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Baby kangaroo being raised in zookeeper’s backpack in Ehime Prefecture
TOBE, Ehime — A male baby red kangaroo is growing up nicely in a zookeeper’s backpack at the Tobe Zo...
May 30, 2022
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Japanese in their 60s and 70s increasingly using SNS to keep in touch with family, friends
Sexagenarians and septuagenarians are becoming increasingly SNS-savvy. The number of people in their...
May 30, 2022
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Gunma records ‘extremely hot’ day this year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The mercury hit 35.0 degrees Celsius in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday, ...
May 29, 2022
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Govt eyes maglev line assessment from next year
TSURU, Yamanashi (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida indicated Saturday that the government ...
May 29, 2022
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JCG starts full-fledged investigations into sinking of Kazu I
The Japan Coast Guard inspected the sightseeing boat that sank off the coast of Hokkaido last month ...
May 29, 2022
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Shipping company admonished over treatment of drivers
A shipping company in Saitama Prefecture has been admonished for making drivers work as de facto em...
May 29, 2022
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Earthquake hits Kanto region
A moderately strong earthquake struck the Kanto region on Sunday around 3:55 p.m., registering 4 on ...
May 29, 2022
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea slam N. Korea’s missile launches in statement
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese, U.S. and South Korean foreign chiefs on Saturday released a joint...
May 28, 2022
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Desmurget: School digitization dangerous for children
The rapid digitization of learning systems is underway in Japan. To ensure education amid the COVID-...
May 28, 2022
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Coast Guard diver sets Guinness Record for consecutive pull-ups
No one can accuse Coast Guard diver Kenta Adachi of not pulling his weight. He did it 651 times wit...
May 28, 2022
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Emperor Showa’s words, agony recorded in aide-de-camp’s diaries
Emperor Showa’s undisguised worries and concerns during the World War II were preserved in the diari...
May 28, 2022
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Mane attraction: Dosanko horses work up a sweat
Dosanko horses gallop along a path at Hokkaido University’s Shizunai Livestock Farm in Shin-Hidaka, ...
May 27, 2022
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Barge carrying Kazu I arrives at Abashiri port
A sightseeing boat that sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula last month with 26 people aboard arrived at...
May 27, 2022
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Japan tops WEF tourism ranking for 1st time
DAVOS, Switzerland — Japan has taken the top spot on the World Economic Forum’s latest travel and to...
May 27, 2022
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Australian travelers visit Shirakawa-go on pilot program
SHIRAKAWA, Gifu — A group of Australian travelers on Thursday visited Shirakawa-go village, a UNESC...
May 27, 2022
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