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Film & TVDouble Oscars Shows Power of Visual Imagery in Japanese Films; Miyazaki Revels in Win
LOS ANGELES — The triumph of two Japanese films at the 96th Academy Awards showed Japan can compe...
March 12, 2024
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General News2 New Zealand Backcountry Skiers Killed, 1 Injured in Avalanche in Southern Hokkaido
SAPPORO — Police announced on Tuesday that the victims who were killed in an avalanche at Mt. Yot...
March 12, 2024
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Crime & CourtsDeath Sentence Overturned for Kudo-kai Gang Boss in Japan
Fukuoka (Jiji Press)—A Japanese high court Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling sentencing the...
March 12, 2024
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ObituariesYutaka Yoshie, Professional Wrestler, Dies Suddenly after Match; He was 50
Yutaka Yoshie, a professional wrestler from Maebashi, died on Sunday after his condition suddenly...
March 12, 2024
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ReutersOscar Takeaways: Panned by Trump, Host Kimmel Quips, ‘Isn’T It Past Your Jail Time?’
Late in the show, Jimmy Kimmel read aloud from a scathing online review of his performance as Osc...
March 12, 2024
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Associated PressJapanese Animation Studio Founder Hayao Miyazaki Isn’t Ready to Retire Just Yet, after Latest Oscar Win
TOKYO (AP) — Ghibli, the Japanese studio that just won its second Oscar for feature animation for...
March 12, 2024
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General NewsNews in Pictures: 13 Years On, Tohoku Remembers 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
Many people visited seaside areas and monuments in the Tohoku region on Monday to remember loved ...
March 12, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialAcademy Awards: Double Win Shows Japan’s Fundamental Strength in Filmmaking
Japanese films received high praise at the top movie awards in the United States, marking a new page...
March 12, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Line operator LY Corp.: Reform Needed for Management System Handling Users’ Personal Information
It is a matter of concern that the slipshod handling of personal information continues in the case o...
March 12, 2024
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General NewsMassive School of Sardines Illuminated by Cherry Blossom Colors at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama
A massive school of sardines illuminated by pink, sakura-colored lighting swims with music in the...
March 12, 2024
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BaseballMLB Seoul Series; Yu Darvish Make the Fourth Opening Day Start of His Career
It will be Tyler Glasnow against Yu Darvish when the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres...
March 12, 2024
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EuropeEvent in London Marks 10 Years since “Washoku” UNESCO Listing
LONDON (Jiji Press) — A symposium was held in London on Monday to celebrate the 10 years since “w...
March 12, 2024
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ScienceAstronaut Satoshi Furukawa Begins Return Trip Back to Earth; Scheduled to Land off Coast of Florida Tonight, Japan Time
Four astronauts from Japan, the U.S., Europe and Russia, including Satoshi Furukawa, 59, who had ...
March 12, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Waffles on TikTok Ban, Says Doing So would ‘Make Facebook Bigger’
David Walter Banks for The Washington PostFormer president Donald Trump’s comments about TikTok come...
March 12, 2024
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Washington PostBiden Calls for Broad New Social Programs, Higher Taxes on Corporations and the Wealthy
President Biden laid out an election-year blueprint Monday for sweeping new federal spending to l...
March 12, 2024