Agency to phase out health care aid for evacuees in Fukushima
November 10, 2021
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Help is out there, says hospital behind 'baby hatch' system
November 29, 2021 KUMAMOTO--The underage mother stands outside the hushed Jikei Hospital here one chilly evening and gives the infant cradled in her arms a final studious look before dropping it off anonymously in the baby hatch, content in the knowledge that her child will at least receive the quality care she is unable to provide.Dual bus-train vehicle to start operating Dec. 25 in Shikoku
November 29, 2021 TOKUSHIMA--After several delays, Asa Seaside Railway Corp. picked Christmas Day to start the world’s first full-fledged commercial operations of a dual-mode vehicle (DMV) capable of running on railway tracks and paved roads.
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Nagoya’s Atsuta Jingu shrine puts its monster-size swords on show
November 29, 2021 NAGOYA--Mega-size swords are part of the permanent display of treasure swords being held here at Atsuta Jingu shrine, in the city's Atsuta Ward.
COVID-19 cases in Tokyo drop to 9; sharp weekly drop
November 28, 2021
Timely warning to beware of unscrupulous pet dealers
November 28, 2021
Japan tightening border controls on three more African countries — Foreign Ministry
November 27, 2021
Japan PM vows to step up defense amid China, NK threats
November 27, 2021
Record stimulus deal to push bond balance over 1 quadrillion yen
November 27, 2021
Japan envoy to Afghanistan holds talks with Taliban in Kabul
November 25, 2021
Bookstore chain to offer shared offices at cheap hourly rate
November 28, 2021
Huge hurdles ahead for the Mizuho Financial Group
November 27, 2021
WTO delays key meeting amid COVID variant concerns
November 27, 2021
More omicron cases pop up as world rushes to learn more
November 29, 2021
Taiwan sends jets after 27 Chinese planes enter buffer zone
November 29, 2021
Israel tightens travel restrictions over new COVID variant
November 28, 2021
Plastic pollution making its way into bodies of wildlife, humans
November 28, 2021
GM rice seen as an ideal oral vaccine against cholera
November 25, 2021
Brilliant minds sought by NTT to tackle unsolved math problems
November 22, 2021
Possible ruins of locale for ‘The Tale of Genji’ found in Kyoto
November 28, 2021
Self-taught CG animator wins big at Kyoto anime awards
November 26, 2021
Renowned distillery creates whiskey only for Hokkaido town
November 25, 2021
Lisa’s Wanderings Around Japan/ Dotonbori: Glico Man, iconic symbol of Osaka, still a must-see
November 23, 2021
Special tour bus gives cyclists a lift to hilly routes in Tokushima
November 20, 2021
Enryakuji opens main temple hall to public after 1,200 years
November 18, 2021
Agency to phase out health care aid for evacuees in Fukushima
November 10, 2021
Maintenance, oysters expected to raise deficit at Olympic venues
October 13, 2021
Plastic pollution making its way into bodies of wildlife, humans
November 28, 2021
GOHAN LAB/ 'Simmered and rolled' potatoes: To get just the right sweetness, use this Japanese memory trick
November 24, 2021
ASAHI HAIKUIST NETWORK/ David McMurray
November 19, 2021
AUTHORS ALIVE!: Murakami spins best of Stan Getz while he talks about jazz great
November 26, 2021
Dubbed ‘most beautiful bird,’ secretarybird kills with kicks
November 5, 2021
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Haruki Murakami and other writers read from books before selected audiences at the new Haruki Murakami Library.
The Asahi Shimbun aims “to achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls” through its Gender Equality Declaration.
Let’s explore the Japanese capital from the viewpoint of wheelchair users and people with disabilities with Barry Joshua Grisdale.
