Ryoshin Takagi, last surviving member of 'itai-itai' disease lawsuit, dies
TOYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Ryoshin Takagi, who was the last surviving plaintiff in the landmark "itai-itai" disease lawsuit against a major Japanese com
TOYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Ryoshin Takagi, who was the last surviving plaintiff in the landmark "itai-itai" disease lawsuit against a major Japanese com
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower Wednesday amid a wait-and-see mood ahead of the results of the U.S. midterm elections.In the first 15 minut
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Asian Football Confederation announced Tuesday the Asian Cup originally scheduled for early next year in Saudi Arabia has been po
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MAEBASHI(Kyodo) -- From traditional folk songs to modern pop hits, Japan is turning stretches of ordinary road into unlikely tourist attractions, with
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NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Social media is changing the face of juvenile delinquency in Japan, allowing teenagers to form groups beyond their schools and organ
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ALMATY, Kazakhstan (Mainichi) -- Japan Centers for Human Resources Development are seeing their roles change after being opened in various countries u
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- After winning his first Winter Olympic gold medal four years ago, a seventh place finish this February in northern Italy ended snowbo
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OSAKA (Kyodo) -- Veterinary hospitals in Japan are struggling to secure enough blood for life-saving transfusions for dogs, prompting researchers to e
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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan on Nov. 3 marked 80 years since the promulgation of its postwar Constitution, with the path toward a first-ever amendment uncer
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KOFU (Kyodo) -- Nearly eight decades after Japanese novelist Osamu Dazai's death, his troubled characters and portrayals of human insecurity are strik
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The fifth edition brings together 56 venues and international participants for five days of exhibitions, conversations and creative exchange.
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A guide to Japan’s forests, from Hokkaido’s taiga to Okinawa’s jungle, with ancient beech, sacred cedar and rare wildlife. The post Wild Roots: A tour of Japan’s forests appeared first on Metropolis Japan ....
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The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has announced that the nation's underlying inflation rate, which excludes temporary fluctuations, has reached its 2% target. I
