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Japanese eye doctor wins ‘Asian Nobel Prize’ for contributions in Vietnam
HANOI — A Japanese ophthalmologist received the 2022 Ramon Magsaysay Award, dubbed the “Nobel Prize ...
September 1, 2022
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Foreign missions court controversy with Japanese tweets
Several embassies and consulates in Japan have aroused controversy by posting messages espousing one...
August 31, 2022
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Japan eyeing new fund for fishers over Fukushima water release
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is considering establishing an additional fund to support fisher...
August 31, 2022
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WHO Exec from Japan taking leave amid racism allegations
PARIS (Jiji Press) — Japanese doctor Takeshi Kasai, the World Health Organization’s regional directo...
August 31, 2022
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Evacuation order lifted for part of Futaba
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Tuesday lifted its nuclear evacuation order for part of Futab...
August 31, 2022
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Reality of overseas organ transplants / Recipients return to face rejection from medical institutions wary of trafficking
Some recipients of organ transplants abroad were refused medical examinations or regular visits to h...
August 30, 2022
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Rare ‘banana eel’ found by boy fishing in irrigation ditch
TSU — A seven-year-old boy fished out from an irrigation ditch an unusual yellow and black spotted e...
August 30, 2022
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Nursery waiting lists fall below 3,000 children
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A survey by Japan’s welfare ministry showed Tuesday that the number of children...
August 30, 2022
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Foreign students finally returning to Japanese universities
Many foreign students have returned to their Japanese universities for the first time in two years, ...
August 30, 2022
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Ban to be lifted on private weather firms providing forecasting services related to floods, landslides
The Japan Meteorological Agency has decided to lift a ban on private weather-information companies ...
August 29, 2022
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Atomic bomb survivors voice anger over breakdown of NPT meeting
Hibakusha survivors of the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki have expressed their anger abou...
August 28, 2022
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Facilities to convey eruption disaster open at Mt. Ontake
Two visitor centers were opened at Mt. Ontake, a 3,067-meter mountain straddling Nagano and Gifu pre...
August 28, 2022
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Kappa flyers seeking witness reports posted in Iwate
“We are looking for kappa.” “About 60 centimeters tall, sex unknown.” Flyers designed like wanted po...
August 28, 2022
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Karaoke establishment offers sewing machine class
A coronavirus-stricken karaoke establishment is offering a sewing machine class in Nagoya to capture...
August 28, 2022
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Ukraine war keeps Japanese fishers from regular saury haul
NEMURO, Hokkaido — Hauls of saury have begun to arrive at Hanasaki Port in Nemuro, Hokkaido, which h...
August 28, 2022
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