Technical trainees totaled 367,709, eclipsing the number of foreign students at 336,847, while there was a sharp rise in other work-linked visa holders, the agency said.
Those arriving on a visa for …

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KYODO NEWS - 5 hours ago - 16:25 | All, Lifestyle, JapanThe Tokyo Motor Show opened to the public on Friday at Tokyo Big Sight, with more than 180 companies and organizations showcasing concept cars,…

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KYODO NEWS - 5 hours ago - 16:20 | All, JapanThe government will follow the family-name-first order when using the Roman alphabet to write Japanese names on official documents from Jan. 1 next year, …

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Foreigners and locals alike have started getting on the juice tonight before entering the alcohol-free zone in Shibuya.
In fact, people will only have to travel around 200 meters from Shibuya Station…

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Worshipping the natural worldToday, Koya-san is part of the sacred pilgrimage routes known as the Kumano Kodo, whose towering cedar and cypress forests, crashing waterfalls and temple-studded peaks a…

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Hong Kong (CNN Business) SoftBank's stock is having its worst week since early August.
The stock is down 1.5% Friday morning, putting SoftBank on pace for its fourth straight day of losses.
SoftBank …

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Along with a fabled octagonal mirror (which plays no part Tuesday's ceremony), they form Japan's royal regalia, or the Three Sacred Treasures.
Emperor Naruhito inherits the imperial regalia at a cere…

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But the Japanese are the best at creating horror games, films, and of course, anime.
There’s a host of horror anime done well enough to inspire the kind of subconscious anxiety that follows you into …

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a system that can recognize you by your voice

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Oct. 24 (UPI) -- Conan O'Brien visited the secret offices of renowned video game creator Hideo Kojima who is behind PlayStation's next big release, Death Stranding.
O'Brien met Kojima at his Tokyo-ba…

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