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DeliciousHunter in Aomori Pref. Takes on Big Challenge With Bear Sausage Business
Eigo Mori, 40, a hunter in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, has taken on a bear of a challenge. He be...
May 19, 2024
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General NewsSurvey: 22％ of Lower Elementary Students Communicate with Strangers on Social Media; Over 30％ Also Send Photos, Videos
Over 30% of first, second and third grade elementary students who have communicated with stranger...
May 19, 2024
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EconomyJapan’s ¥100-Shop Market Estimated to Reach ¥1 Trillion Amid Increase in Consumer Demand Due to Inflation
The domestic market for ¥100 shops will exceed ¥1 trillion for the first time in fiscal 2023, up ...
May 19, 2024
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General NewsFire Breaks Out at Center of Hot Spring Resort in Gifu Pref.; Guests at Nearby Inns Evacuated
GIFU — A fire broke out Sunday at Gero Onsen, a hot spring resort area in Gifu Prefecture, causin...
May 19, 2024
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DeliciousSoft-Serve Made from Milk Produced in Kawasaki’s Sole Dairy Farm Launched
KAWASAKI — The sale of soft-serve ice cream made from fresh, locally produced, high-quality milk ...
May 19, 2024
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Crime & Courts2nd Person Arrested for Alleged Murder of Tokyo Couple
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese police on Sunday served a fresh arrest warrant to Hikaru Sasaki, on...
May 19, 2024
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BasketballPadres-Braves Game Postponed by Rain, Lightning; Yu Darvish Scheduled to Start on Sunday
ATLANTA (AP) — The game between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves on Saturday night was pos...
May 19, 2024
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TroubleshooterReform of Doctors’ Work Style May Make My Job Less Rewarding
>Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a male physician in my 50s. I work in the pediatrics department of a ma...
May 19, 2024
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EconomyOver 60％ of Japan Firms See Yen’s Recent Weakness Negative
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A private-sector survey has found that 63.9% of Japanese companies are seein...
May 19, 2024
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GlobalG7 Goal of Nuclear-Free World Increasingly Challenged
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The road to a nuclear-free world is becoming rockier a year after leaders fr...
May 19, 2024
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TroubleshooterI’m Worried about My Socially Withdrawn Granddaughter
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 80s. I ask for your advice regarding my granddaughter, who...
May 19, 2024
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US & CanadaU.S. Embassy in Tokyo to Have Officer for China Affairs
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The U.S. Department of State plans to deploy an officer who will monito...
May 19, 2024
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BaseballShota Imanaga Tosses Seven Scoreless Innings of Four-Hit Ball in His Third Straight No-Decision; Cubs a 1-0 Win over Pirates
CHICAGO (AP) —Imanaga lowered his ERA to 0.84 through his first nine major league starts, the low...
May 19, 2024
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Asia-PacificFormer S. Korean President Moon Jae-in Raps Japan’s Shinzo Abe in Memoir
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in, in a recently published memoir, c...
May 19, 2024
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Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPANJapan’s Regional Confections Head Abroad in Box Subscription; Service Aims for Travel Experience via Mail
A subscription service that delivers boxes of regional Japanese confections, or wagashi, to anywh...
May 19, 2024