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Paper cranes, fortunes in capsule toys provide jobs for Japan’s handicapped

People with mental and physical handicaps work on different tasks, such as folding the paper cranes and writing messages.

  • Published: April 25, 20228:58 am
  • Author Kai Hagiwara
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Shinzo Abe visits controversial Yasukuni shrine, sparks fury in Seoul

14 Class A war criminals of the Pacific War are enshrined there and politicians’ visits are perceived as glorifying Japan’s war of aggression.

  • Published: April 22, 20229:28 am
  • Author Shin Ji-hye
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Japan, U.S. to cooperate for forex stability

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki met U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in Washington as the dollar rose to 20-year highs above ¥129 this week

  • Published: April 22, 20229:18 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Japan govt preparing additional cash handouts for low-income households

The latest handout, amounting to ¥100,000 (US$780) will cover households that were newly exempted from resident tax from fiscal 2022.

  • Published: April 21, 20222:44 pm
  • Author The Japan News
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UK ambassador to Japan calls for closer ties among democracies

The ambassador also criticized Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “an unprovoked and unnecessary attack on a sovereign democratic state”.

  • Published: April 21, 20229:12 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Russia-Ukraine conflict buffeting Japan’s used-car market

Japanese cars are known as being hard-wearing and for retaining their value over time — features that are highly valued in Russia.

  • Published: April 21, 20227:57 am
  • Author The Japan News
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New Japanese green tea leaves sell for record ¥1.96 million

The handpicked and hand-rolled tea leaves were put up for the auction, which marks the arrival of the new green tea season.

  • Published: April 20, 20226:44 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Japan keeps close eye on policies of incoming South Korean president

Japan-South Korean relations are thought to be at their worst level of the post-World War II era, with no face-to-face meeting between the two nations’ leaders since December…

  • Published: April 20, 20225:57 am
  • Author The Japan News
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Enjoy a tasty spring with filling sandwiches

While probably still not the right time for a springtime picnic, a sandwich is an easy meal for a bento boxed lunch or a quick lunch and snack when working from home amid the…

  • Published: April 20, 20223:59 am
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40% of Japan’s kindergartens, day care centers face flood risks; some lacking evacuation plans

Regarding facilities that have yet to draw up plans, municipalities said some facilities lack staff and might have little recognition that countermeasures are mandatory.

  • Published: April 19, 20223:24 pm
  • Author The Japan News

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