, 2022
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Govt plans to offer nationwide travel support
The government has begun considering the launch of a new nationwide travel support program to stimul...
September 16, 2022
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Govt plans to lift ban on entry of individual tourists
The government plans to lift an entry ban on individual tourists around October, significantly relax...
September 16, 2022
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Sapporo Snow Festival to have tourists at venues next year
SAPPORO — The Sapporo Snow Festival, Hokkaido’s major winter event, will be held in-person in Februa...
September 16, 2022
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From ghost town to weekend pedestrian haven: How Maru Biru helped transform Tokyo business district
Sandwiched between the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station, the Marunouchi business district has long ...
September 16, 2022
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Tokyo Games Show opens physically for 1st time in 3 years
Tokyo Game Show, the country’s largest exposition of video games, opened at Makuhari Messe in Chiba ...
September 16, 2022
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Syphilis cases surging in Japan
More than 8,000 syphilis cases have been diagnosed in Japan this year through Sept. 4, surpassing th...
September 15, 2022
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12-year-old Japanese girl to become youngest female professional Go player next year
Eleven-year-old Saki Yanagihara will become a professional Go player on April 1 next year, according...
September 15, 2022
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Japan to Give Ukrainians Allowances for 6 More Months
Tokyo, Sept. 14 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Immigration Services Agency said Wednesday it will extend a pro...
September 15, 2022
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Shizuoka, JR Tokai remain apart on maglev talk
SHIZUOKA (Jiji Press) — The heads of the Shizuoka prefectural government and Central Japan Railway C...
September 15, 2022
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