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Kidney donation shortage likely to remain after law revision: survey
National › 06:29 AM JST - 23rd November
About 90% of groups of kidney disease patients nationwide believe there will continue to be a shortage of the organ for transplant despite the enactment…
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Season's 1st frost, ice observed in wide area of Japan
National › 01:28 AM JST - 23rd November
The first frost and ice of the season were observed Sunday in a wide area of Japan as cool and moist air seeped through the…
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Santa Claus arrives from Finland
National › 02:15 PM JST - 22nd November
With about a month to go before Christmas, Santa Claus arrived Sunday at Narita airport on a Finnair flight from Finland. Santa Claus will take…
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Fire at Tokyo restaurant kills 4, injures 12
National › 02:13 PM JST - 22nd November
A fire broke out Sunday morning at a restaurant in Tokyo's Koenji district, killing four people and injuring 12 others, firefighters and police said. Starting…
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Teenage girl dies after new-flu infection
National › 12:34 PM JST - 22nd November
A teenage girl who died Saturday was infected with the new H1N1 influenza, the Yamaguchi prefectural government said Sunday. The second grader at a junior…
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Another Japanese dies from injuries in Busan shooting range fire
National › 09:46 AM JST - 22nd November
A Japanese man seriously injured in a fire at an indoor shooting range in the South Korean city of Busan earlier this month died Sunday…
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37-year-old woman in early menopause gives birth to baby boy
National › 05:51 PM JST - 21st November
A 37-year-old woman diagnosed as being in early menopause had a baby boy earlier this month, growing eggs through the administration of a hormonal agent,…
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M4.6 quake jolts Tochigi Pref, vicinity
National › 04:50 PM JST - 21st November
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6 struck Tochigi Prefecture and its vicinity Saturday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The 3:39 p.m. quake…
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Number of flu cases in Japan estimated at over 9 mil
National › 06:53 AM JST - 21st November
The number of people in Japan who have contracted influenza since early July, most of whom are believed to have been infected with the H1N1…
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UNHCR chief expresses hope for Japan's success in resettling refugees
National › 04:34 AM JST - 21st November
Visiting U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said Friday he hopes Japan will successfully resettle 90 refugees from Myanmar and other countries through its…
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Sendai court rejects forced Chinese laborers' demand for damages
National › 03:43 AM JST - 21st November
The Sendai High Court turned down Friday an appeal filed by Chinese nationals, who were brought to Japan against their will to work as laborers…
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2 injured at station building construction site in Kagoshima
National › 09:24 AM JST - 20th November
Two people sustained broken bones Friday when plasterboards fell from the ceiling of a makeshift passageway at a construction site in the JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station…
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Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin
National › 06:19 AM JST - 20th November
The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France. His shocking crime? Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than…
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Australia 'deeply disappointed' at start of Japanese whale hunt
National › 04:06 AM JST - 20th November
Australia is ''deeply disappointed'' at news that Japanese whalers have embarked on their annual hunt to the Southern Ocean under the premise of scientific research,…
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Japan's foreign aid up in 2008 for 1st time in 3 years
National › 03:49 AM JST - 20th November
Japan's official development assistance in 2008 rose 24.7% from the previous year to $9.58 billion (about 850 billion yen), marking the first increase in three…
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Osaka governor envisages scrapping Osaka airport in 2035
National › 03:34 AM JST - 20th November
The Osaka prefectural government has come up with a plan that calls for scrapping Osaka airport upon the planned launch in 2035 of maglev train…
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Konoe elected 1st Asian head of International Red Cross
National › 03:31 AM JST - 20th November
Japanese Red Cross Society chief Tadateru Konoe was elected president of the International Red Cross on Thursday, becoming the first Asian to lead the world's…
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War-displaced woman from China to have DNA test
National › 03:14 AM JST - 20th November
A war-displaced Japanese woman currently on a visit to Japan from China will undergo a DNA check to determine if she is related to a…
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4 passengers injured as JAL plane hit by air turbulence
National › 02:45 AM JST - 20th November
Four passengers aboard a Japan Airlines jet bound for Osaka were injured Thursday night when the aircraft was hit by air turbulence over the Pacific…
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Bodies of Japanese killed in Busan fire brought back to Japan
National › 12:46 AM JST - 20th November
The bodies of seven Japanese killed in a fire at an indoor shooting range in Busan, South Korea, were brought back to Japan on Thursday,…
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