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Japan’s Two-Month Shut-In Pilgrimage – A 1,200-Year-Old Way To Deal With A Modern Issue

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Hikikomori is the Japanese term used to refer to shut-ins, individuals who have withdrawn from educational, professional, and social life.
Entirely dependent on others, usually family members, to put a roof over their head, clothes on their back, and food in their stomach, hikikomor...

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Football: Nadeshiko Japan Manager Ikeda Leaves Upon Contract Expiry

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KYODO NEWS
 
Manager Futoshi Ikeda has parted ways with the Japan women's national football team upon the expiry of his contract, the Japan Football Association said Wednesday.
The 53-year-old took Nadeshiko Japan's reins in October 2021 and guided them to the quarterfinals both at the 2023 World...

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Japanese Government Considers Taking Precautions Against Mpox

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Government officials considered taking action against mpox on Friday, following the World Health Organization's declaration earlier that week of a public health emergency due to outbreaks in Africa.
The officials reviewed strategies for response, including methods for gathering and ...

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Flights Cancelled In Japan After Scissors Go Missing

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BBC
 
Thirty six flights were cancelled and 201 delayed at a Japanese airport on the weekend after a pair of scissors went missing in a store near the boarding gates.
Security checks at Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport domestic terminal were suspended for about two hours on Saturday morning, leavin...

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Heatstroke Sufferers in Japan Climb in July

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NIPPON
 
The number of people in Japan who were sent to hospital due to heatstroke climbed by some 20 pct in July from a year before to 43,195, the second highest level for the month since records began in 2008, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
The country saw scorching weath...

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Ishiba to Announce Candidacy for LDP Presidential Election; Kobayashi 1st to Throw Hat into Ring

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Former LDP Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba has expressed his intention to announce this week his candidacy for the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election in September.
Speaking to reporters in Tokyo on Sunday, Ishiba, 67, stressed that he was “on track” to securing endorse...

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Department Stores, Malls In Japan Set Up Prayer Rooms As Muslim Visitors Increase

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
Department stores and shopping malls in Japan are increasingly setting up prayer rooms to meet the need for Muslims amid a growing number of visitors from Islamic countries on the back of a weak yen.
At the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo's upscale shopping district, a num...

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Temporary Shopping Mall Opens in Disaster-Hit City; 5 More Scheduled to Open Across Noto Peninsula

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JAPAN NEWS
 
A temporary shopping mall opened Friday in the central part of Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, which suffered major damage in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake. Local residents, who had been waiting for the reopening of familiar stores, were overjoyed.
The mall is expected to serve as the fi...

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Japan Lifts 'Megaquake' Warning After One Week

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BBC
 
Japan has lifted its warning about a potential “megaquake”, one week after it was issued.
The warning told people to be alert but not evacuate, saying the probability of a major earthquake was higher than usual but it was not imminent.
The Japanese government said it was no longer asking pe...

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Typhoon Buffets Japan's Pacific Coast, Causing Transport Disruption, Power Cuts

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JAPAN TODAY
 
A very strong typhoon buffeted Japan's Pacific coast with fierce winds and heavy rain on Friday, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights and trains in the Tokyo area and leaving over 4,000 homes without power.
Located about 300 kilometers south of Tokyo, Typhoon Ampil was pac...

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