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Displaced Ukrainians worrying about future in Japan
Many of the Ukrainians who fled to Japan following Russia’s invasion of their country are voicing co...
June 4, 2022
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Oldest existing Chinese restaurant in Japan ordered to begin bankruptcy
Private research firm Teikoku Databank announced Thursday that Heichinrou Co. in Yokohama, operator ...
June 4, 2022
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Japan logs record low 810,000 births in 2021
The number of babies born in Japan in 2021 fell to 811,604, renewing a record low for the sixth cons...
June 4, 2022
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Tokyo to raise bathhouse fees
The Tokyo metropolitan government is set to raise public bathhouse fees by ¥20. A government coun...
June 4, 2022
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Scandal-hit Nihon University picks novelist Hayashi as chair
TOKYO — Nihon University said Friday that it has decided to appoint award-winning novelist Mariko Ha...
June 4, 2022
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4 Amur leopard cats born at Tokyo zoo
Four Amur leopard cats were born at Inokashira Park Zoo in Musashino, Tokyo, on May 13, the park an...
June 4, 2022
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Horie becomes world’s oldest person to achieve solo, nonstop Pacific crossing at 83
Ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie, 83, arrived Kii Channel off Wakayama Prefecture on early Saturday, b...
June 4, 2022
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Restart of nuclear plant in Japan’s Shimane Prefecture not all smooth sailing
The decision to approve the restart of a nuclear reactor in Shimane Prefecture was made quickly and ...
June 3, 2022
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500 drones illuminate night sky to commemorate opening of Yokohama Port
YOKOHAMA — Lights in the shape of a giant ship illuminate the night sky over Yokohama during a festi...
June 3, 2022
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MPD explosives squad called in after Japan Foreign Ministry receives ‘tools to beat demons’
A suspicious container was found in an envelope delivered to the Foreign Ministry in Chiyoda Ward, T...
June 3, 2022
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Job recruitment timeline becoming a mere formality
Wednesday marked the official beginning of company job interviews and other selection procedures for...
June 3, 2022
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Department stores pushing party foods as summer gifts
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — With the “chugen” summer gift-giving season approaching, department stores are ...
June 2, 2022
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Toyosu tuna auction reopens to public
The public was able to view tuna auctions at Tokyo’s Toyosu wholesale market for the first time in a...
June 2, 2022
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Writer Mariko Hayashi ‘to be named Nihon University chair’
Writer Mariko Hayashi has been unofficially named the new chairperson of Nihon University in Tokyo, ...
June 2, 2022
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Damage spotted on hull of salvaged Kazu I sightseeing boat
Holes and cracks have been observed on the bottom of the salvaged hull of the Kazu I sightseeing boa...
June 2, 2022
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