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Have a healthy New Year with Japanese spring herbs
Pots of seven spring herbs thought to bring good luck when eaten at New Year’s are prepared at Ueshi...
December 16, 2022
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Tokyo stargazers see Geminids shower at its peak
A meteor from the Geminids shower is seen above Tokyo Skytree at about 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. This ...
December 15, 2022
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1,140 Train Viaduct Pillars May Sink in Japan
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan has about 1,140 train viaduct pillars that may sink due to an earthquake, t...
December 15, 2022
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Additional questions being sent to Unification Church
Culture minister Keiko Nagaoka gained approval Wednesday to send additional questions to the Family ...
December 14, 2022
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Kishida meets with Miss Universe Japan ahead of 2023 contest
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with the 2022 Miss Universe Japan winner Marybelen Sakamoto, 23, at...
December 14, 2022
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Japanese comedian ‘Shizu-chan’ marries actor Toru Sato
Shizuyo Yamasaki, aka “Shizu-chan” of the comedy duo Nankai Candies married actor Toru Sato on Monda...
December 14, 2022
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Japan amusement park’s LED attraction gets 5-millionth visitor
The “Jewellumination” attraction at Yomiuriland amusement park welcomed its 5-millionth visitor Tues...
December 14, 2022
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Tokyo Skytree has battled snow for 10 years
’Tis the season at Tokyo Skytree to get ready for snow, which falls every year from the tower’s stee...
December 14, 2022
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Government mulls increasing new NISA investment limit to ¥18 million
The government and the ruling parties have begun discussions on revising the Nippon Individual Savin...
December 14, 2022
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Metropolitan govt gears up for digital recruitment drive
With local governments struggling to secure personnel with IT experience amid the nationwide push to...
December 13, 2022
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Monks, staff at Narita temple prepare for year’s end
Monks and other temple staff dust under the eaves of the Great Main Hall as part of an annual year-e...
December 13, 2022
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Abalone listed as endangered on global Red List
Several abalone species, including three found in waters around Japan, have been added to the Red Li...
December 13, 2022
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Character meaning battle chosen as this year’s kanji
The kanji for “battle” is rendered by Seihan Mori, head priest of Kiyomizudera temple, in Kyoto on M...
December 12, 2022
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Nuclear experts lay flowers for Hiroshima A-bomb victims
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — Experts participating in an international meeting on nuclear abolition in H...
December 11, 2022
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Unification Church claimed Japan’s ‘right to ask questions’ of group illegal
The group submitted two opinion letters to the education ministry claiming that exercising the right...
December 10, 2022
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