17 applicants deported under stricter refugee recognition law
At least 17 foreigners who applied for refugee status have been deported since stricter provisions took effect last year ...
More than 1,600 people granted 'quasi-refugee' status in Japan
Japanese immigration authorities recognized 1,661 people as "quasi-refugees" in 2024, the first year after the new status was ...
Meet the world's oldest female barber. A 108-year-old Japanese woman is overjoyed at the recognition
She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal ...
Tokyo was filled with charred corpses after US firebombing 80 years ago. Survivors want compensation
Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the ...
Survivors of Tokyo bombing 80 years ago want compensation
Japan is remembering the 105,000 people killed in a single night, 80 years ago Monday, in the U.S. firebombing of the Japanese capital ...
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Japan’s Antarctic Meteorite Collection earns global recognition as IUGS Geo-collection
The Antarctic Meteorite Collection at the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR) in Japan has been recognized as a ...
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Meet the world's oldest female barber. A 108-year-old Japanese woman is overjoyed at the recognition
TOKYO — Meet the world's oldest female barber: She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal recognition by the ...
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Meet the world’s oldest female barber. A 108-year-old Japanese woman is overjoyed at the recognition
TOKYO — Meet the world’s oldest female barber: She is 108 but the slender, white-haired Japanese woman has no plans to retire anytime soon. Shitsui Hakoishi says the formal recognition by the ...