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Travel SpotsKumamoto: Temple’s Unique Sauna Brings in Visitors
KUMAMOTO — Amid an unprecedented sauna boom, a mountain temple in Kumamoto is attracting many fans. ...
September 28, 2023
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CompaniesMitsubishi Motors to End Production in China amid EV Shift
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Mitsubishi Motors Corp. plans to withdraw from production in China due to slugg...
September 28, 2023
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EconomyAverage Annual Pay Rises to ¥4.58 Mil. in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average annual wage for private-sector workers rose 2.7% from the previous ...
September 28, 2023
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General News30 Elementary School Students Suffer Possible Heat Stroke at Athletic Meet
OTSU — A total of 30 students at elementary school in Shiga Prefecture were taken to a hospital on T...
September 28, 2023
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Washington PostUAW Strike Unites Red and Blue Voters in CEO-Worker Pay Gap Protest
BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - When Russ Oxley read on Facebook that a group of striking autoworkers needed fir...
September 28, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialMinamata Disease Lawsuit: Court Ruling Puts Top Priority on Providing Relief to Victims
Fifty-five years have passed since Minamata disease was officially recognized as being caused by ind...
September 28, 2023
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EuropeUkraine Builds Out Drone Army with Drivable Bombs, Unjammable Aircraft
KYIV — Ukraine is devising new unmanned vehicles, and pumping out existing models, as it fights to r...
September 28, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Annual Income Barriers: Change System to Give Part-Timers Greater Incentives to Work More
It is undesirable for part-time workers to restrict their working hours because they are concerned a...
September 28, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S. Agree to Bolster Alliance, with N. Korea, China in Mind
Japan and the United States agreed Wednesday to boost their joint deterrence and response capabiliti...
September 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsWakayama Train Company Releases Calendar of Tama and Other Feline Stationmasters
WAKAYAMA — Wakayama Electric Railway Co. released on Wednesday a desktop calendar for 2024 that cont...
September 28, 2023
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Wider WorldFemale Newsroom Spotlights Somalia Taboos
MOGADISHU (Reuters) — People often laugh when Fathi Mohamed Ahmed tells them she runs the first and ...
September 28, 2023
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Travel SpotsHand-Painted Clay Bells Produced for Year of the Dragon in Japan
Completed clay bells, hand painted as dragons ahead of the upcoming new year, are lined up at the Mu...
September 28, 2023
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SoccerJapanese Soccer “Genius” Shinji Ono, 44, to End Career
TOKYO, Sept. 27 (Jiji Press) — Japanese soccer “genius” Shinji Ono, who played for the Japanese nati...
September 28, 2023
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General NewsNHK Suspends New Contracts with Johnny’s Talents
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The public broadcaster NHK will not sign new contracts with talents from scanda...
September 28, 2023
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested for Selling Drugs Out of Unattended Washing Machine in Apartment Building
NAGOYA — A man has been arrested on drug charges after allegedly selling methamphetamine out of an u...
September 28, 2023