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General NewsColorful Children’s Day Banners Prepared in Fukushima, Japan
A craftsman paints the deity Shoki, who repels evil, on a banner for Children’s Day in Sukagawa, Fuk...
April 25, 2023
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General NewsShinkansen Train Suspended Between Okayama, Hakata as Suspicious Object Found in Hiroshima Station
The Sanyo Shinkansen high-speed train service has been suspended since around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday betw...
April 25, 2023
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General NewsJapan Remembers Those Lost in Deadly 2005 Train Wreck
Tuesday marked 18 years since a train derailment in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, killed 106 passenge...
April 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLast 8 Japanese Nationals Evacuated from Khartoum
The Foreign Ministry announced Tuesday that the Japanese Embassy in Sudan has been temporarily close...
April 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Plans to Expand Scope of Type 2 Foreign Workers Status
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government plans to expand the scope of industries to be covered by a progr...
April 25, 2023
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DeliciousMiyazaki Firms Want to Share Bites of Sturgeon
MIYAZAKI — Despite producing one of the most expensive food items in the world, not as many people a...
April 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Kishida: Evacuation of Japanese Residents from Sudan’s Capital Completed
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters at the prime minister's office on Tuesday morning that a...
April 25, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialDon’t Let Tech Hinder Development of Students’ Thinking Abilities
The emergence of highly capable artificial intelligence is shaking the field of education. The use o...
April 25, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Lack of Candidates for Office Accelerates Decline in Regional Areas
The lack of qualified people who want to become local government leaders and assembly members is acc...
April 25, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (April 25)
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April 25, 2023
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DeliciousYame Aims to Expand Overseas Sales For its Wine-like Ultra-premium Green Tea
YAME, Fukuoka — A council promoting Yame green tea has developed premium tea in wine bottles made wi...
April 25, 2023
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Associated PressFirst Republic Clients Pulled $100B in Deposits during Panic
NEW YORK (AP) — Depositors at First Republic Bank pulled more than $100 billion out of the bank duri...
April 25, 2023
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Washington PostCNN Fires Longtime Host and Anchor Don Lemon
CNN on Monday fired veteran host and anchor Don Lemon, he said, in a surprise move announced only mi...
April 25, 2023
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Washington PostJury Selection to Begin Tuesday in E. Jean Carroll Lawsuit against Donald Trump
NEW YORK - Jury selection is scheduled to begin Tuesday in a lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll, a writer wh...
April 25, 2023
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Washington Post
As Sudan’s Capital Burns, the Darfur Region Negotiates a Fragile Truce
NAIROBI - Civilian-led peace committees have brokered temporary cease-fires in much of Sudan's Darfu...
April 25, 2023