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General NewsEiichi Shibusawa Gift Shop to Sell Snack Bread Resembling New ¥10,000 Bill Featuring Meiji-era Businessman
To commemorate the upcoming issuance of a new \10,000 bill featuring Meiji-era luminary Eiichi Sh...
April 17, 2024
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Climate ChangeU.N. Climate Chief Presses for Faster Action
OXFORD, England (AP) — Humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic ch...
April 17, 2024
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ReutersJapan Visitors Exceed 3 Mln in March, a Monthly Record, Tourism Agency Says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Monthly visitors to Japan hit a record high in March and crossed 3 million for ...
April 17, 2024
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ReutersJapan Oil Refiners to Tap Reserves in Case of Middle East Disruption
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese oil refiners see no immediate impact from escalating tensions in the M...
April 17, 2024
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Japan In FocusChildren Play Shogi Beside Cherry Trees at School Event in Seto, Aichi Prefecture
SETO, Aichi— Backed by a children’s shogi school where eight-titleholder Sota Fujii learned the J...
April 17, 2024
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ReutersTepco Suspends Loading Nuclear Fuel into Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co is suspending the loading of nuclear fuel into ...
April 17, 2024
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CompaniesToyota Recalls Prius Cars, Halts Orders Due to Door Handle Fault
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor has suspended taking orders for its Prius model cars to address a ...
April 17, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialProsecution of Ex-Interpreter: Bottomless Swamp of Gambling Caused Loss of ¥6.2 Billion
The pleasure of winning bets was unforgettable, and he could not stop gambling. Instead he ran up...
April 17, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
3 Lower House By-Elections: Defeats by Default Indicate LDP’s Deterioration
It is utterly pathetic that the party in power is unable to present voters with an option in an e...
April 17, 2024
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Defense & SecurityAmbassador Rahm Emanuel Visits MHI Plant in Aichi Pref.; Underscores Japan-U.S. Defense Cooperation
NAGOYA — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday visited a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, ...
April 17, 2024
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Defense & SecurityUnderwater Drones to Be Tested in Japan from June; Govt Aims to Promote Domestic AUV Manufacturing
The government will start in June demonstration tests for the practical use of autonomous underwa...
April 17, 2024
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Japan In FocusHina, Warrior Dolls on Display at Aomori Pref. Museum; Collection Stretches Back to Edo Period
HIROSAKI, Aomori — Some 300 hina dolls and Japanese warrior dolls are on display at a special exh...
April 17, 2024
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Reuters5-Spire Collapses as Fire Engulfs Copenhagen’s Historic Stock Exchange
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A fire that ripped through Copenhagen's Old Stock Exchange, one of the Dan...
April 17, 2024
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General News40-Centimeter-Long Snake Caught on Tokaido Shinkansen Bullet Train; Passenger Alerted Station Staff
A passenger aboard the Tokaido Shinkansen, which departed from Nagoya for Tokyo, alerted staff at...
April 17, 2024
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ReutersJapan Exports Rise 7.3％ Year/Year in March
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's exports grew 7.3% year-on-year in March, up for the fourth straight mon...
April 17, 2024