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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Kitakyushu Draws Attention as New Logistics Hub; Land, Sea, Air Network Offers Multiple Shipping Routes
This is the fourth installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyush...
March 12, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack / Time Has Passed But Fear Remains; Son Recalls Death of Father Who Was Abducted by Aum Supreme Truth Cult
Minoru Kariya, 65, revealed his father’s fears about the Aum Supreme Truth cult. His father Kiyos...
March 12, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / U.S. Military Sites on Okinawa West Coast Eyed for Integrated Commercial Development by Council
“We launched the Gateway 2050 Projects Promotion Council in cooperation with municipalities and o...
March 12, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Thriving Fukuoka Eyes ‘Global Financial City’ Status; Schools, Jobs, Food Culture Appeal to Young People
This is the second installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyush...
March 11, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Higher Fertility Rate in Kyushu Offers Advantages
This is the first installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyushu...
March 9, 2025
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Southwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Chips Priming Pump, Expanding Kumamoto’s Transportation Links
There remains only a quarter of a century until 2050, a year to mark a major milestone in this ce...
March 9, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Politicians Become Targets of ‘Online Defamation’
This is the fifth and final installment of articles on the impact of social media impacts on elec...
March 8, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Election Admin Commissions Powerless Against Campaign Obstruction
This is the fourth installment of a series of articles on the impact of social media impacts on e...
March 7, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack / Colleague of Lawyer Killed by Aum Supreme Truth Cult Worked Hard to Find Him, Says Lessons to Be Learned From Cult’s Illegal Acts
Shuichi Kojima, a lawyer at Yokohama Law Office in Yokohama, was the colleague of Tsutsumi Sakamo...
March 6, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Those Who Underpin SNS Activities / System for Verifying Authentic Materials Still Fragile
This is the third installment of a series of articles on social media’s impacts on elections from...
March 5, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Those Who Underpin SNS Activities / Campaign Planners Hired to Help Candidates Win Elections By Using Social Media in Possible Violation of Election Law
This is the second of a series of articles on social media’s impacts on elections from the perspe...
March 4, 2025
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Roles of Social Media in Elections: Those Who Underpin SNS Activities / Political Videos Can ‘Make Money’ — and Trouble; Quickie Clips Often Convey False, Misleading ‘Info’
Social media has become a powerful force that can influence the outcome of elections. This is the...
March 4, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack / Doctor at Tokyo Hospital Recalls Flood of Patients; Many Still Suffering Aftereffects
Shinichi Ishimatsu, 65, director of St. Luke's International Hospital in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, was th...
March 4, 2025
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30 Years After Sarin Attack / Aum Supreme Truth Crimes to Be Documented on New Website; Content to Include Relatives’ Statements, Photos
With next month marking 30 years since the Aum Supreme Truth cult made its deadly sarin gas attac...
February 17, 2025
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Sho-chu Time / City in Kagoshima Aims to Pass on Culture to Future Generations; First to Declare All Toasts be Made with Shochu
Kagoshima Prefecture is one of the nation’s major production areas of shochu. This is the seventh...
January 18, 2025
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