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<title>Japan’s Job Market Shifts With Economy</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japan’s highly competitive graduate recruitment market remains favorable for students, but signs of change are emerging as the average number of job offers held by candidates declines and companies experiment with new ways to secure talent. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-10-06 18:00:51</pubDate>
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<title>Cyberattack on Osaka University Shuts Down 500 Servers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Osaka Metropolitan University has suspended classes across all faculties after a suspected ransomware attack shut down about 500 servers and disabled key campus systems, while officials investigate whether personal information relating to at least 130,000 students, graduates and employees was leaked. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-10-05 16:37:00</pubDate>
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<title>How Recognizing Signs of a Dysfunctional Family Can Improve Relationships</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Recognizing the patterns and issues within a dysfunctional family can be a transformative step toward improving personal relationships.  (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-10-06 10:15:55</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Holds Sleep Contest With 2.22 Million Yen Prize</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A first-of-its-kind sleep competition was held in Tokyo on October 5, with contestants competing for a 2.22 million yen top prize by trying to achieve the deepest, fastest and most stable sleep during a 90-minute session. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-10-05 16:55:33</pubDate>
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<title>Japan's Technical College Graduates Are in High Demand</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Graduates of Japan's colleges of technology, commonly known as Kosen, are attracting growing attention from employers, with the ratio of job openings to applicants exceeding 35 as companies increasingly seek graduates who can contribute immediately to the workforce, including major banks and securities firms. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-10-04 21:34:53</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Faces Shortage of 20,000 Railway Workers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A major new railway training center equipped with full-scale tracks, crossings and signals has opened in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture, as Japan's railway industry faces a growing shortage of skilled workers that could exceed 20,000 by fiscal 2028. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-30 06:23:12</pubDate>
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<title>University of Tokyo Names First Female President</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The University of Tokyo has selected professor Yuko Fujigaki, 64, as its next president, making her the first woman to lead Japan's most prestigious university. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-29 09:17:29</pubDate>
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<title>USJ Performers Raise Concerns Over Harsh Working Conditions</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Performers at Universal Studios Japan are raising concerns about demanding working conditions behind the Osaka theme park's colorful shows and character appearances, with some describing the work as an example of employers taking advantage of workers' enthusiasm for jobs they once dreamed of doing. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-29 00:50:57</pubDate>
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<title>Osaka Schoolchildren Share Ideas for a Sustainable City</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Elementary school students from across the Kansai region gathered in Osaka to share creative ideas for building a sustainable city, with proposals ranging from replacing waste incinerators with mushroom-growing facilities to preserving Osaka's distinctive local shopping culture. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-27 12:41:40</pubDate>
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<title>Parent-Led Matchmaking Events Gain Popularity in Japan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Parents in Japan are increasingly taking an active role in finding marriage partners for their adult children, with matchmaking events that allow mothers and fathers to meet prospective in-laws gaining popularity as the country's unmarried population continues to grow. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-24 19:04:54</pubDate>
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<title>Ronald McDonald House Breaks Ground in Kyoto</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A groundbreaking ceremony was held in Kyoto City on September 15 for Ronald McDonald House Kyoto, a residential facility where children undergoing medical treatment will be able to stay together with their families. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-15 19:42:50</pubDate>
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<title>100 Million Yen Replica Teaches the Weight of Taxes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Elementary school students in Fukuoka got a hands-on lesson in the importance of taxes on September 11, lifting a 10-kilogram replica of 100 million yen as part of a class designed to show how public money supports society. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-13 20:20:42</pubDate>
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<title>Raccoons Spread Into Osaka Raising Disease Risk</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Raccoons are increasingly appearing in urban areas of Japan, including residential neighborhoods near Shin-Osaka Station, raising concerns over disease, attacks on people and agricultural damage that reached about 700 million yen nationwide last year. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-09 19:26:53</pubDate>
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<title>Japanese Teens Spend Least Time on Social Media Among 24 Countries</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japanese 15-year-olds spend an average of 2.3 hours browsing social media during their weekday free time, the shortest amount among 24 countries surveyed, according to data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-08 09:30:52</pubDate>
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<title>Osaka Hospital Prepares Baby Hatch</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Renovation work has begun at a hospital in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, as the city prepares to introduce a baby hatch for parents unable to raise their children and a confidential birth system that allows pregnant women to give birth without publicly disclosing their identities. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-07 22:10:13</pubDate>
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<title>Beware Landslide Just 10 Minutes After Cracks Appear</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A disaster prevention experiment has shown how quickly a rain-soaked slope can collapse once visible cracks appear, highlighting the need for people in landslide-prone areas to evacuate before conditions become critical as the risk of disasters remains elevated through early next week. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-03 22:47:16</pubDate>
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<title>Japanese Students See Value in Cultural Understanding</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Nearly 60% of Japanese high school students consider learning about different cultures "very important," the highest proportion among Japan, the United States, China and South Korea, according to a survey released by the National Institution for Youth Education. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-02 23:49:55</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Prepares for Millions Aging Without Relatives</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The number of elderly people in Japan with no relatives to rely on is projected to rise to 4.48 million by 2050, or roughly one in nine seniors, prompting the government to create a new system under revised social welfare laws to support people with daily needs, hospitalization and arrangements after death. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-02 23:42:57</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Overhauls School Curriculum for AI Age</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japan's education ministry unveiled a draft of its new national curriculum guidelines on August 31, placing stronger information education for the AI era and greater flexibility in allocating classroom hours among the central pillars of the major overhaul carried out roughly once every decade. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-31 04:48:29</pubDate>
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<title>8 Ways To Raise Your Motivation To Attract Your Best Life </title>
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<description><![CDATA[When you are trying to attract your best life, motivation is key. Visualizing your desired outcome is a particularly powerful way to increase your motivation and attract your best life.  (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-01 01:43:21</pubDate>
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<title>How Universities Design Their Graduation Certificates</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Have you ever taken a close look at a university diploma when it's sitting framed on someone’s wall? More than just the paper it was printed upon, it’s an object that has been carefully designed so that it looks as good as it feels to the person who achieved it.  (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-09-01 01:36:10</pubDate>
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<title>Wakayama Prepares for Bear Emergency </title>
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<description><![CDATA[Wakayama Prefecture has conducted its first field exercise for emergency bear shooting, bringing together local government officials, police and hunters to practice responding to an Asiatic black bear remaining near a riverbank as sightings continue across Japan. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-29 08:45:17</pubDate>
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<title>Free High School Tuition Intensifies Competition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Japan's expansion of effectively free high school tuition is giving families greater freedom to choose between public and private schools, but the policy is also accelerating a shift toward private education, leaving many public schools short of students and raising concerns that new forms of educational inequality are emerging. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-28 18:18:39</pubDate>
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<title>Schools Turn to IT to Detect Students at Risk of Suicide</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Tokyo's Adachi Ward will begin testing a digital screening system in September to identify students at risk of suicide, as schools strengthen prevention efforts during the period following the summer vacation, when child suicides are particularly high. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-27 23:40:14</pubDate>
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<title>New JMSDF Recruits Complete Five-Month Course</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A total of 348 recruits who joined the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in April completed about five months of basic training in Maizuru and departed for units across Japan after a graduation ceremony. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-27 09:39:22</pubDate>
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<title>Fingerprint-Locked Water Bottles Gain Attention</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A series of cases involving foreign substances being placed in personal water bottles at workplaces and schools has raised concerns over drink safety in Japan, driving demand for bottles that can only be opened using a registered fingerprint and prompting schools to strengthen measures against tampering. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-26 08:53:52</pubDate>
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<title>Photo Exhibition Shows Damage From Noto Peninsula Disasters</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A photo exhibition documenting the devastation caused by the 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake and subsequent heavy rain disasters is being held in Osaka. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-24 04:58:25</pubDate>
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<title>Pro-Japan Scanner Rapidly Spreads in South Korea</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An unofficial website that allows South Koreans to check whether their ancestors were considered collaborators during Japan's colonial rule is rapidly gaining users, fueling online scrutiny of family histories and attacks on descendants even as public sentiment toward Japan has reached its highest level since surveys began. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-21 23:41:15</pubDate>
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<title>British Elite School Chooses Wakayama for Japan Campus</title>
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<description><![CDATA[A Japanese sister school of Britain's prestigious Gordonstoun School, whose alumni include King Charles III and his father Prince Philip, is scheduled to open in Wakayama city in September 2027 as a fully residential international school charging annual tuition of about 8 million to 10 million yen. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-21 00:49:40</pubDate>
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<title>Experience Gap Widens for Children in Single-Parent Families</title>
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<description><![CDATA[As Japan's summer vacation enters its final weeks, concern is growing over an "experience gap" that leaves children from single-parent and financially struggling households with fewer opportunities for travel, leisure and other activities that can shape their development. (News On Japan)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2026-08-20 07:36:11</pubDate>
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