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Yomiuri EditorialCorporate Interim Earnings: Companies Must Devise Ways to Overcome Trump Tariffs
The high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is casting a shadow over c...
November 16, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial5th Ryuo Title in a Row: Top Shogi Player Fujii Earns Another Lifetime Honor
Sota Fujii, the 23-year-old who is the strongest professional shogi player in the game, has claim...
November 16, 2025
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DeliciousNew Sweets Inspired by Lafcadio Hearn’s Ghost Stories Launch in Matsue
MATSUE — Several new sweets have been launched in Matsue, where Lafcadio Hearn, a Meiji-era (1868...
November 16, 2025
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General NewsNo Easy Fix for Tokyo’s Soaring Real Estate Prices
The public and private sectors are scrambling to find ways to combat soaring condominium prices.<...
November 16, 2025
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General NewsBear Enters Aeon Store in Akita Prefecture; Prefectural Staff Tranquilize, Cull Animal
NOSHIRO, Akita — A bear entered the Aeon Noshiro Store in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on Sunday mo...
November 16, 2025
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Travel SpotsTokyo’s Seasonal Illumination in Ginza Begins
The Ginza clock tower glows green over Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on Saturday as the district’s seasonal i...
November 16, 2025
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General NewsFermented Foods Become Tourist Attractions, Local Revitalization Amid Health-Conscious Trends
NAGOYA — Localities are capitalizing on a growing taste for fermentation tourism — where fermente...
November 16, 2025
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General News‘Aircraft Heritage’ Flying to Future, Seeking Cultural Property Designation
Efforts to preserve aircraft as cultural properties have been gaining momentum, with the aim of p...
November 16, 2025
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TroubleshooterMy Father’s Cooking Is Terrible, and the Joy Has Gone from Eating
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female college student in my teens. I don’t like my father, mainly bec...
November 16, 2025
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Crime & CourtsWoman Stabbed in Front of Music Venue in Tokyo’s Akasaka District; Suspect Flees the Scene
A woman in her 40s was stabbed in the left side of her abdomen and other areas by a man with a kn...
November 16, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Chichibu Dressed in Autumn Foliage
CHICHIBU, Saitama — Autumn foliage is reaching its peak across the Chichibu region in Saitama Pre...
November 16, 2025
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General NewsIn Japan, Drones Being Used to Drive Away Bears Using Fireworks, Sound of Hunting Dogs
HIDA, Gifu — The Gifu prefectural government on Friday began using drones in an initiative to dri...
November 16, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Weighs Venezuela Strikes as U.S. Forces Prepare for Attack Order
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine returned to the White Hou...
November 16, 2025
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DeliciousSyrian Inspired Dish of Fried Eggplant with Ground Meat Dish Is Perfect for Cold Weather
The temperatures are dropping. Aki Komatsu, a food researcher specializing in Middle Eastern cuis...
November 16, 2025
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CompaniesSoy Sauce Giant Kikkoman Considers Boosting Production of Singapore Plant
SINGAPORE — Major Japanese soy sauce manufacturer Kikkoman Corp. is considering increasing its pr...
November 16, 2025