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Travel SpotsGongendo Park: Daffodils Brighten Saitama Park Amid Cold Weather
Visitors view daffodils in full bloom despite the cold weather at Gongendo Park in Satte, Saitama Pr...
January 20, 2023
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MarketsBOJ Stands Firm amid Market Pressure to Shift Monetary Policy
When the Bank of Japan decided to continue monetary easing measures on Wednesday it was a riposte to...
January 20, 2023
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EconomySome Japanese companies paying ‘inflation allowances’ to support staff
With the prices of daily commodities surging in Japan, a growing number of companies are paying infl...
January 19, 2023
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Cultural ViewpointsNeighbors at a Distance Have Their Own Advantage
I live in California, in a subdivision of tract homes that was developed in the late 1980s. Back the...
January 19, 2023
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General NewsHigh Court Stresses Unforeseeability of Huge Tsunami
The Tokyo High Court has upheld a lower court ruling that acquitted three former executives of what ...
January 19, 2023
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TechnologyStudy Chips away at How Ancient Roman Concrete Stood Test of Time
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The ancient Romans were brilliant engineers and builders, creating a dazzling...
January 19, 2023
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Washington PostWhat the Jan. 6 probe found out about social media, but didn’t report
WASHINGTON - The Jan. 6 committee spent months gathering stunning new details on how social media co...
January 19, 2023
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General NewsMajor Japan Drinks Firm Ordered to Pay Surcharge Over Misleading Packaging
Kirin Beverage Co. has been slapped with a ¥19.15 million surcharge order for claiming a drink conta...
January 19, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan’s Decision to Reclassify COVID Expected in Spring
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has outlined a policy to lower the classification of COVID-19 from the ...
January 19, 2023
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ScienceRussia to Send Empty Capsule to Space Station
MOSCOW (AFP-Jiji) — Russia said Jan. 11 that it will send an empty spacecraft to the International S...
January 19, 2023
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested Over Fatal Stabbing Revealed to be Former Boyfriend of Victim
FUKUOKA — The man arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing a woman this week in Hakata Ward, Fukuok...
January 19, 2023
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Associated PressAttorneys: Jamaica’s Usain Bolt Missing $12.7M from Account
AP file photoFILE – Usain Bolt, a retired Jamaican sprinter, speaks during an interview in Tok...
January 19, 2023
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ScienceSuper-resistant Mosquitoes in Asia Pose Growing Threat
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Mosquitoes that transmit dengue and other viruses have evolved growing resistance...
January 19, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (1/20-1/26)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
January 19, 2023
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Asia-PacificJapanese Singer Yoko Minamino Appointed Goodwill Ambassador to Cambodia
Singer and actress Yoko Minamino has been appointed as a goodwill ambassador to Cambodia to help com...
January 19, 2023