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Evacuation in a car, safe or risky?
Local governments are taking different approaches toward whether evacuees should spend nights in car...
April 15, 2021
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‘Waterfall’ tree has bloomed for 1,000 springs
Miharu Takizakura is one of Japan’s “three magnificent cherry trees.” Located in the town of Miharu ...
April 15, 2021
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Re-created Shuri Castle set to be largest miniature at Tobu World Square
NIKKO, Tochigi — A re-creation of Naha’s Shuri Castle will be exhibited from April 24 at Tobu World ...
April 12, 2021
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Health ministry: Elderly experience vaccination side effects less than younger people
The elderly are much less likely to experience side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine compared with ...
April 12, 2021
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Demand for nonsmoking rentals on the rise in Japan
Condominiums and apartments that prohibit smoking on the premises are becoming more popular. As peop...
April 10, 2021
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Ando designs children’s library in Tohoku city
OSAKA — Internationally renowned architect Tadao Ando, 79, is building a children’s library in Tono,...
April 8, 2021
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Extra screen time takes toll on kids’ eyes
Myopia, or nearsightedness as the condition is colloquially known, is being eyed as another potentia...
April 7, 2021
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Japan schools rocked by cases of students secretly filming others
As smartphones become increasingly ubiquitous, numerous incidents have occurred of students secretly...
April 5, 2021
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‘Guardian of the creatures’ retires from Tokyo police
Known as “the guardian of the creatures,” a veteran police inspector is retiring about six months af...
April 5, 2021
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Survey: Childcare applications down in 70% of high-demand municipalities
Applications for childcare services fell in 70% of the highest-demand municipalities in the new scho...
April 2, 2021
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Unreasonable’ school rules being reviewed in Japan
OSAKA — The Osaka District Court handed down a ruling in February saying it was not illegal for a hi...
March 27, 2021
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NHK needs more clarity in production costs
NHK has declared that it will begin streamlining its organization over the next three years as it fa...
March 27, 2021
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336 children adopted overseas from Japan over 9-year period
At least 336 children were adopted from Japan by residents of other countries during about nine year...
March 24, 2021
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3/11 Family Chronicle 5 / Fisherman finds new ways to support his family
This is the fifth and final installment of a series in which Yomiuri Shimbun reporters share an inti...
March 24, 2021
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Now-defunct Japan adoption agency matched 174 children with foreign nationals in 7 years
More than half of roughly 300 children adopted through the Tokyo-based agency Baby Life, which sudde...
March 23, 2021
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