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Back to bustle
Visitors walk along Asakusa’s iconic Nakamise Shopping Street in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday, the...
March 27, 2022
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Poll: Nearly 90% concerned about “serious” economic disparities
A nationwide poll by The Yomiuri Shimbun found 88% of respondents believe there are serious economic...
March 27, 2022
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Japan schools aim to increase political awareness, boost young voter turnout
A change to the Civil Code that will take effect in April will designate all 18- and 19-year-olds as...
March 27, 2022
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Shaping up for spring
Snow melting agent creates geometric patterns in rice paddies in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, where farmers ...
March 26, 2022
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Derailed Shinkansen moved 1 meter off tracks despite presence of safety devices
A car of the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train that derailed due to a powerful earthquake in northeaste...
March 26, 2022
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Japanese architect gives Ukrainian refugees private space in shelters
Internationally renowned Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is setting up partitions made from paper and...
March 25, 2022
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Water still cut off in Fukushima one week after quake
Water was still cut off in some areas of Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday, one week after an earthq...
March 25, 2022
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Growing private-sector efforts provide assistance to Ukraine
Efforts to provide support to Ukraine amid the conflict that has continued since Russia’s invasion h...
March 25, 2022
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Shop elevates excrement theme from filthy to funny
YOKOHAMA — There is a variety goods store in Yokohama that specializes in items inspired by a subjec...
March 24, 2022
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Figurines depicting promising figures displayed ahead of Boys’ Festival
A doll depicting Tsuyoshi Shinjo, the new manager of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and whose nick...
March 24, 2022
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Nursing care workers’ monthly wage up by 7,780 yen in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average monthly wage of people working at nursing care facilities in Japan ...
March 24, 2022
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Water still cut off in Fukushima one week after quake
Water was still cut off in some areas of Fukushima Prefecture on Wednesday, one week after an earthq...
March 24, 2022
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Ex univ prof becomes first totally blind person to pass Grade 1 of the Kyoto Kentei test
KYOTO — A former university professor has become the first totally blind person to pass Grade 1 of t...
March 24, 2022
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Monument bearing A-bomb survivor’s words put on hold
The unveiling of a monument bearing the words of a survivor of the 1945 Nagasaki atomic bombing has ...
March 23, 2022
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Cold snap, inactive power plants trigger surge in energy demand, supply shortfall
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized in his online address to the Diet on Wednesday t...
March 23, 2022
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