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Travel SpotsHiroshima: Feline Stationmasters Bring in Business to Struggling Railway; Station Sees Over 5,000 Visitors in 6 Months
HIROSHIMA — Six months have passed since two cats were appointed as the stationmaster and deputy ...
September 14, 2024
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General NewsM5.8 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Kagoshima Pref., No Tsunami Expected; Temblor Began Off Tanegashima Island, Had Intensity 3 Out Of 7
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Tanegashima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture at ...
September 14, 2024
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Japan In FocusHeirs to Kyoto Talent / Contemporary Items Help Pass on Timeless Beauty; Master Breathes New Life into Traditional Patterns
KYOTO — An ancient robe for women with layers of fabric expressing the changing colors of autumn ...
September 14, 2024
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Political Pulse9 Sports To Be Cut from National Junior High Tournament; Sumo, Skiing and More Sacrificed For Manageable Event
Nine of the 20 sports currently included in the Nippon Junior High School Tournament (Zenchu) wil...
September 14, 2024
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Defense & SecurityLDP President Hopefuls Discuss Boosting Defense Strength; Offer Contrasting Views on Nuclear Deterrence, Countering China
As Japan faces an increasingly harsh security environment, one of the main points at issue in the...
September 14, 2024
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General NewsRising Sea Temperatures Diminishing Saury Catch; Sanma Season Opens With Good Numbers, But Outlook Poor
This year’s saury fishing season seemed to begin well thanks to an earlier than usual start of la...
September 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Candidates Outline Signature Policies as Election Campaign Kicks Off; Using Signature Policies to Stand Out
The record-high nine candidates running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential ele...
September 13, 2024
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ReutersNippon Steel, US Steel Send Letter to Biden on Merger Plans
TOKYO (Reuters) - Nippon Steel 5401.T and U.S. Steel X.N sent a letter on Sunday to U.S. Presiden...
September 13, 2024
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General NewsZodiac Snake Ornaments Readied for Shipment in Japan; 55 Designs Prepared to Share New Year Wishes
Ornamental snakes, next year’s zodiac animal, are carefully inspected and packaged before shipmen...
September 13, 2024
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ReutersRussia’s Shoigu Meets North Korea’s Kim in Pyongyang Source:
MOSCOW, Sept 13 (Reuters) - Top Russian security official Sergei Shoigu held talks with North Kor...
September 13, 2024
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ReutersUS Shifts One of Two Aircraft Carriers Away from Middle East
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of two U.S. aircraft carrier strike groups deployed to the Middle East...
September 13, 2024
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Associated PressYoung Women are More Liberal than They’ve been in Decades, a Gallup Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Young women are more liberal than they have been in decades, according to a Gal...
September 13, 2024
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Washington Post9/11 Responders are Getting Dementia. They Want the Government to Help.
It took 19 years for the symptoms to emerge. Tom Beyrer, who served for six months as a police of...
September 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Presidential Candidates Jump into Election Fray, Staking Out Their Positions at Joint Press Conference
The nine candidates running in the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential race jumped into the e...
September 13, 2024
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General NewsTen White Snakes Hatched at Sanpo Shrine in Fukuoka Pref.; The Reptiles Are Considered Bringers of Good Fortune
10 baby white snakes were hatched this month at Fukuoka Prefecture’s Sanpo Shrine, where a god in...
September 13, 2024