KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 14:27 | Sports, News, All, JapanTOKYO - A large-scale safety drill for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games was held at competition venues in Tokyo for the first time Thurs…

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The new license will also be available for other drivers of all age groups who are not fully confident in their driving skills.
As of late 2018, the rapidly graying country had 5.64 million driving l…

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By Grace Campbell, KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 12:38 | All, Japan[ullstein bild/Getty/Kyodo]Fifteen ginkgo tree saplings have been sent from Wales to Japan as a symbol of the two nations' deep-rooted …

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No nihongo necessary for these jobs in hospitality, education and game development this week.
On Dec 19, 2019Don’t speak Japanese but want to work in Japan?
Each week we’re looking through our databa…

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Exclusive: Australian journalist has been detained at a police station in western Tokyo since his arrest on 28 NovemberFormer SBS reporter Scott McIntyre arrested in Japan, reportedly over search for…

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KYODO NEWS - 1 hour ago - 17:41 | All, WorldThe Japanese government decided Thursday to recommend the Jomon Era archaeological sites in northern Japan as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage candidate fo…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 17:02 | All, JapanAn earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 hit northeastern Japan on Thursday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the weather agency said.
The epic…

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KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 16:55 | Arts, Lifestyle, AllA national museum dedicated to the Ainu ethnic minority in northern Japan will exhibit more than 700 artifacts, an official said Thursday, as th…

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A new area to open at Tokyo Disneyland in 2022 will be named “Fantasy Nation”, operator Oriental Land Co. said Thursday.
The democratically themed area will mainly feature female characters that have…

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Share this post:IBM quantum computing hardware comes to Japan – thanks to the Japan-IBM Quantum Partnership, a new initiative led by IBM and the University of Tokyo to advance quantum computing in Ja…

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