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Defense & SecurityThe U.S. is Welcomed in the Indo-Pacific Region and Should Do More, Ambassador to Japan Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is welcomed in the Indo-Pacific region and needs to update its a...
October 21, 2023
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Books & LiteratureFor Author Haruki Murakami, Reading Fiction Helps Us ‘See through Lies’ in a World Divided by Walls
OVIEDO, Spain (AP) — For Japanese author Haruki Murakami, the bloody conflict in the Gaza Strip is a...
October 21, 2023
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Books & LiteratureSpain’s Royals Honor Asturias Prize Winners, including Haruki Murakami
OVIEDO, Spain (AP) — American actor Meryl Streep on Friday received Spain’s prestigious Princess of ...
October 21, 2023
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BasketballHachimura, Watanabe Face off As Suns Beat Lakers in Preseason Matchup
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 21 points and the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles ...
October 21, 2023
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RugbyAfter Silencing Their Critics, The All Blacks Reach a Record Fifth Rugby World Cup Final
PARIS (AP) — New Zealand started the Rugby World Cup with defeat to host France and a backlash of cr...
October 21, 2023
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Travel SpotsFukui: Will Shinkansen Extension Help Fukui Tourism?
FUKUI — With the Hokuriku Shinkansen line extension set to open on March 16, 2024, the Fukui prefect...
October 21, 2023
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Political PulseEyeing China and Taiwan, Japan Must Learn from the War in Ukraine
The outbreak of the war in Ukraine made many people believe a Chinese invasion of Taiwan could be ne...
October 21, 2023
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MuseumsMincho Identified as Painter of Centuries-Old ‘500 Arhats’; Name on Wooden Stick Provides Vital Evidence
The recent discovery of a wooden stick that was used to turn paintings into hanging scrolls has she...
October 21, 2023
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Performing ArtsIndian-Inspired Play Performed in Front of Tokyo Station; Outdoor Spectacle Part of Ongoing Tokyo Festival 2023
In broad daylight, visitors from a totally different world suddenly appeared in an office district o...
October 21, 2023
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General NewsCold Winter Blast Might Blow Through Tokyo on Saturday
The temperature is set to drop on Saturday, in contrast to the high of 27.1 C observed in central To...
October 20, 2023
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GlobalU.N. Refugee Chief Urges Humanitarian Access to Gaza; Expresses Concern Over Conflict Spilling Over
The head of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees on Friday called for an immediate ceasefire betw...
October 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Foreign Minister Kamikawa to Attend Egypt Peace Summit, Discuss Gaza Situation
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa will attend a peace summit in Cairo on Saturday to discuss ongoing Is...
October 20, 2023
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General NewsArrest of Japanese Man Stalls Momentum for Improving Japan-China Ties
TOKYO / BEIJING — China’s arrest of a Japanese national has stalled efforts to improve bilateral rel...
October 20, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialBear-Inflicted Damage: Measures Needed to Keep Bears away from Human Habitations
There has been a recent spate of cases across the country in which bears have appeared in human terr...
October 20, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Non-Regular Civil Servants: Administrative Agencies Should Enlarge Path to Regular Employment
While the central government demands private enterprises to improve the treatment of non-regular wor...
October 20, 2023