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20% of people in Japan likely have high blood pressure
High blood pressure could be affecting 2 out of every 10 people in Japan, according to a survey by t...
June 19, 2022
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Female firefighters training to be ‘women-only rescue unit’
MORIOKA — A group of female firefighters in Iwate Prefecture, who experienced the Great East Japan E...
June 19, 2022
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Top court: nuclear accident ‘could not have been avoided’
In the lawsuit where residents who were forced to evacuate following the nuclear accident at the Fuk...
June 18, 2022
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Box office
Workers are busy assembling ballot boxes at a paper plant in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture, as part of...
June 18, 2022
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‘Hydrangea Train’ offers illuminated flowery view of Hakone
Bathing in lights, hydrangeas created a flower-enhanced view on Friday evening from a train that run...
June 18, 2022
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Writer-politician Ishihara’s posthumous autobiography released
Shintaro Ishihara, a writer and former governor of Tokyo who died in February at the age of 89, left...
June 18, 2022
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Revised Penal Code shifts focus to rehabilitation
The amended Penal Code bill that was passed this month mandates the creation of a “confinement” cate...
June 17, 2022
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Tokyo Disney Parks to cut kids ticket prices
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prices for children’s admission tickets for Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySe...
June 17, 2022
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Discounts worth up to ¥11,000 to be offered in expanded domestic tourism program
Tourists on packages that include travel on public transport will be able to receive daily discounts...
June 17, 2022
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Shogi legend Habu extends record with 1,500th win
Shogi master Yoshiharu Habu has reached another milestone with his 1,500th victory as a professional...
June 17, 2022
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Classic pre-war tiles saved through crowdfunding
TOKONAME, Aichi — Thanks to a crowdfunding project, almost century-old tiles have been saved from de...
June 17, 2022
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Ministry revokes license of boat operator following Shiretoko tragedy
The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry on Thursday revoked the license of a touris...
June 16, 2022
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Struggling households receive ¥1.4 tril. in pandemic relief loans
A total of ¥1.4 trillion in special government loans was paid to households in need amid the coronav...
June 16, 2022
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Porsche slams into kindergarten fence in Sendai
SENDAI — A Porsche slammed into a kindergarten fence in Sendai on Tuesday afternoon, police said, bu...
June 15, 2022
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Colorful reflections
Children walk past colorful umbrellas adorning the walls and hanging from the ceiling that are refle...
June 15, 2022
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