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| Languages | Japanese |
| Religions | Shintoist, Buddhist, Christian |
| Ethnicity | Japanese 99.4%, other 0.6% (mostly Korean) |
| Population | 127,433,494 (July 2007 est.) |
| Capital | Tokyo, 34,750,000 (metro. area) |
| Currency | Yen (JPY) |
| Web Domains | .jp |
| Phone Codes | 00-81 |
ICVolunteers-Switzerland is the Swiss branch of ICVolunteers. Historically, the Swiss office is the cradle of the whole organization. ICVolunteers has local presence in a growing number of countries, including Japan.
We invite you to look over what we are doing in the area.
Interpreter under fire after calling African runners 'chimpanzees' - Japan Today
Sun, 17 Feb 2019 18:45:00 GMT
Interpreter under fire after calling African runners 'chimpanzees' Japan Today
An interpreter in a recent international marathon race in Japan has come under fire after she called runners from African countries "chimpanzees" in a blog post.
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Sun, 17 Feb 2019 12:04:00 GMT
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Thousands of volunteers in Venezuela will begin mobilizing on Sunday to bring American aid into their crisis-hit country despite a blockade by President Ni.
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Interpreter for Oita marathon closes blog after calling African athletes 'chimpanzees' in post The Japan Times
A woman in her 50s who served as a volunteer interpreter at a marathon in Oita Prefecture has apologized for an online blog post in which she referred to A.
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