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Travel SpotsWakayama: Sightseeing Boat Tour of Gorge Begins; Showcasing Steep Cliffs and Oddly Shaped Rocks
SHINGU, Wakayama — A sightseeing boat tour of Dorokyo Gorge, a national scenic spot that straddle...
March 30, 2024
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General NewsUkraine Coverage Earns Yomiuri Shimbun Bureau Chief Journalism Award; Plans to Continue Reporting on War in Ukraine
Koya Ozeki, 51, chief of The Yomiuri Shimbun General Bureau of Europe, received a Vaughn-Uyeda Me...
March 30, 2024
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CompaniesPanasonic to Sell Autos Business to Apollo Global-Managed Funds
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Panasonic Holdings 6752.T said on Friday it will sell its entire stake ...
March 30, 2024
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Associated Press‘Oppenheimer’ Finally Premieres in Japan to Mixed Reactions and High Emotions
TOKYO (AP) — “Oppenheimer” finally premiered Friday in the nation where two cities were obliterat...
March 30, 2024
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General NewsWhaling Mother Ship Built in Japan for 1st Time in 73 Years
SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi (Jiji Press) — A ceremony to mark the completion of Japan’s first new dome...
March 30, 2024
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Washington PostPreparing for a China war, the Marines are Retooling How They’ll Fight
POHAKULOA TRAINING RANGE, Hawaii - The Marine gunner knelt on the rocky red soil of a 6,000-foot-...
March 30, 2024
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BaseballBetts Hits Leadoff Homer, Hernández Adds a Pair to Help Dodgers Beat Cardinals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mookie Betts set a Dodgers record for leadoff home runs and Teoscar Hernández ...
March 30, 2024
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General NewsKoichi Wakata, Japan’s Longest Serving Astronaut, Envisions Future of Private Sector-Led Manned Space and Lunar Missions
Koichi Wakata, Japan’s longest serving astronaut, told a press conference in Tokyo on Friday that...
March 30, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial2nd Half of Diet Session: It Is Time to Deliver Results to Dispel Distrust in Politics
The fact that substantive Diet deliberations have been stalled for so long due to the political fund...
March 30, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Death of Takarazuka Performer: Dishonest Handling of the Situation Made Matters Worse
Behind the death of a revue company member, there were many cases of workplace bullying by senior...
March 30, 2024
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Washington PostCOVID Changed How We Spend: More YOLO Splurging but less Saving
Arriel Vinson hadn’t traveled much before the pandemic. Now she can’t stop.
...March 30, 2024
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / Experience Papermaking World with Ancient Atmosphere Now Accessible via Shinkansen
ECHIZEN, Fukui — A new station located in the middle of rice paddies has opened on the Hokuriku S...
March 30, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan Designates U.S. Bases in Okinawa as Security-Linked Sites
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government designated 184 sites in 28 of the country’s 47 prefe...
March 30, 2024
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EnvironmentYellow Sand Observed in Tokyo, Osaka, Many Other Parts of Japan
Yellow sand arrived in Tokyo and many other parts of Japan on Saturday, hitting the capital for t...
March 30, 2024
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Travel SpotsFestive Carp Streamers Bring Springtime Color to Gunma Prefecture
Carp streamers float on the wind in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture. Ahead of Children’s Day on May...
March 30, 2024