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General NewsSake Brewing Firm Plants Rice for Sake on Rooftop in Ginza
Hakutsuru Sake Brewing Co. planted rice for making sake on the rooftop of its Tokyo branch office bu...
May 25, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan’s Top Court Apologizes for Loss of 1997 Murder Case Records
The Supreme Court apologized Thursday for discarding records relating to a number of serious inciden...
May 25, 2023
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Crime & Courts3 People Killed in Nagano Prefecture
NAGANO — Two police officers and a woman were killed on Thursday in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, in an...
May 25, 2023
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MarketsNikkei Rallies Led by Surging Chip Issues
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The benchmark Nikkei stock average rebounded Thursday, led by surging semicondu...
May 25, 2023
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EconomyKishida Takes Hands-on Approach to Revive Domestic Chipmaking
Semiconductors are becoming increasingly important from the perspective of economic security. The Ja...
May 25, 2023
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ReutersSeven & I Shareholders Reject Board Candidates Nominated by ValueAct
Shareholders of Seven & i Holdings Co. on Thursday voted down all four of the board candidates nomin...
May 25, 2023
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General NewsJapan Monk’s Writings Added to UNESCO Memory List
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — UNESCO’s executive board on Wednesday added to its Memory of the World list a s...
May 25, 2023
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General NewsCar Crashes into Police Station in Japan
CHIKUGO, Fukuoka — A call was placed to a local fire department around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday to repo...
May 25, 2023
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General NewsNRA Approves Screening Report for Joyo Fast Reactor
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved a screening report concl...
May 25, 2023
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General NewsJapan’s Shine Muscat Grapes Dealing with Flowering Issues
The Shine Muscat grape at times is afflicted by a problem with flowering, an issue reported in 30 of...
May 25, 2023
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Asia-PacificSolar Energy Benefits Remote Indonesian Villages
LAINDEHA, Indonesia (AP) — As Tamar Ana Jawa wove a red sarong in the fading sunlight, her neighbor ...
May 25, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/26-6/1)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
May 25, 2023
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EnvironmentFighting to Save Venezuela’s Orinoco Crocodile
TURMERO, Venezuela (AFP-Jiji) — Venezuela’s Orinoco Crocodile is a fearsome beast, but its enormous ...
May 25, 2023
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ScienceStudy Details Differences between Deep Interiors of Mars And Earth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Mars is Earth’s next-door neighbor in the solar system — two rocky worlds wit...
May 25, 2023
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ScienceStudy: Prehistoric Migrations from China to Americas
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — As the last continents to be settled by humans, the question of how and when...
May 25, 2023