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Japanese American leaders bridging 2 nations
The internment of Japanese Americans, which began 80 years ago, has left lessons in U.S. history of ...
August 28, 2022
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Tokyo, Moscow agree on handover of bodies believed to be Kazu I accident victims
The Japanese and Russian governments have agreed that the bodies of three people who were believed t...
August 27, 2022
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Municipal officials return to Futaba over a decade after 3/11 disaster
FUKUSHIMA — The local government in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, held an opening ceremony at its ne...
August 27, 2022
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Japanese chestnut sweets come into season
Kurikinton chestnut sweets are prepared by workers at Kawakamiya Co., a long-established maker of wa...
August 27, 2022
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English stickers on police cars to let tourists know who to call in emergencies
Police patrol cars in Kyoto Prefecture will be getting English stickers that indicate what number to...
August 27, 2022
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Abe shooting could have been prevented, report says
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The deadly shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July could ...
August 26, 2022
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Digital textbooks for English to be standard for 5th grade and up
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The education ministry plans to start the full-fledged use of digital textbooks...
August 26, 2022
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Japanese police to enhance measures against online instructions for homemade weapons
A National Police Agency security inspection report on the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister S...
August 26, 2022
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Firefighters’ rope-bridge competition held in Tokyo
Firefighters compete in the rope-bridge race at the 50th National Rescue Meet, an event held Friday ...
August 26, 2022
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Shortage of organ donors needs to be addressed immediately
A Tokyo-based nonprofit organization called the Intractable Disease Patient Support Association is s...
August 26, 2022
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Ukrainian refugees positive about life in Japan despite financial difficulties, new schools, learning Japanese
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a total of 1,775 Ukrainian refugees had entered Japan by Aug...
August 26, 2022
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Nara police chief resigns over Abe shooting
Nara prefectural police chief Tomoaki Onizuka announced his resignation Thursday following the fata...
August 25, 2022
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Genderless school swimwear drawing attention
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Genderless school swimwear developed by a Tokyo company is attracting attention...
August 25, 2022
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Driver in fatal bus accident might have had medical emergency at the wheel
NAGOYA — A bus that overturned and caught fire on an expressway in Nagoya on Monday was lurching for...
August 25, 2022
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Ukraine’s ‘Japanese Road’ serves as reminder of work done by detainees after WWII
In the eastern part of Ukraine, there is a road said to have been constructed by Japanese detainees ...
August 24, 2022
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