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Timber Transportation Ceremony Starts for Traditional Rebuilding of Ise Shrine, Beginning Ritual’s 2-Year Process
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JAPAN NEWS
A ritual ceremony of carrying timber to Ise Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, was held in the city on Sunday and Monday, in preparation for 2033’s “Shikinen Sengu” — an ancient ritual tradition of completely rebuilding the Shinto shrine complex and transferring the deities to the new sh...
A ritual ceremony of carrying timber to Ise Shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, was held in the city on Sunday and Monday, in preparation for 2033’s “Shikinen Sengu” — an ancient ritual tradition of completely rebuilding the Shinto shrine complex and transferring the deities to the new sh...
- 14/4 19:46
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Some 4.5% In Japan Constantly Feel Lonely, Government Survey Finds
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JAPAN TIMES
A government survey in 2025 showed Tuesday that 4.5% of respondents in the country often or constantly feel lonely, up 0.2 percentage point from the previous year.
The share of people who often or constantly feel lonely was higher in their 30s to 50s.
The survey, conducted by the Ca...
A government survey in 2025 showed Tuesday that 4.5% of respondents in the country often or constantly feel lonely, up 0.2 percentage point from the previous year.
The share of people who often or constantly feel lonely was higher in their 30s to 50s.
The survey, conducted by the Ca...
- 14/4 19:11
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Japan Govt to Propose Modified Bill to Revise Retrial System Wed.
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NIPPON
The Japanese government is planning to present to a ruling party meeting Wednesday a modified draft of a bill aimed at revising the country's retrial system, it has been learned.
Initially, the government considered proposing the revised draft Tuesday but is now set to delay the presenta...
The Japanese government is planning to present to a ruling party meeting Wednesday a modified draft of a bill aimed at revising the country's retrial system, it has been learned.
Initially, the government considered proposing the revised draft Tuesday but is now set to delay the presenta...
- 14/4 18:47
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Yokohama’s Green X Expo 2027 Faces Challenges Of Increasing Construction Costs, Low Public Awareness
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JAPAN NEWS
The International Horticultural Expo 2027, billed “the next World Expo” to be held in Japan, is set to open in Yokohama next March but faces many challenges, such as soaring construction costs amid growing tensions in the Middle East and a lack of public awareness.
The venue for the ...
The International Horticultural Expo 2027, billed “the next World Expo” to be held in Japan, is set to open in Yokohama next March but faces many challenges, such as soaring construction costs amid growing tensions in the Middle East and a lack of public awareness.
The venue for the ...
- 13/4 19:29
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Japan PM Shows Support For Pakistani Efforts To Mediate U.S., Iran Conflict
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KYODO NEWS
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she conveyed her support for Pakistan's mediation efforts in the U.S.-Iran conflict during phone talks with the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after recent peace negotiations between the warring parties in Islamabad yielded...
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she conveyed her support for Pakistan's mediation efforts in the U.S.-Iran conflict during phone talks with the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, after recent peace negotiations between the warring parties in Islamabad yielded...
- 13/4 18:50
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Japan Voices Hope for Early U.S.-Iran Deal
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NIPPON
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara expressed hope for an early U.S.-Iran agreement to end their conflict on Monday, after Washington and Tehran failed to reach an agreement over the weekend.
"We hope they reach a final agreement soon," the top Japanese government spokesman sa...
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara expressed hope for an early U.S.-Iran agreement to end their conflict on Monday, after Washington and Tehran failed to reach an agreement over the weekend.
"We hope they reach a final agreement soon," the top Japanese government spokesman sa...
- 13/4 18:22
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Government Adopts Support Program For "Ice Age" Generation
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JAPAN TIMES
The government Friday adopted a support program for the so-called employment ice age generation, planning to implement assistance measures intensively over three years through fiscal 2028.
The program focuses on improving working conditions and securing housing in anticipation of th...
The government Friday adopted a support program for the so-called employment ice age generation, planning to implement assistance measures intensively over three years through fiscal 2028.
The program focuses on improving working conditions and securing housing in anticipation of th...
- 10/4 19:25
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Prices For Japan Rail Pass, Popular With Foreign Tourists, To Rise 6% From October
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KYODO NEWS
Japan Railways Group (JR Group) on Thursday announced that it will raise prices for its Japan Rail Pass, a ticket popular among foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel on trains across Japan, including most shinkansen bullet train services.
Prices for the pass will increase by ...
Japan Railways Group (JR Group) on Thursday announced that it will raise prices for its Japan Rail Pass, a ticket popular among foreign tourists that allows unlimited travel on trains across Japan, including most shinkansen bullet train services.
Prices for the pass will increase by ...
- 10/4 18:53
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Japan Diet Begins Substantive Debate on Intelligence Bill
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NIPPON
The Diet, Japan's parliament, began substantive deliberations Friday on a bill to establish a national intelligence council aimed at enhancing the government's intelligence capabilities.
At the day's meeting of the Cabinet Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of t...
The Diet, Japan's parliament, began substantive deliberations Friday on a bill to establish a national intelligence council aimed at enhancing the government's intelligence capabilities.
At the day's meeting of the Cabinet Committee of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber of t...
- 10/4 18:21
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Soft Drink Vending Machines In Japan Fall Below 2 Million For 1st Time
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JAPAN TODAY
The number of soft drink vending machines installed in Japan in 2025 fell to 1.95 million, preliminary year-end figures show, dropping below 2 million for the first time in the 30 years for which records are available.
The figure is down about 20 percent from its peak seen in 2014 a...
The number of soft drink vending machines installed in Japan in 2025 fell to 1.95 million, preliminary year-end figures show, dropping below 2 million for the first time in the 30 years for which records are available.
The figure is down about 20 percent from its peak seen in 2014 a...
- 9/4 21:00
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