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Tokyo Government To Launch Dating App In Bid To Boost Birth Rate

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JAPAN TIMES
 
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will launch its own dating app as early as this summer as part of government efforts to boost the dwindling national birth rate, an official said Tuesday.
Users will be required to submit documentation proving they are legally single and sign a lett...

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Japan, Italy Eye Action Plan To Forge Ties In Diplomacy, Defense

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KYODO NEWS
 
Japan and Italy are in final stages of talks to launch an action plan to boost their cooperation in seven areas such as diplomacy, defense and economic security amid China's growing influence and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a diplomatic source said Wednesday.
The envisaged plan, co...

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Electric Spoon That Makes Food Taste Saltier Goes On Sale In Japan

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SKY NEWS
 
The Electric Salt Spoon works by passing a weak electric current through the tip of the device to concentrate sodium ion molecules on the tongue.
A battery-operated spoon that makes food taste saltier has gone on sale in Japan.
The spoon, which is made of plastic and metal, is aimed at...

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Japanese Man Stabbed To Death In Vietnam

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JAPAN TIMES
 
A Japanese man in his 30s was stabbed to death on a street in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city, on Tuesday.
The man was taken to a hospital but was confirmed dead later that afternoon, according to the Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City.
Local authorities have ar...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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