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General News‘Antenna Shops’ in Japan Buffeted by Pandemic, Online Shopping
City-based specialty stores that disseminate information on regional areas are increasingly shutteri...
February 9, 2023
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FashionExploring the Meaning of Color Through Red and White at Tokyo Museum
What do the colors red and white mean? This is the question at the center of a clothing exhibition b...
February 9, 2023
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CompaniesMcDonald’s operating profit shrinks in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — McDonald’s Holdings Company (Japan) Ltd. said Wednesday that its consolidated o...
February 9, 2023
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Associated PressDeath Toll in Turkey, Syria Earthquake Surpasses 15,000
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria r...
February 9, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 9)
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February 9, 2023
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General NewsFlower Show Opens in Tokyo
The weather outside might still be chilly, but an early spring atmosphere can be found in Tokyo at t...
February 9, 2023
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Crime & Courts3 Arrested for Allegedly Damaging Station Building Designated as Cultural Property in Osaka
SAKAI, Osaka — The Osaka prefectural police have arrested three people, including a 16-year-old high...
February 9, 2023
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General NewsHeavy Snow Expected in Tokyo and Wider Region on Friday
The Meteorological Agency has said heavy snow is expected in the Kanto-Koshin region on Friday, part...
February 9, 2023
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Asia-PacificK-pop Industry Spreads Its Wings with ‘Glocalization’
The K-pop industry is strategically expanding its wings beyond the Asian continent to unexplored mar...
February 9, 2023
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ArtFree exhibit of Yumeji Takehisa’s beautiful women offered in Tokyo
Delve into the world of beautiful women as depicted by painter Yumeji Takehisa (1884-1934), in a fre...
February 9, 2023
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General NewsTurkish Ambassador Thanks Japan for Quake-relief Assistance, Calls for Further Support
Turkish Ambassador to Japan Korkut Gungen on Wednesday spoke of the devastation in Turkey following ...
February 9, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialHow Extensive is Collusion Involving Organizing Committee and Corporations?
Another scandal involving an alleged case of systemic misconduct linked to the world’s largest sport...
February 9, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan May Ease Border Controls for China Visitors by End of Feb.
The government plans to ease COVID-19-related border control measures for visitors from China as ea...
February 9, 2023
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ReutersUkraine’s Zelenskiy tells France, Germany to provide ‘game changing’ weapons
PARIS, Feb 8 (Reuters) - France and Germany have the opportunity to be "game changers" in the war ag...
February 9, 2023
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ReutersTurkey leader acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 12,000
KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 8 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted ther...
February 9, 2023