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Japan eager to lure rich foreign tourists to regional areas
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Tourism Agency aims to enhance its efforts to attract wealthy tourist...
June 6, 2022
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Tokyo firm offers chance to operate giant robot suit
A hands-on event that allows visitors to experience what it’s like to be a robot pilot is proving po...
June 6, 2022
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Survey: Students used school digital devices in 47 bullying cases
Digital devices distributed to elementary and junior high school students across the nation have bee...
June 6, 2022
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Russian residing in Japan helps Ukrainian mother, children to support innocent people fleeing war
A Russian woman living in Japan is helping Ukrainians who have fled to Japan amid Moscow’s invasion...
June 6, 2022
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Rainy season begins in Kanto-Koshin area
The Japan Meteorological Agency on Monday announced that the Kanto-Koshin region is believed to have...
June 6, 2022
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Japanese man, 83, ready for more after crossing Pacific solo
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie at 83 just became the oldest person in the world to c...
June 6, 2022
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China’s Japan-foods import ban used as ‘bargaining chip’
China continues to restrict imports of Japanese foods, including a total ban on fruit and vegetables...
June 6, 2022
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Inland aquaculture offers job hope to remote Japanese island
KITA-DAITO, Okinawa — A remote island about 360 kilometers east of Okinawa’s main island is trying t...
June 5, 2022
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Hong Kongers in Tokyo raise alarm over China’s human rights issues on Tiananmen anniversary
Hong Kongers living in Japan held a vigil on a sidewalk near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Saturday e...
June 5, 2022
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Abductee Megumi’s mother still feels presence of late husband
KAWASAKI, Kanagawa, (Jiji Press) — Sakie Yokota, mother of Megumi, who was abducted by North Korea ...
June 5, 2022
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China likely conducting marine survey in Japan’s EEZ
NAHA (Jiji Press) — The Chinese ship Dong Fang Hong 3 is conducting what appears to be a marine surv...
June 5, 2022
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Dancing ‘Ojisans’ go viral among Japanese youths
WAKE, Okayama (Jiji Press) — A group of four “ojisans,” or middle-aged men, dancing in hopes of revi...
June 5, 2022
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Summer panorama
Climbers pose for a photo Saturday at the peak of the 2,899-meter Mt. Akadake in the Yatsugatake mou...
June 5, 2022
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Educational center in Kabul honoring Tetsu Nakamura faces difficulty
TEHRAN — A private academy, opened in April last year in Kabul and named after the late Tetsu Nakam...
June 5, 2022
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Interpreter for Red Army terrorist still indignant 50 years after Tel Aviv attack
It was 50 years ago on May 30 that three Japanese Red Army members opened fire with automatic weapon...
June 5, 2022
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