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Performing ArtsJapanese Govt Aims to Increase Opportunities for Seeing Cultural Events for Regional Audiences, Create Ties with Major Theaters
The Agency for Cultural Affairs will begin assisting in creating connections among drama troupes,...
November 6, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMassage Parlor Owner Held in Suspected Human Trafficking of 12-Year-Old Thai Girl
Police arrested a man in Tokyo on suspicion of making a 12-year-old Thai girl work at his massage...
November 6, 2025
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (11/7-11/13)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. Vie...
November 6, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Education Board Sets Guidelines for Dealing with ‘Monster Parents;’ Recommends Recording Interactions, Limiting Meetings to 30 Minutes
The Tokyo metropolitan government’s Board of Education has compiled a draft outline of guidelines...
November 6, 2025
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General NewsSupermoon Illuminates Noto Area in Ishikawa Pref.; Appears Larger due Being at Its Closest Point to Earth
NOTO, Ishikawa — A supermoon was observed across the country on Wednesday.
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MarketsJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rises More Than 1% as Wall Street Rebound Restores Risk Appetite
TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose more than 1% on Thursday, rebounding f...
November 6, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialS. Korea’s Possession of Nuclear Submarines: Nuclear Nonproliferation, Enhancing Deterrence are Key Aspects
Should South Korea possess nuclear submarines with U.S. support, East Asia’s security environment...
November 6, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Gasoline Tax Reduction: How Will Government Raise Needed Funds for Road Development?
The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to abolish the provisional gasoline tax surcharge t...
November 6, 2025
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MuseumsVisitors to Buddhist Sculptor Unkei Exhibition in Tokyo Surpass 200,000; View Works from Kohfukuji Temple in Nara
The number of visitors to the exhibition “Expressing Prayer, Capturing Form: Buddhist Sculptures ...
November 6, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentTakaichi Expresses Japan’s Unwavering Support for Ukraine in Phone Call with Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a phone call Wednes...
November 6, 2025
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General NewsJapan Riot Police Allowed to Cull Bears with Rifles
Tokyo, Nov. 6 (Jiji Press)—The National Police Agency on Thursday revised the rules of the Nation...
November 6, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (November 6)
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November 6, 2025
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CompaniesCute Robot Sells Souvenirs in Trial Run at Narita Airport as Part of Proposed Solution to Labor Shortages
CHIBA — A robot is selling merchandise as part of a trial run at an unstaffed souvenir store at N...
November 6, 2025
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Other SportsDeaflympics ‘Cheer Signs’ Video Projected onto Tokyo Government Building; Film Features Signs Developed with Participation of Deaflympic Athlete Maki Yamada
A 15-second video showcasing “Cheer Signs” — a newly developed method of using gestures to cheer ...
November 6, 2025
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Washington PostThe Imperial Aesthetic at the Heart of Donald Trump’s Presidency
Agencies have hung enormous portraits of President Donald Trump outside their buildings. The Trea...
November 6, 2025