General News
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Job fair with participants’ faces fully covered breaks down barriers
A unique job fair was held in which the faces of students and company representatives were fully cov...
November 30, 2021
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Training exercise to remove pumice held in waters near Tokyo
TATEYAMA, Chiba — A training exercise to gather and remove pumice from the water was held off southe...
November 30, 2021
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Distant relative of Commodore Perry thanks Shikoku resident for creating replica U.S. flag
SAIJO, Ehime — A man who made a replica of a 19th-century American flag that was destroyed during Wo...
November 29, 2021
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Winter festivals return amid fewer coronavirus cases
Local festivals and events that were canceled or curtailed last winter are being resumed as coronavi...
November 29, 2021
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New Year creations
Kenji Oda, 66, a craftsman of Hakata-ningyo Japanese dolls, is making ohajiki marbles for the New Ye...
November 29, 2021
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Tour of Japan’s National Stadium knocks it out of the park
A tour of Tokyo’s National Stadium has been popular as the tickets have been continuously sold out. ...
November 29, 2021
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Standing out
Craftsperson displays hagoita battledores, a good luck charm for the New Year, at a hagoita maker in...
November 28, 2021
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Slain doctor remembered for his work, legacy in Afghanistan
A memorial service for Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese doctor killed two years ago while carrying out h...
November 28, 2021
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Passion for inclusivity leads college students to victory in Japan presentation contest
Two young women shared their ideas about how to help hearing impaired students take school classes, ...
November 28, 2021
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Kotatsu with a view
Two women happily share an oden hot-pot as they keep cozy sitting at a kotatsu heated table on the o...
November 28, 2021
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Catch certificates eyed to stamp out eel poaching
The Fisheries Agency plans to include glass eel in a certification system from December 2025 as part...
November 27, 2021
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Sapporo blanketed in white
People cautiously cross a street in Sapporo on Saturday morning, when the city had its first accumul...
November 27, 2021
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New cancer patients in Japan decrease for 1st time in 2020
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The National Cancer Center said Friday that the number of people in Japan newly...
November 26, 2021
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Edo Kakudako kite maker prepares for new year in Japan
A kite maker in Chosei, Chiba Prefecture, is putting the finishing touches on an Edo Kakudako kite, ...
November 26, 2021
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A-bomb survivor uses ventriloquism to give voice to wartime experiences
YACHIYO, Chiba — A woman who survived the atomic bombing in Hiroshima is using her talent for ventri...
November 25, 2021
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