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Child population falls below 15 mil. for 1st time
The number of children under 15 in Japan fell to 14.93 million as of April 1, the lowest figure logg...
May 5, 2021
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Reduce waste with edible tableware
OSAKA — While disposable tableware is everywhere around us — chopsticks, spoons, straws, cups, plate...
May 4, 2021
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Japanese govt, companies find ways to make telecommuting work
As the coronavirus pandemic drags on, Japan continues to cautiously test out the waters on telework....
May 4, 2021
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Japanese education ministry to expand certification of ‘specialists’ to P.E., art, science
Looking to draw on a diversity of human resources as it faces a shortage of teachers, the education ...
May 3, 2021
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Golden Week gets off to busy start despite state of emergency
Some were busy handling the vaccination rollout while others were going on trips or heading for thei...
April 30, 2021
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Survey: 98% of Japanese masking up in public
As many as 98% of respondents to a recent survey conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun said they have bee...
April 30, 2021
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Reiwa calligraphy to be preserved permanently
The Reiwa calligraphic work used by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga when he was chief cabinet secretar...
April 30, 2021
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Social circus performing troupes nurture teamwork, cohesiveness
The “social circus,” in which people with disabilities and sound-bodied people together learn mime o...
April 30, 2021
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Japan’s teachers taking leave for mental strain in record numbers
Concerns are growing over the shortage of people willing to work as teachers, as illustrated by the ...
April 28, 2021
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Virus crisis complicates transport for Tokyo Games
With less than three months to go until the July 23 opening of the Tokyo Olympics, organizers are ra...
April 27, 2021
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ISS brightens up Tokyo’s morning sky
The International Space Station (ISS), with astronauts Soichi Noguchi and Akihiko Hoshide aboard, wa...
April 26, 2021
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Old family home gets new life as retreat
Sitting on the outside deck of the traditional Japanese house amid a silence broken only by the soft...
April 25, 2021
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Japan’s vaccine research sector desperately needs booster shot
As Japan braces for its fourth wave of coronavirus infections, the country has just begun vaccinatin...
April 23, 2021
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COVID-19 crisis brings sharp drop in foreign students studying in Japan
New foreign students have stopped coming to Japan since January, due to the spread of the novel coro...
April 22, 2021
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Decision on Games spectator limits to be delayed to June
The central government and organizers of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are considerin...
April 21, 2021
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