Cruise ship demand is rebounding in Japan as the number of calls to the country’s ports more than doubled in 2023.
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Japan has partially lifted its ban on ride sharing, with services becoming available in parts of Tokyo, Kyoto, Kanagawa, and Aichi Prefectures.
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A soccer league in Tokyo for players aged over 80 draws senior footballers who, far from being ready to hang up their cleats, are looking to improve their skills as they continue their long sporting careers.
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Among the types of food that respondents avoided or felt reluctant to eat, the top two were rice dishes (44.2%) and fried food (41.1%).
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'Most of the time when a manga or novel is adapted, the agreement is little more than an oral contract, especially on the finer details. This ... is another source of trouble and representative of the lack of attention paid to compliance.'
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Amid a labor shortage in Japan, the number of foreign workers rose above 2 million for the first time in 2023.
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A 2.5-ton block of salt from Germany and a 3-ton block from the US were exhibited at a local museum. They will go on sale on Mercari from Thursday at ¥300,000 each.
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Cruise ship demand is rebounding in Japan as the number of calls to the country’s ports more than doubled in 2023.
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Sōin’s haiku recommends not thinking too hard about the world.
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A soccer league in Tokyo for players aged over 80 draws senior footballers who, far from being ready to hang up their cleats, are looking to improve their skills as they continue their long sporting careers.
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'One thing is certain—this is one of the largest facilities in Japan for treating medical tourists.'
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A Japanese survey found that Yamagata was the major city with the highest annual spending per household on ramen, while Hamamatsu came top for gyōza.
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'When he talks of realism, one should also remember Kishida’s Machiavellian side, necessary to emerge victorious in intraparty power struggles.'
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Strong performance in the first half of the year ensured Japan set a new record for food exports in 2023, despite a drop in the second half, due to a Chinese ban on Japanese seafood imports.
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Japan’s television stations produce many live-action dramas, but very few are exported overseas. Among the issues are short seasons and low budgets.
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'We are living in a time fraught with uncertainty and instability, with the future of the international order hanging in the balance.'
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In 2023, Japan had more than twice as many deaths as births, leading to a natural population decline (excluding migration) of over 800,000.
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By prefecture, Kanagawa rated top with 73.6%, followed by Tokyo with 66.8%, and Saitama 62.3%.
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Japanese family crests known as kamon were first used by the aristocracy over a thousand years ago, but over time they were adopted by samurai, merchants, and many others. Today, there are thought to be between 20,000 and 25,000 in use.
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In 2023, the number of foreigners who received refugee status in Japan increased by 50% from the previous year to 303, a new record high.
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