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Kyoto group hopes to exhibit precious furoshiki wrapping cloths entrusted by collector
About 500 furoshiki wrapping cloths collected by a man in Chiba Prefecture have been entrusted to a ...
August 1, 2022
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Survey of A-bomb survivors finds most think possibility of N-bomb usage has increased
More than 80% of A-bomb survivors believe the possibility of nuclear weapons being used has increase...
August 1, 2022
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Lublin Triangle envoys appeal for Ukraine’s survival
Poland and Lithuania have strengthened their ties with Ukraine, which is being invaded by the Russia...
July 31, 2022
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South Korea moves to avoid Japanese asset sale in requisitioned workers case
SEOUL — South Korea’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has submitted an opinion letter to the country’s top ...
July 31, 2022
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Art exhibit in N.Y. features peace in ‘kawaii’ world
NEW YORK (Jiji Press) — A charity art exhibition encouraging people to think about peace by Sebasti...
July 31, 2022
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Flag of fallen soldier back to home after 80 years
KORIYAMA, Fukushima — A flag that belonged to a Japanese soldier who was killed on the Solomon Islan...
July 31, 2022
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¥146 million raised in crowdfunding for UNESCO-designated Horyuji temple
Horyuji temple in the town of Ikaruga, Nara Prefecture, raised about ¥146 million through crowdfundi...
July 31, 2022
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Japan OK’s smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An expert panel of the health ministry on Friday approved the use of a smallpox...
July 30, 2022
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Iwate deer-watching train aims to turn pests into popular attraction
MORIOKA — While rural railway operators have been troubled by collisions with deer that have resulte...
July 30, 2022
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Urban garden engulfed by ‘sea of clouds’
An artificial mist hovers like a “sea of clouds” over the illuminated garden of a luxury hotel in To...
July 30, 2022
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‘Technical intern’ program for foreign nationals to be reviewed
A training program for foreign nationals will be reviewed by an expert panel that the government pl...
July 30, 2022
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66 sections on JR East’s regional lines post deficit of ¥69.3 billion
East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) on Thursday said that 35 regional lines, accounting for a third of ...
July 29, 2022
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Colorful streamers adorn Aichi Prefecture town for Tanabata Festival
People walk beneath colorful streamers displayed for the Ichinomiya Tanabata Festival in Ichinomiya,...
July 29, 2022
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60% of municipalities do not disclose number of fatal accidents at nursing homes
About 60% of local governments nationwide do not disclose information about fatal accidents reported...
July 29, 2022
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Ukrainian volunteers send ‘mom’s cooking’ to soldiers on the battlefield
IVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine — An increasing number of Ukrainians are making packages of borscht and sen...
July 28, 2022
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