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Delivery van accidents up by 80％
Serious accidents caused by light minivans used mainly for delivery services increased by 80% in the...
June 19, 2022
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Strong quake hits Ishikawa Pref.; tsunami unlikely
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A powerful earthquake jolted Ishikawa Prefecture on Sunday afternoon, the Japa...
June 19, 2022
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AI listening device aims to help deaf train passengers
A “sound visualization” device aimed at enhancing safety for passengers with hearing disabilities w...
June 19, 2022
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Trout thereabouts
Anglers on boats do some early morning fishing for rainbow trout at Sugenuma, a scenic lake in Gunma...
June 19, 2022
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Hidaka Mountains chosen as candidate for new national park
The Environment Ministry has selected the area surrounding the Hidaka Mountains in Hokkaido as a can...
June 19, 2022
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Rice field rugby events make for splashy fun
FUJIMI, Saitama — Instead of planting rice, players were working to grow the game of rugby in a rice...
June 19, 2022
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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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