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Japan Mulls Lowering Minimum Age for Train Driving License to 18
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The transport ministry is considering lowering the minimum age for obtaining a ...
December 27, 2023
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English Edition of WWII Survivors’ Memories Completed, Available Online
HIROSHIMA — A dual language (Japanese/English) book of remembrances by survivors of the 1945 U.S. at...
December 27, 2023
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Car Discovered at Site of Landslide in Nara Prefecture
NARA — Rescue workers on Tuesday uncovered a car at the site of a landslide that buried part of a na...
December 26, 2023
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Japan Job Availability Ratio Slides to 1.28 in Nov.
TOKYO, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s seasonally adjusted ratio of effective job openings to seekers...
December 26, 2023
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Amami Islands Mark 70 Years since Return to Japan
AMAMI, Kagoshima (Jiji Press) — The Amami Islands in southwestern Japan on Monday marked 70 years si...
December 26, 2023
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Baby Girl Returns to Japan in Good Health after Heart Transplant in U.S.
Aoi Sato, a two-year-old girl from Tokyo’s Toshima Ward, has returned to Japan in good health follow...
December 26, 2023
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Bus, Taxi Driver License Exam to be Given in 20 Languages; Fewer than 1％ of Class 2 License Holders Now Foreign
The National Police Agency has decided to provide a written exam for the class 2 drivers license — w...
December 26, 2023
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Travelers in Japan Up Budgets for New Year’s Holiday Trips
People’s average budget for domestic travel during the New Year’s holiday season has risen by about ...
December 25, 2023
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Japan Patients Receive New Alzheimer’s Drug; Removes Amyloid-Beta Protein from Brain
A Tokyo woman in her 50s became one of the first patients to receive a newly approved drug for Alzhe...
December 25, 2023
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Search Efforts Resume at Site of Landslide in Nara Prefecture; More Vehicles May be Buried on Highway
NARA — Police and rescue workers sped up search efforts on Monday, believing that vehicles may be bu...
December 25, 2023
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Japan Archive Museum Commemorating Kamikaze Pilots in Oita to Close its Doors in 2024
OITA — An archive museum exhibiting items left behind by pilots who died on kamikaze attack missions...
December 25, 2023
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Tokyo’s “Sacred Ground for Cosplay” to Add Cosplay Experience to Furusato Nozei Tax Donation System Return Gift List
Cosplay experiences, such as wearing the costume of a beloved character, will be on the list of retu...
December 25, 2023
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Another Car May Be Caught in Landslide in Nara Pref.
Nara (Jiji Press)—A man was rescued from a car trapped in a landslide that occurred in Nara Prefectu...
December 25, 2023
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Multiple Cars Might Be Involved in Nara Pref. Landslide; 1 Man Rescued from Car
NARA — Multiple vehicles might have been involved in a landslide that occurred on Saturday night on ...
December 24, 2023
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Physical Strength of Japan Junior High School Girls at Record Low
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A physical fitness test conducted by the Japan Sports Agency has shown that phy...
December 24, 2023
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