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2 men awarded for stopping teen boy from jumping on train tracks in west Japan
AKASHI, Hyogo -- Police here have awarded two men for stopping a junior high school student from jumping on train tracks.Saburo Musha, 65, and Junichi Full article
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Vacant homes in Japan at record 9 million, with single elderly on rise
(2024/5/1)
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Japan PM Kishida leaves for trip to France, South America
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Families of Japanese abducted by N. Korea call for US support
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Compatriot arrested in connection with stabbing death of Vietnamese man in Japan
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2 more arrested in case of burned bodies found outside Tokyo
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Quake-hit Japan businesses at risk of losing many foreign interns
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News Navigator: Why will Japan's education ministry revise truancy survey method for schoolkids?
(2024/5/1)
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Japan's Princess Kiko tours historic Tokyo suburban tuberculosis treatment hub
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Chum salmon fry heading for sea in Hokkaido river
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Japan protests against South Korean lawmakers' visit to disputed islets
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Town begins work to block Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists
(2024/4/30)
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Taiwan leaders affirm friendship with Japan ruling party lawmakers
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Widower seeks changes to gender-biased bereavement pension in Japan
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Spring winds breathe life into carp streamers at central Japan city's 40th 'koinobori' fest
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Renovated Kobe Port Tower opens
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Renowned Japanese wedding dress designer Yumi Katsura dies at 94
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Man found dead in east Japan apartment, police searching for suspect who fled scene
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Bear attacks truck on forest road in Hokkaido, police call for caution
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Ex-baton team coach arrested over alleged lewd acts with teen member in Kyoto
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Kishida says no plan to dissolve Diet after defeat in by-elections
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Crime & Accidents
- Compatriot arrested in connection with stabbing death of Vietnamese man in Japan
- 2 more arrested in case of burned bodies found outside Tokyo
- Man found dead in east Japan apartment, police searching for suspect who fled scene
- Ex-baton team coach arrested over alleged lewd acts with teen member in Kyoto
- Another man arrested in case of 2 burnt bodies found outside Tokyo
- 3 arrested for alleged habitual abuse of disabled Osaka Pref. care home resident who died
Politics
- Japan PM Kishida leaves for trip to France, South America
- Japan protests against South Korean lawmakers' visit to disputed islets
- Town begins work to block Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists
- Taiwan leaders affirm friendship with Japan ruling party lawmakers
- Kishida says no plan to dissolve Diet after defeat in by-elections
- Traces of fierce WWII battles remain on Japan's Iwo Jima, 1,200 km south of Tokyo
Social Issues
- News Navigator: Why will Japan's education ministry revise truancy survey method for schoolkids?
- Easy Japanese news in translation: Chum salmon fry heading for sea in Hokkaido river
- Families of Japanese abducted by N. Korea call for US support
- Vacant homes in Japan at record 9 million, with single elderly on rise
- Town begins work to block Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists
- Widower seeks changes to gender-biased bereavement pension in Japan
Weather & Disasters
- Indonesian volcano erupts, Japan says no impact of tsunami
- Japan begins release of 5th batch of Fukushima treated water
- West Japan residents urged to be wary of quakes for a week after April 17 jolt
- Western Japan quake's magnitude revised up to 6.6 from 6.4: agency
- M6.6 quake hits western Japan prefectures, no tsunami warning issued
- Japan assessing tsunami risk following volcano eruption in Indonesia
History & Festivals
- Spring winds breathe life into carp streamers at central Japan city's 40th 'koinobori' fest
- Traces of fierce WWII battles remain on Japan's Iwo Jima, 1,200 km south of Tokyo
- Cascades of wisteria flowers celebrated in central Japan festival
- 'Eternal peace': last words of Japan prime minister who signed WWII surrender recalled by kin
- In Photos: Showy floats in Japan's Spring Takayama Festival mesmerize spectators
- Glittering floats, puppet shows at central Japan spring festival attract 188,000 spectators
Education
- Over 40% of moms think of having kids sit junior high entrance exams first: Japan poll
- 'Easy Japanese' goes beyond disaster response role to foreign inclusion at museums and more
- In Photos: Young Ukrainian evacuees carry on life in Japan together
- Tokyo's Minato Ward to dispatch native English speakers to all municipal kindergartens
- Young Ukrainian evacuee gains entry to high school in Japan, thanks supporters
- 'Tight as ski boots': School-designated shoes leave students in Japan with sore feet
Imperial Family
- Japan's Princess Kiko tours historic Tokyo suburban tuberculosis treatment hub
- 90% in Japan support idea of reigning empress: survey
- Japan imperial couple to visit Britain as state guests in June
- Japan's Princess Kako to visit Greece to mark 125 yrs of ties
- Japan imperial family connects with Dutch counterpart via Instagram
- Princess Aiko expresses desire to help people in choosing to work
Polls
- Half of power harassment victims in Japan reluctantly accept it: survey
- Over 90% of Japan's main opposition party supporters want regime change: survey
- 84% say Japan ex-PM Mori should be called to Diet to explain LDP slush fund scandal: poll
- Support for Japan PM Kishida's Cabinet tops 20% for 1st time in 3 months: Mainichi poll
- 64% of Japan elementary, 56% of junior high school teachers claim staff shortage: survey
- Majority of high schoolers at Tokyo-area community cafe eat under 3 meals a day
More Japan News
- News Navigator: Why will Japan's education ministry revise truancy survey method for schoolkids?
- 2 men awarded for stopping teen boy from jumping on train tracks in west Japan
- Bear attacks truck on forest road in Hokkaido, police call for caution
- 'We were told to target foreigners': Ex-officer on systematic racial profiling by Japan police
- 100-meter Godzilla 'destroys' Tokyo gov't office in projection mapping display
- Tour boats flock to giant spring whirlpools in western Japan's Naruto Strait
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