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Defense & SecurityChinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Sails in Japan’s Contiguous Zone for 1st Time
The Liaoning, a Chinese Navy aircraft carrier, entered Japan’s contiguous zone on Wednesday when ...
September 18, 2024
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General NewsJapan Average Land Price Rises for 3rd Consecutive Year
Tokyo, Sept. 17 (Jiji Press) — The average land price in Japan as of July 1 rose 1.4 pct from a y...
September 18, 2024
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Associated PressJapan’s Trade Deficit Grows While Both Imports, Exports Fall Short of Forecasts
TOKYO (AP) — Japan posted a trade deficit for a second straight month in August, the Finance Mini...
September 18, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP Presidential Candidates Discuss Foreign, Security Issues in Okinawa; Ishiba Calls for Reviewing Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement
NAHA — The nine candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party’s presidential election discussed the...
September 18, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (September 18)
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September 18, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialU.S. Emmy Award Wins: Period Drama Conveys Japanese Culture with Believable Performances
A period drama depicting Japanese history and culture has received high acclaim in the United Sta...
September 18, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japanese Language Survey: Loss of Reading Habits Is A Critical Situation
These are extremely serious figures indicating there is a rapidly growing trend of people moving ...
September 18, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan Says Chinese Carrier Entered Its Contiguous Waters for First Time
TOKYO/TAIPEI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A Chinese aircraft carrier entered Japan's contiguous waters fo...
September 18, 2024
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General NewsRetrieval of Fuel Debris from Fukushima Reactor Suspended Again; TEPCO Unable to Predict When Work Might Resume
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. has once more suspended its trial retrieval of nuclea...
September 18, 2024
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General NewsTyphoon Pulasan May Reach Okinawa Island in Japan Wednesday Night
Typhoon Pulasan, also known as typhoon No. 14, was approaching Okinawa Island during the day on W...
September 18, 2024
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Science2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo Visitors to Be Able to Touch Sample of Martian Meteorite; Meteorite Also to Be on Display at Expo
Visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will be able to touch a sample of a Martian meteorite that...
September 18, 2024
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General NewsMoonlight in Autumn: Tokyoites Watch the Harvest Moon as Lunar Autumn Reaches Its Midpoint
People admire the harvest moon that lights up the night sky in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward on Tuesday, w...
September 18, 2024
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CompaniesJR Kyushu Jet Ferry Ordered to Dismiss Safety, Operations Managers Over Covering Up Water Leak; First Such Order in Japan
The transport ministry ordered JR Kyushu Jet Ferry Inc. to dismiss its safety and operations mana...
September 18, 2024
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CompaniesJapan Electronics Store Chain Nojima Develops AI Version of its President for Employees’ Use
An electronics retail chain operator Nojima Corp. has developed an artificial intelligence progra...
September 18, 2024
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SumoSumo Scene / Special Pre-Tournament Joint Training Session Gives Glimpse of What’s to Come
The Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament, the last to be held this year in Tokyo, is in full swing and he...
September 18, 2024