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Crowdfunding, hometown tax payments help repair Japan’s cultural properties
Crowdfunding and the so-called “hometown tax” donation system, are increasingly being used to pay fo...
January 12, 2022
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Sapporo pinning hopes on Beijing Games to boost 2030 Olympic bid
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — Sapporo, which is aiming to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, is...
January 11, 2022
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Stoking the New Year
Visitors watch at a New Year’s ritual sagicho bonfire at Osu Kannon temple in Nagoya on Monday. Part...
January 11, 2022
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Push for diversity, acceptance seen in entertainment, fashion
Last year, Maki Fukuda of the comedy trio San-ji no Heroine posted a message on Twitter declaring th...
January 11, 2022
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Japan spent ¥15.5 billion to remove polluted soil, waste from land formerly used by U.S. forces in Okinawa
NAHA — About ¥15.5 billion had to be spent by the Japanese government to remove contaminated soil an...
January 10, 2022
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Half-size Zico statues on sale for ¥5.5 million
Kashima Antlers, a professional soccer club in the J. League’s top division, are accepting orders fo...
January 10, 2022
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World Natural Heritage sites in Japan under threat from poachers
Rampant poaching of rare plants and insects is taking place on Kagoshima Prefecture’s Amami-Oshima i...
January 10, 2022
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‘Diamond dust’ sparkles in morning sunlight in Gifu town
TAKAYAMA — Ice crystals sparkle in the sunlight over the Mumaya River in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, ...
January 9, 2022
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New Kamome bullet train sails under bridge in Nagasaki
Cars of Kyushu Railway Co. (JR Kyushu)’s new Kamome Shinkansen bullet train pass under Saikaibashi b...
January 9, 2022
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Japan eyes new guidelines to prepare for major quake in greater Tokyo area
The government plans to review a policy regarding what people should do in the event of a major eart...
January 8, 2022
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Saury catches hit record low for 3rd year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The nation’s saury catches in 2021 fell 38% from the previous year to 18,291 to...
January 8, 2022
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High school students’ artworks depicting horror of A-bombing on display at U.N.
HIROSHIMA — An exhibition featuring artworks inspired by the experiences of hibakusha atomic bomb su...
January 8, 2022
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Airport deserted at start of long weekend
NAHA — A resurgence of the novel coronavirus continued to cast a shadow nationwide on Saturday, the ...
January 8, 2022
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Hato Bus employees celebrate start of new journey
Ten employees at Hato Bus Co. participated in a Coming-of-Age Day ceremony in Tokyo on Friday, the f...
January 8, 2022
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Keio University professor: Share problems, visions for the future at 2025 expo
The novel coronavirus pandemic has had a significant effect on the concept behind Expo 2025 Osaka, K...
January 8, 2022
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