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  • Prospects are Bleak for Reconstruction of Hokkaido City

    The bankruptcy of a ski resort operator in Hokkaido’s Yubari, the only local municipality in Japan u...

    February 9, 2021

  • Police to Get Ability to Immediately Examine Suspicious Drones

    The government plans to create a new system that would allow authorities who spot drones in the sky ...

    February 7, 2021

  • Decommissioning of Wrecked Fukushima Nuclear Plant a Long Way Off

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    February 5, 2021

  • Cenotaph in Fukushima Pref. Honors 3/11 Dam Collapse Victims

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    February 5, 2021

  • Couple who Experienced 2011 Quake Opens Shop in Kyushu to Help Residents Hit by Torrential Rain

    Nearly 10 years after experiencing the Great East Japan Earthquake while living in Fukushima Prefect...

    February 3, 2021

  • Sake Brewery Returns to Disaster-hit Namie as Town Revives

    NAMIE, Fukushima — Sake brewing in the disaster-hit town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, resumed Mon...

    February 3, 2021

  • Rise in Video Game Addictions Feared in Japan

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    February 1, 2021

  • Tokyo Residents Breathe new Life into Old Public Bathhouse

    Kaisaiyu is not your typical bathhouse. Built in the Shitaya district of Taito Ward, Tokyo, in 1928,...

    January 31, 2021

  • Mistake in Google Groups Privacy Setting Leaves Medical Records in Japan’s Hospitals Open to Public

    The medical records of patients at a number of medical and nursing-care facilities were made accessi...

    January 31, 2021

  • TEPCO: Generated Contaminated Water at Fukushima Reaches Target Level

    The amount of the contaminated water generated in 2020 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant de...

    January 29, 2021

  • Mural Marks 160th Anniversary of Japan-Germany Relations

    To celebrate the 160th anniversary of relations between Japan and Germany, a mural featuring figures...

    January 28, 2021

  • Japan Medical Facilities must Disclose Information on Fertility Treatments to be Eligible for Subsidies

    The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to provide subsidies to couples seeking fertility treat...

    January 27, 2021

  • Gen Z High Schoolers Reject Former Fashion of Unkempt School Uniforms

    Girls wore extremely short skirts, baggy socks and oversize cardigans. Boys wore sagging pants. This...

    January 26, 2021

  • Researchers Funded by Foreign Entities must Declare so when Applying for Japan’s Largest Grant

    The education ministry made it mandatory for applicants seeking the nation’s largest research grant ...

    January 25, 2021

  • Clinical Trial for new Drug to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease to Start in Japan

    An international joint clinical trial for a new Alzheimer’s drug developed by a Japanese pharmaceuti...

    January 25, 2021

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