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Yomiuri EditorialExpressway Tolls: Public Understanding Should Be Premise of Variable Pricing System
Measures to relieve expressway congestion are important for promoting decarbonization and other p...
September 6, 2024
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General NewsPS2 Game Console Registered as ‘Essential Historical Material’ by Japan’s National Museum of Nature and Science; PS2 ‘pivotal product in the Realization of Practical Multimedia’
The PlayStation 2 home video game console is among 18 items that have been newly registered as an...
September 6, 2024
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Travel SpotsCarpet of Autumn Colors; Yakurai Garden in Northeast Japan Welcomes Fall
Autumn flowers are in full bloom at the Yakurai Garden in Kami, Miyagi Prefecture, turning a hill...
September 6, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKomeito Leader Yamaguchi Likely to Be Replaced; Party Eyes Transition to New System
Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has entered the fin...
September 6, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (September 6)
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September 6, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Falls on Caution Ahead of US Jobs Data (Update 1)
TOKYO, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday for a fourth straight sessi...
September 6, 2024
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General NewsJAL Plane Shakes Suddenly over South Korea; Injury Reported
A Japan Airlines flight from Beijing to Tokyo shook violently over South Korea on Wednesday eveni...
September 6, 2024
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MusicPOP&COOL / The ‘highest level cuteness’ of Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu grabs hearts
Pop idol group Cho Tokimeki♡Sendenbu, nicknamed Tokisen, are having a big moment. The six-member ...
September 6, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentShinjiro Koizumi Officially Announces Bid for Japan’s LDP Presidency; Vows To ‘Accelerate’ Reforms of Politics, Labor Market (Update1)
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Friday officially announced his candidacy to run ...
September 6, 2024
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Associated PressImane Khelif’s Olympic Gold Inspires Algerian Girls to Take up Boxing
AIN TAYA, Algeria (AP) — In the weeks since Algeria's Imane Khelif won an Olympic gold medal in w...
September 6, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsNatsuki Wada Wins Gold in Table Tennis Event at Paris Paralympics
PARIS — Table tennis player Natsuki Wada won gold in the women’s singles event for athletes with ...
September 6, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsTokito Oda Advances to Paris Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Final; Secures Medal in His 1st Appearance
Japan’s Tokito Oda has advanced to the final of the men’s wheelchair tennis singles at the Paris ...
September 6, 2024
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Insights Into The WorldTo Meet Everyone’s Basic Needs, We’ll Have to Conserve
By Hiroshi Watanabe / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] People need foo...
September 6, 2024
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Associated PressMacron Names EU’s Brexit Negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s New Prime Minister
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron named Michel Barnier as France’s new prime minister on Thu...
September 6, 2024
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Associated PressUganda Olympic Runner’s Horrific Death is the Latest in Violence against Female Athletes in Kenya
Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei's horrific death after being doused with petrol and set on fire ...
September 6, 2024