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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested for Punching Shinkansen Female Conductor; Incident Left Her with Broken Teeth and Bruises
A man, 50, was arrested on Saturday for allegedly assaulting a female conductor on a Shinkansen t...
March 3, 2024
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TroubleshooterMy 2nd Husband and I Don’t Talk to Each Other, Live Completely Separate Lives
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a homemaker in my late 70s, and my husband is in his 80s. We met more than...
March 3, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsDrive to Rekindle Enthusiasm in Parasports Underway Ahead of Paris Games
Although the superb athleticism and skills of competitors with disabilities performing at the Tok...
March 3, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeWork to Restore Ishikawa Pref. Factories Plods along; Companies Take Big Hits to Sales
KANAZAWA — Two months after the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, factories are being restored in the ha...
March 3, 2024
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General NewsFuneral Held for Coast Guard Members Two Months After Haneda Airport Crash; Families Hold Silent Memorial Service
A public funeral was held in Tokyo on Saturday for Japan Coast Guard crew members who died in the...
March 2, 2024
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General NewsTsunami-ravaged Building in Minami-Sanriku to be Preserved as Remembrance of 2011 Disaster
MINAMI-SANRIKU, Miyagi — The Minami-Sanriku town government announced Friday that it will preserv...
March 2, 2024
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Travel SpotsSaga: Thousands of Hina Dolls Cover City in Annual Early Spring Event; Traditional Crafts on Display
SAGA — The central part of Saga has been decorated with 5,000 dolls, including valuable ones hand...
March 2, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Lower House Passes FY24 Budget after Unusual Saturday Deliberations
The fiscal 2024 budget passed at a plenary session of the House of Representatives and was sent t...
March 2, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialChaos in Diet: Parties Must Not Risk Degrading National Forum for Debate
The chaos in the Diet is too much to tolerate. The two-day session of the House of Representatives’ ...
March 2, 2024
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Books & LiteratureHaruki Murakami Unveils His New Short Story at a Tokyo Literary Event
TOKYO (AP) — Only 1,100 lucky audience members were there to hear the yet-to-be published short s...
March 2, 2024
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General NewsLocal Govts in Japan to Step Up Measures For Earthquakes; Building Improvements the Most Common Plan
About 60% of major local governments aim to strengthen their disaster prevention and management m...
March 2, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Cooperation on Energy: Stabilize Markets by Supporting India’s IEA Membership
The International Energy Agency (IEA), whose members are major energy consumers — mainly Japan, the...
March 2, 2024
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Washington PostAn Attack on the Capitol 70 Years Ago Set the Stage for Jan. 6 Cases
On the afternoon of March 1, 1954, Dolores “Lolita” Lebrón was seated in the U.S. House of Repres...
March 2, 2024
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Washington PostThe Zombie CVS, a Late-Capitalism Horror Story
There is almost nothing left to steal at the CVS in Columbia Heights, and that gives you an idea ...
March 2, 2024
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Washington PostCalifornia Rains Resurrect a Long-dead Lake in Dry Death Valley
DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - If it weren’t for all the floating, the paddling, the sloshi...
March 2, 2024