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Travel SpotsRoppongi: Festive path of light
People walk under zelkova trees lit up by 800,000 blue and white LED lights along a street in Roppon...
November 11, 2022
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (11/11-11/17)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
November 11, 2022
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Film & TVRyosuke Yamada shows new side in drama thriller
“Shinainaru Boku e Satsui o Komete” (The Killer Inside), a Fuji Television drama series that runs on...
November 11, 2022
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Film & TVTokusatsu legend charms audience, fellow actors
Tetsuya Nakayashiki stretched his arms to one side and then moved them as if to draw a big arc. And ...
November 11, 2022
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Associated PressBiden to meet China’s Xi on Monday for Taiwan, Russia talks
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will meet Monday with President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of...
November 11, 2022
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Associated PressRussia withdrawing, Ukrainian official fears ‘city of death’
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said it began withdrawing troops from a strategic Ukrainian city Thursda...
November 11, 2022
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Associated PressLate-counted Arizona votes will decide winners of key races
PHOENIX (AP) — A key question hangs over the more than 600,000 ballots left to be tallied in Arizona...
November 11, 2022
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Associated PressMusk warns Twitter’s survival is at stake as staff quits
Elon Musk warned Twitter employees Thursday to brace for “difficult times ahead” that might end with...
November 11, 2022
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General NewsJapanese man dies in Ukraine after joining fight against Russia
A Japanese man in his 20s who had joined the fight against Russian forces in Ukraine has died, Chief...
November 11, 2022
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ObituariesFormer baseball player Choji Murata dies at 72 in a fire at his home
Former baseball player Choji Murata dies at 72 in a fire at his home...
November 11, 2022
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General NewsMinistry panel calls for expanding eligibility for nuclear damage compensation
Additional compensation should be provided to more evacuees affected by the 2011 accident at the Fuk...
November 11, 2022
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General NewsTemporary disaster housing turned into a hotel in Iwate Prefecture
A new hotel in Iwate Prefecture consists of rooms that used to be in Hokkaido. The municipal gover...
November 11, 2022
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CompaniesManufacturer of tinned candy that appeared in acclaimed anime ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ to cease operations in January
A Tokyo sweet manufacturer famous for its Sakuma-shiki Drops canned candy will cease operations on J...
November 10, 2022
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ScienceAstronomers captivated by brightest flash ever seen
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Astronomers have observed the brightest flash of light ever seen, from an ev...
November 10, 2022
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CompaniesHonda raises earnings forecasts for fiscal 2022 on weaker yen
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. revised upward its profit and sales forecasts for fiscal 2022 o...
November 10, 2022