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Yomiuri Editorial
Summary Indictment against Horii: System Needs to Be Quickly Created That Does Not Allow Wrongdoing
The problem of money and politics has once again resulted in a criminal case. To dispel public di...
August 30, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Paralympics: Let’s Cheer for Athletes as They Challenge Limits
Athletes with disabilities will take up the challenge of reaching their full potential and will a...
August 30, 2024
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General News
2 Pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo to Head Back to China; Symptoms of High Blood Pressure Cited as Reason for Return
Arrangements are underway for two giant pandas at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoological Gardens to be returned ...
August 30, 2024
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Crime & Courts
Ex-Diet Member Hirose to Be Indicted for Fraud; Allegedly Pocketed Govt Salary of Sham Secretary
Tokyo prosecutors have decided to indict without detention Megumi Hirose, 58, a former member of ...
August 30, 2024
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Politics & Government
Japan’s Motegi to Announce LDP Presidential Bid on Sept. 4; Hayashi Expected to Announce Candidacy on Sept. 3
Toshimitsu Motegi, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s secretary general, is expected to offici...
August 30, 2024
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Olympics & Paralympics
Suzuki Wins Japan’s 1st Gold Medal at Paralympics; Paris is the Swimmer’s Sixth Straight Games
PARIS — Para swimmer Takayuki Suzuki won Japan’s first gold medal at the Paris Paralympic Games w...
August 30, 2024
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Reuters
Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends Higher as Tech Tracks Dow’s Record Close (Update 1)
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday, with technology st...
August 30, 2024
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Political Cartoons
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August 30, 2024
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Technology
Strategy for Establishing Next-Generation Communication Infrastructure Set to Be Rolled out; Japanese Companies Eye Increased Market Share
The communications ministry plans to compile a new strategy aimed at rolling out a next-generatio...
August 30, 2024
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Asia-Pacific
N. Korean Foreign Minister May Attend U.N. General Assembly Meeting; N. Korea, Russia, China Ministers Expected to Meet in U.S.
NEW YORK — North Korea is considering sending Foreign Affairs Minister Choe Son Hui to address th...
August 30, 2024
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Asia-Pacific
Yoon Stresses Maintaining Japan-ROK Cooperation After Kishida Steps Down; Kishida’s Planned South Korea Visit ‘Welcomed’
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Thursday that he would work together with the n...
August 30, 2024
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Film & TV
As the Mysterious Mitsuko, Haruka Fukuhara Makes Over Clients Inside and Out
She came to the interview dressed in an elegant outfit that made her look like she had just stepp...
August 30, 2024
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Fashion
Exhibition Tracing Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada’s Life; Displaying Colorful Clothes that Brightened the Fashion World
An exhibition introducing the history of fashion designer Kenzo Takada and his creations is being...
August 30, 2024
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Reuters
Core Inflation in Japan’s Capital Perks up, Backs Case for BOJ Hikes
TOKYO, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Core inflation in Japan's capital accelerated for a fourth straight mon...
August 30, 2024
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Associated Press
How One Brazilian Judge could Suspend Musk’s X in the Coming Hours
SAO PAULO (AP) — It's a showdown between the world's richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court ju...
August 30, 2024