General News
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Weigh to go
A lamb is weighed at Mother Farm in Futtsu, Chiba Prefecture, on Sunday, as its mother looks on. Thi...
February 24, 2022
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Japan firm develops windbreaker that blocks 99.9% of UV light to help young XP sufferers
A Japanese apparel manufacturer has developed a special windbreaker for children with xeroderma pigm...
February 23, 2022
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Japanese companies strive to foster personnel to plug digital shortfall
In a bit to improve business efficiency and develop new services, companies are striving to foster p...
February 23, 2022
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Silver medalist curling team dolls on display in Aichi
Hina dolls inspired by the Loco Solare women’s curling team that claimed silver at the Beijing Olymp...
February 23, 2022
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Invisible threats / Japan slow to act amid fears of China’s Olympic app
Amid China’s growing presence in both the military and economic fields, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
February 23, 2022
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Security cameras gaining varied uses in homes, businesses in Japan
Security cameras, originally aimed at stemming crime, are being put to a wide variety of uses these ...
February 23, 2022
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Onsen industry strives to preserve mixed-gender bathing
Onsen and hot spring resorts with konyoku mixed-gender bathing facilities have been feeling the pinc...
February 23, 2022
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Hakuba to launch winter sports academy to foster young athletes
The village of Hakuba in Nagano Prefecture will launch a project in fiscal 2023 to train promising y...
February 23, 2022
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Tokyo’s ‘gateway to the sea’ closes, much to people’s regret
For the last time, Tokyo’s Harumi Passenger Ship Terminal, with its impressive white latticed pyrami...
February 22, 2022
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NASA employee stays grounded with weekly cycling tours
For some foreign residents in Tokyo, the COVID-19 pandemic offers a fresh opportunity to make use of...
February 22, 2022
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Ancient tombs get 4K video treatment in Osaka
A group of kofun, ancient Japanese burial mounds known for often having a distinctive keyhole-shaped...
February 22, 2022
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Fighting colors
A craftsman applies color to a mushanobori streamer depicting samurai warriors in Yatsushiro, Kumamo...
February 22, 2022
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Japan’s popular stick-shaped snack used to construct giant panda
TOTTORI — Hundreds of Umaibo, a popular Japanese stick-shaped snack, were used to form a giant panda...
February 21, 2022
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Insurance companies provide disaster data to local governments, volunteers
Major nonlife insurance companies have started to provide disaster data to local governments and vol...
February 21, 2022
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Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward updates website to include 108 languages
Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward has revamped its website to make content available in 108 languages, thereby...
February 21, 2022
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