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Japanese Emperor, Empress to Make Official Visit to U.K.
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JAPAN TIMES
The Emperor and Empress will make an official visit to Britain as state guests from June 22 to 29, the Cabinet decided at its meeting on Tuesday.
The Imperial couples’ overseas visit for international goodwill will be the second since the Emperor took the throne. They made a similar...
The Emperor and Empress will make an official visit to Britain as state guests from June 22 to 29, the Cabinet decided at its meeting on Tuesday.
The Imperial couples’ overseas visit for international goodwill will be the second since the Emperor took the throne. They made a similar...
- June 4, 2024
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Family Mart Stationery Takes Japanese “Stationary” To New Levels
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SORA NEWS
Exclusive new collection focusses on convenience with interesting design details.
Japanese convenience stores are known for being, well, convenient, but Family Mart has been taking that concept to new levels in recent years with its “Convenience Wear” line of apparel. Now it’s expand...
Exclusive new collection focusses on convenience with interesting design details.
Japanese convenience stores are known for being, well, convenient, but Family Mart has been taking that concept to new levels in recent years with its “Convenience Wear” line of apparel. Now it’s expand...
- June 3, 2024
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Strong Quake Shakes Japan's Hard-Hit Noto Peninsula Area
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JAPAN TIMES
A strong earthquake registering an upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture early Monday, the Meteorological Agency said, just over five months after a powerful temblor rocked the area and caused widespread damage.
There was no...
A strong earthquake registering an upper 5 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale struck the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture early Monday, the Meteorological Agency said, just over five months after a powerful temblor rocked the area and caused widespread damage.
There was no...
- June 3, 2024
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Learning Japanese Tea Ceremony As A Foreigner
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JAPAN TODAY
Since moving to Japan, I have studied the Urasenke style of sado, or chado (Japanese tea ceremony) in Shimane Prefecture.
My original goal was simply to learn about the matcha culture of Matsue (Shimane’s capital).
Still, the fun of this traditional art and encouragement from my tea...
Since moving to Japan, I have studied the Urasenke style of sado, or chado (Japanese tea ceremony) in Shimane Prefecture.
My original goal was simply to learn about the matcha culture of Matsue (Shimane’s capital).
Still, the fun of this traditional art and encouragement from my tea...
- May 31, 2024
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Japan To Waive Graduate Scholarship Loan Repayments For Teachers
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JAPAN TIMES
Japan's education ministry will fully exempt teachers at elementary, junior high and senior high schools from repaying scholarship loans they took out during their graduate studies.
The policy will apply to those who pass the recruitment examinations in the current fiscal year endin...
Japan's education ministry will fully exempt teachers at elementary, junior high and senior high schools from repaying scholarship loans they took out during their graduate studies.
The policy will apply to those who pass the recruitment examinations in the current fiscal year endin...
- May 29, 2024
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Japan Constructs World's First Wood Satellite
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NEWS.AZ
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of LignoSat, the world's first wooden artificial satellite, News.Az reports citing the Japan Times.
LignoSat will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station in September, wit...
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry announced Tuesday the completion of LignoSat, the world's first wooden artificial satellite, News.Az reports citing the Japan Times.
LignoSat will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the International Space Station in September, wit...
- May 29, 2024
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Japan to Allow Bus, Train Firms to Enter Ride-Hailing Biz
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NIPPON
Japan's transport ministry plans to allow bus, train and other transportation companies, in addition to taxi firms, to operate ride-hailing services, it was learned Wednesday.
The plan was revealed by former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who chairs a suprapartisan study group on...
Japan's transport ministry plans to allow bus, train and other transportation companies, in addition to taxi firms, to operate ride-hailing services, it was learned Wednesday.
The plan was revealed by former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who chairs a suprapartisan study group on...
- May 29, 2024
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Japan Seeks International Coordination To Thwart Online Manga, Anime Piracy
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KYODO NEWS
The government said Tuesday Japan will strengthen coordination with foreign investigative authorities to thwart online piracy of the country's anime and manga, as overseas sites hosting such media content remain hard to crack down on.
The government also said it will speed up the del...
The government said Tuesday Japan will strengthen coordination with foreign investigative authorities to thwart online piracy of the country's anime and manga, as overseas sites hosting such media content remain hard to crack down on.
The government also said it will speed up the del...
- May 28, 2024
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Japanese City Registers Same-Sex Couple As Common-Law Spouses
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TIME OUT
This is the first reported instance of a same-sex couple being recognised as a de facto marriage in a residence certificate
Omura in Nagasaki is now the first known city in Japan to register a same-sex couple as common-law spouses on a residence certificate.
On May 28 2024, 38-year-old...
This is the first reported instance of a same-sex couple being recognised as a de facto marriage in a residence certificate
Omura in Nagasaki is now the first known city in Japan to register a same-sex couple as common-law spouses on a residence certificate.
On May 28 2024, 38-year-old...
- May 28, 2024
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Holes Poked In Mount Fuji Barrier, Japan Town Says
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CNA
A Japanese town that mounted a huge barrier to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji said Tuesday (May 28) that around 10 small holes have already been poked in the mesh screen.
The barrier was put up a week ago in a popular photo spot in Fujikawaguchiko town, where residen...
A Japanese town that mounted a huge barrier to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji said Tuesday (May 28) that around 10 small holes have already been poked in the mesh screen.
The barrier was put up a week ago in a popular photo spot in Fujikawaguchiko town, where residen...
- May 28, 2024
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