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EconomySports car sales accelerating in Japan
Sales of sports cars are gradually accelerating, and the boom is being fueled by the younger generat...
June 22, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese PM Kishida hopes to attend NPT review conference in U.S.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he “would like to attend” the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Rev...
June 22, 2022
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MarketsYen falls to 24-year low
LONDON (Reuters) — The euro rose on Tuesday, drawing support from the European Central Bank’s plans ...
June 21, 2022
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ElectionsAbout 530 candidates to run in upper house poll
Campaigning for the House of Councillors election will officially kick off Wednesday, with about 530...
June 21, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. military ramps up activities in and around Okinawa
U.S. forces have increased their activities in and around Okinawa Prefecture, with military drills b...
June 21, 2022
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ReutersBollywood sex worker biopic resonates in brothels
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — The brothels look brighter, the alleyways are cleaner, and a s...
June 21, 2022
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Asia-PacificTravails of online myth merchants
In the Chinese mythology collection “The Classic of Mountains and Seas,” the world of yore was a mys...
June 21, 2022
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ReutersBhutan looks to taxis to jump-start stalled EV push
THIMPHU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — As night sets in, Dorji Wangchuk plugs his electric car into ...
June 21, 2022
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DeliciousTrumpeting the diverse wonders of washoku
Cooking experts and government officials are encouraging people to eat washoku Japanese cuisine more...
June 21, 2022
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ElectionsParty leaders face off ahead of election campaigns
The leaders of nine ruling and opposition parties participated in an in-person debate at the Japan N...
June 21, 2022
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GlobalAtomic bomb survivor calls nuclear weapons ‘absolute evil’ at Vienna conference
VIENNA — An 82-year-old Japanese survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki said Monday th...
June 21, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Experience adds up to making sense of math
“1529603487152...” This collection of figures appears on a glass door at the entrance to Sugaku Tai...
June 21, 2022
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GlobalDelegates assemble in Vienna for 1st meeting of nuclear weapons ban treaty
VIENNA — Austria’s capital will host the first meeting of the states parties to the Treaty on the Pr...
June 21, 2022
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Japan In FocusConductor Sado named Tokyo ward music ambassador
TOKYO — Globally renowned conductor Yutaka Sado has assumed the post of “Sumida music ambassador” to...
June 21, 2022
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Japan In FocusAfter hiatus, Tohoku festival wows crowds in Akita
AKITA — The Tohoku Kizuna Festival, a two-day summer festival comprising smaller jamborees from six ...
June 21, 2022