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Envoy Pins hope on Japan’s role in Ukraine’s reconstruction
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky on Friday expressed hopes that J...
April 2, 2022
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New JICA president commits to financial assistance for Ukraine’s reconstruction
The Japan International Cooperation Agency’s new president said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shi...
April 2, 2022
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Kyiv Classic Ballet couple hopes for peace through dancing in Japan
A couple from the Kyiv Classic Ballet who fled the Ukrainian capital with their son have settled in ...
April 2, 2022
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591 offers from firms, others to aid Ukrainian evacuees in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Immigration Services Agency said Friday that it had received 591 offers...
April 2, 2022
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Japan’s Shimadzu working to develop 3D-printed meat
Kyoto-based precision instrument maker Shimadzu Corp. is planning to use 3D printing technology to p...
April 2, 2022
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Japan’s police to secure Ukrainian interpreters to support refugees
The National Police Agency announced on Thursday that it has instructed the police to secure Ukraini...
April 2, 2022
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Technological advancements herald era of wooden skyscrapers
The development of high-rise buildings utilizing timber is progressing due to advances in fire-resi...
April 1, 2022
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Freshman adults
Incoming first-year Waseda University students pose for a photo before their entrance ceremony on Fr...
April 1, 2022
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Season’s 1st wild Misaki foal born in Kyushu
MIYAZAKI — The first wild Misaki horse foal of the season was born Monday in southern Kyushu. Misaki...
April 1, 2022
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Meet wild feline idols: Pallas’ cats
We are two Yomiuri Shimbun reporters who are both desperately in love with cats. When there is no si...
April 1, 2022
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Families of Japanese abductees fight on
It has now been 25 years since the founding of the Association of the Families of Victims Kidnapped ...
April 1, 2022
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Myriad of changes as fiscal 2022 begins
The Yomiuri Shimbun The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A number of changes and new ...
April 1, 2022
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New Tokyo Disney hotel aims for infinity and beyond
Guests should feel as if they’ve stepped into a world where toys might just come alive when they vis...
March 31, 2022
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Ukrainians living in Japan protest Russian invasion of homeland via photos
A photo exhibition featuring Ukrainians living in Japan is scheduled to be held in early April in To...
March 30, 2022
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High School Textbooks on “Logical Japanese” Screened for 1st Time
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The education ministry said Tuesday 189 textbooks in eight common subject categ...
March 30, 2022
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