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A delicious chill
Work to dry Pacific cod in cold outdoor weather is fully underway in Wakkanai, Hokkaido. A local spe...
March 2, 2022
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Donations for Ukrainians increasing rapidly in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Donations for supporting people in Ukraine, under attack by Russia, are increas...
March 2, 2022
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Boy gets sibling decade after March 11 disaster killed pregnant mom
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate — Yuhi Kozuchi was not yet 17 months old when his pregnant mother died in the ...
March 2, 2022
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Anti-nuke groups condemn Putin’s nuclear threat
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Hibakusha atomic bomb survivors and anti-nuclear arms groups raised vo...
March 1, 2022
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Tokyo businessman holds meeting to discuss Ukraine situation
A Japanese business consultant who has dealt with Russia and Ukraine organized a meeting at his home...
March 1, 2022
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Tokyo metropolitan govt building lit up in Ukraine colors
The Tokyo metropolitan government building in Shinjuku Ward is lit up in blue and yellow, the colors...
March 1, 2022
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Ice-breaking pleasure boat opens up a route through drifting slabs of ice in Hokkaido
An ice-breaking pleasure boat opens up a route through drifting slabs of ice about 4 kilometers off ...
February 28, 2022
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Share of Chinese with good impression of Japan tumbles
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The proportion of people in China who have a favorable impression of Japan has ...
February 27, 2022
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Rakuten chief Mikitani to donate ¥1 billion to Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Rakuten Group Inc. President, Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani tweeted Sunday ...
February 27, 2022
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New-style sauna facilities gaining traction in Japan
The sauna industry is heating up in Japan. An increasing number of people are sweating it out in new...
February 25, 2022
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AI might be key to averting nursing care crisis
This fiscal year is being called year zero for so-called scientific nursing care, which utilizes tec...
February 25, 2022
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Celebrating with corsages
KYOTO — Those commuting to a welfare facility for people with disabilities in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Pre...
February 24, 2022
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Hundreds of children removed from foster families in Japan due to worsening relationships
Out of the about 1,500 children removed from foster family placements per fiscal year in 2019 and 20...
February 24, 2022
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Troubled girl finds foster families incompatible
“I wonder if I can ever be part of a family,” said a 19-year-old girl from the Kanto region who move...
February 24, 2022
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Glassware gains new shine in Skytree elevator
Tokyo Skytree, one of the capital’s most famous landmarks, will mark its 10th birthday on May 22. Ov...
February 24, 2022
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