Pacific saury sells for 6,000 yen a piece

Pacific saury sells for 6,000 yen a piece

Pacific saury fetched about 6,000 yen apiece in the season's first auction due in part to the record low number of the f...

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Tokyo subway goes antimicrobial

Tokyo subway goes antimicrobial

Tokyo Metro is applying an antimicrobial surface coating to their trains to protect passengers from the coronavirus.

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Typhoon-hit Hakone Tozan Railway to resume operations

Typhoon-hit Hakone Tozan Railway to resume operations

Typhoon-hit Hakone Tozan Railway is preparing to resume operations.

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Home features help residents deter coronavirus

Home features help residents deter coronavirus

A home manufacturer and a housing product maker unveil features that can help residents take measures to prevent infecti...

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159 Japanese head to China on charter flight

159 Japanese head to China on charter flight

Nearly 160 Japanese people fly from Narita airport east of Tokyo to China's Guangzhou on a chartered flight. They includ...

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"Nest spending" boosts Japan consumption

"Nest spending" boosts Japan consumption

Japan's household spending has continued to fall amid the coronavirus pandemic. But "nest spending" is a silver lining f...

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Tuna quality assessment app

Tuna quality assessment app

Sushi restaurant chain operator Kura Sushi introduces an app that uses artificial intelligence to assess the quality of ...

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Japan's May household spending down 16.2%

Japan's May household spending down 16.2%

Japan's household spending for May tumbles 16.2 percent from the previous year, renewing the record year-on-year fall se...

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Paid plastic bags - wake up call for environment issues

Paid plastic bags - wake up call for environment issues

Japan mandates businesses to charge customers for plastic shopping bags as part of efforts to tackle plastic waste. Stor...

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Eligible Toyota employees to permanently work from home

Eligible Toyota employees to permanently work from home

Toyota Motor will allow eligible employees to permanently work from home. Until now workers needed special permission to...

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