As Japan’s sewers age, a few towns are considering a switch to septic tanks
About 15% of municipalities are positive about replacing their existing sewer systems with combined septic tanks, according to a recent survey.
About 15% of municipalities are positive about replacing their existing sewer systems with combined septic tanks, according to a recent survey.
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Yokozuna Onosato blew away No. 3 maegashira Churanoumi to stay on top of the leaderboard at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Satur
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Bank of Japan raised its key interest rate to 1.25 percent from 1.0 percent on Friday, accelerating monetary tightening as it see
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- All Nippon Airways Co. unveiled Friday its second decorated aircraft marking the 30th anniversary of the popular "Pokemon" game franc
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- New sekiwake Fujinokawa stunned ozeki Aonishiki, handing the Ukrainian star his third straight defeat at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tourna
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Kyodo News poll showed Friday that the approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet rose 3.2 percentage poi
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I first thought about Japan as a place to visit in 2020. The pandemic had just started, and I suddenly had a lot more time on my hands. A new TV show
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi and U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth agreed in phone talks to advance bilateral securit
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OMITAMA, Ibaraki -- Omitama city started to use six tablets this month. The tablets have a translation app. People can use them at service counters.Re
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WASHINGTON (Kyodo) -- U.S. President Donald Trump will hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday in New York, U.S. Ambassador
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TOKYO -- Researchers in Japan are using Pair Go, a version of the ancient board game played in teams, to explore how humans and artificial intelligenc
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TOKYO -- As land prices continue to rise in urban areas across Japan, buyers are increasingly rediscovering the appeal of detached houses that offer g
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How closely have you been following events in Japan? Try The Mainichi News Quiz for Sept. 19 to test your news knowledge. Ready?What nighttime event i
