East Japan police survey finds 1 in 28 students solicited for shady part-time jobs
YOKOHAMA -- About 3.5% of junior high and high school students surveyed in Sagamihara's Minami Ward in Kanagawa Prefecture had been approached with of
YOKOHAMA -- About 3.5% of junior high and high school students surveyed in Sagamihara's Minami Ward in Kanagawa Prefecture had been approached with of
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TOKUSHIMA -- A male teacher at a public junior high school in southern Tokushima Prefecture suffered serious injuries when a student assaulted him dur
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TOKYO -- Two people with foreign roots launched a new political group in Japan this summer, aiming to field candidates in next year's nationwide unifi
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks ended mixed Monday, with the Nikkei stock index briefly falling below the 64,000 yen line for the first time in about a
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Monday vowed, despite worsening ties, to continue seeking a solution with Russia on a longstanding territo
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TOKYO -- A youth organization has urged education officials to ensure that revisions to Japan's national curriculum guidelines do not discourage teach
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YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Fourteen people were taken to hospital after a multiple-vehicle accident involving a tour bus in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo on
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More young people in Japan do not want to marry. We must face that reality squarely.In a survey conducted by the National Institute of Population and
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TOKYO -- The Oyatsu Company Ltd., known for its Baby Star Ramen snack brand, has launched a tartar sauce-flavored version of its "Sozai Ichiba: Same n
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's transport ministry began accepting applications for custom motorcycle number plates on Monday, expanding a program previously
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YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Newcomer Atsumi Harasawa won the Yokohama mayoral election Sunday with the backing of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and othe
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday, tracking Wall Street losses late last week amid concerns over heavy investment in artificial intell
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sent a monetary offering to the war-linked Yasukuni shrine in Tokyo on Monday, a senior ruling party me
