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Is population decline good for nature? Japan shows that may not be the case
Yet a turning point in human history is underway. According to UN projections, the number of people in 85 countries will be ...
News in Easy English: Old castle found in Hyogo mountains by using AI maps
A small, old castle was found in the mountains of Hyogo Prefecture in March. Researchers found the castle using artificial ...
2 dead after highway bus, truck collide in Tokushima, western Japan
A highway bus and a truck have collided head-on on an expressway in the western Japanese city of Awa, in Tokushima Prefecture ...
Japanese entrepreneur, 40, sleeps for 30 minutes a day for the last 12 years. Here's why
A 40-year-old entrepreneur from Japan claims he has been sleeping just 30 minutes a day for the past 12 years in increase ...
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Matchmaking agency in Japan offers safe space for LGBT community
A matchmaking service focused on the western Japan LGBT community has proved a success since its launch some three years ago, ...
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Once 'golf course heaven,' Hyogo now at opposite extreme
KOBE -- Hyogo Prefecture, ... Back during the bubble economy days of the 1980s, laws regarding land development in Japan were changed to make it easier to develop resorts, ...