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Mt. Gassan in Japan's Yamagata Pref. open to skiers, snowboarders until mid-July
NISHIKAWA, Yamagata -- Skiers and snowboarders from inside and outside of north Japan's Yamagata Prefecture are flocking to Mount Gassan here during t Full article
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 450 carp 'swimming' in Yamanashi Prefecture mountains
(2024/5/3)
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27% in Japan in favor of constitutional revision, 52% against: Mainichi poll
(2024/5/3)
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Sperm bank to be set up in Tokyo for donors ready to disclose identity
(2024/5/2)
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'No more Minamata': Ceremony marks 68th anniversary of disease's official recognition
(2024/5/2)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 300,000 daffodils in full bloom in Shiga Prefecture
(2024/5/2)
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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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Easy Japanese news in translation: Chum salmon fry heading for sea in Hokkaido river
(2024/5/1)
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Families of Japanese abducted by N. Korea call for US support
(2024/5/1)
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Vacant homes in Japan at record 9 million, with single elderly on rise
(2024/5/1)
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Town begins work to block Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists
(2024/4/30)
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Widower seeks changes to gender-biased bereavement pension in Japan
(2024/4/30)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Renovated Kobe Port Tower opens
(2024/4/30)
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'We were told to target foreigners': Ex-officer on systematic racial profiling by Japan police
(2024/4/30)
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Our 5 most read stories from April 20 to 28, 2024
(2024/4/29)
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Electric scooter accidents in Japan surge after rules eased
(2024/4/28)
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Early, voluntary retirement offers accelerate among Japan companies as wage hikes mount
(2024/4/27)
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Japan railway firm encourages exercising on running trains after finding it effective
(2024/4/27)
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Japan sees wave of social media screeds attacking 'their lordships with children'
(2024/4/27)
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Man survives drunken fall onto station tracks in Japan as train passes over him
(2024/4/27)
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Golden Week holidays start amid post-COVID tourism boom, weak yen
(2024/4/27)
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3 arrested for alleged habitual abuse of disabled Osaka Pref. care home resident who died
(2024/4/26)
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Japan tightens rules on int'l student enrollment to tackle malpractice
(2024/4/26)
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Japan city assembly OKs request for nuclear waste site survey
(2024/4/26)
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Half of power harassment victims in Japan reluctantly accept it: survey
(2024/4/26)
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Meta sued in Japan over investment ads with fake celebrity endorsements
(2024/4/25)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Nemophila flowers blend in with Ibaraki Pref.'s blue sky
(2024/4/25)
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Fukuoka court invalidates dismissal of golf union worker for 'poor communication skills'
(2024/4/25)
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Number of young women to halve in 40% of Japan localities by 2050
(2024/4/24)
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Fukushima treated water discharge resumes after power outage
(2024/4/24)
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'Tight as ski boots': School-designated shoes leave students in Japan with sore feet
(2024/4/24)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 15,000 people take part in Tokyo Rainbow Pride parade
(2024/4/24)
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Woman sues Japan medical testing firm over husband's death from overwork during pandemic
(2024/4/24)
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32-yr-old man's kidneys at octogenarian level after taking Japan supplement
(2024/4/23)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Cherry trees in full bloom in northern Japan
(2024/4/23)
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Taiwanese students experience Japanese culture on visit to Kyoto Pref. high school
(2024/4/22)
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Survey on Japan's male DV victims exposes 'life-threatening' abuse, social stigma
(2024/4/22)
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Our 5 most read stories from April 13 to 21, 2024
(2024/4/22)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 'Panda' sheep born in Shizuoka Prefecture
(2024/4/22)
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Tottori tops Japan as pref.'s 30-yr fight to scrap 'artificial' gender gap sees progress
(2024/4/22)
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Japan Photo Journal: Heart made by famed north Japan castle park cherry blossoms
(2024/4/20)
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'Eternal peace': last words of Japan prime minister who signed WWII surrender recalled by kin
(2024/4/20)
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Controversial history textbooks finally pass Japan education ministry screening
(2024/4/20)
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Fire occurs near monorail station in Kitakyushu; no injuries reported
(2024/4/20)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Carp streamers in production at Mie Prefecture shrine
(2024/4/19)
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Japan begins release of 5th batch of Fukushima treated water
(2024/4/19)
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Ainu loses legal battle over right to catch salmon in Hokkaido
(2024/4/18)
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Japan court orders compensation to 26 unrecognized Minamata victims
(2024/4/18)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Grass puffers lay eggs on coast of Miyazaki Prefecture
(2024/4/18)
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Divorcee 'worried' over possible abuse, court battles as Japan joint custody bill advances
(2024/4/18)
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Foreign visitors to Japan top 3 million in March, single-month record
(2024/4/17)
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