Society
Hokkaido bar federation demands release of reporter held by Russia
The federation calls reporting "the foundation of a democratic society" and criticizes Japan's government for not pressing harder for the Hokkaido Shimbun journalist's freedom.
Farmers march in Tsukuba under 'Reiwa peasant uprising' banner
About 350 farmers, JA officials and consumers called for stable farm incomes as organizers warned the sector is losing 3,000 farmers a year.
Typhoon In-fa to pass east of Japan as unstable air brings violent rain to Kanto
A low is expected to form off the Boso Peninsula by Thursday morning, drawing warm, moist air around the typhoon and raising the risk of thunderstorms across the Kanto-Koshin region.
Hiroshima returns A-bomb victim's ashes after a clerical error hid his name for decades
Toshiaki Wakamoto died at 13 in the 1945 bombing. A folded envelope and a missing grass radical kept his family from claiming him until the city rechecked 40 years of storage.
Only 4 in 10 care providers have a procedure for the first hours of customer harassment
A health ministry survey found staff in home-visit nursing and elderly care facilities most often report abuse from clients and their families, as mandatory countermeasures took effect in October.
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