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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s Cocona Hiraki Wins Silver in Women’s Park Skateboarding; Tokyo Games Gold Medalist Sakura Yosozumi Finishes 10th
Kokona Hiraki won the silver in the women’s park skateboarding event at the Paris Olympics on Tue...
August 7, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan’s Kenichiro Fumita Wins Gold in Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling; Nonoka Ozaki Wins Bronze
PARIS — Japan’s Kenichiro Fumita defeated China’s Cao Liguo in the men’s 60-kilogram Greco-Roman ...
August 7, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsTokyo Gold Medalist Susaki Defeated in Women’s Wrestling 50-Kilogram Division
Japan’s Yui Susaki lost to India’s Vinesh Vinesh 2-3 in her first match in the women’s wrestling ...
August 6, 2024
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Olympics & Paralympics‘Protest Fee’ for Artistic Swimming Goes Viral as Japan Moves Up to 3rd Place After Challenge at Paris Olympics
PARIS — Social media was abuzz over the “protest fee” system in artistic swimming as Japan rose t...
August 6, 2024
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MarketsSelling Spurred Selling Monday in Tokyo as Investors Panicked; Nikkei Index Lost Over 7,600 Points in 3 Trading Days
The Tokyo stock market was deeply shaken Monday by a combination of concerns about a U.S. economi...
August 6, 2024
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General NewsMonk Vows to Keep Story Alive of Uncle Killed by A-Bomb; Attends Peace Ceremony in Hiroshima for First Time
Akinobu Tooyama attended the peace memorial ceremony on Tuesday in Hiroshima for the first time t...
August 6, 2024
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MarketsJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rebound from Epic Drop with Record Rise on Tuesday; Nikkei, Topix See Biggest Point Gains in History
The Tokyo stock market was on an all-out rise Tuesday in reaction to its largest-ever decline on ...
August 6, 2024
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EconomyReal Wages Up for 1st Time in 27 Months
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages grew for the first time in 27 months i...
August 6, 2024
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General NewsHiroshima Commemorates 79th Anniversary of A-bombing; Mayor Kazumi Matsui Conveys Need for Dialogue to World Leaders
HIROSHIMA — Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui stressed the importance of dialogue for world leaders a...
August 6, 2024
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MarketsKishida Says Govt to Continue Monitoring Stock Market; PM Cites Need for Calm, Plus Cooperation With BOJ
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida spoke about turbulent stock prices at a press conference after the a...
August 6, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan Gymnast Shinnosuke Oka Claims 3rd Gold Medal at Paris Olympics; Men’s Volleyball Loses to Italy in Quarterfinals
PARIS — Shinnosuke Oka took home the gold medal in the horizontal bar and bronze in the parallel ...
August 6, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese Men’s Volleyball Team Suffers Heartbreaking Defeat; Loses 2-3 to Italy in Quarterfinals at Paris Olympics
PARIS — The Japanese men’s volleyball team lost a nail-biting quarterfinal to Italy at the Paris ...
August 6, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialPirate Sites: International Monitoring System Must Be Strengthened
Pirate sites that translate Japanese manga and anime into foreign languages without permission an...
August 6, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Allegations over Secretary’s Salary: Swindling Public Money Is A Betrayal of The People
Many people must feel disgusted as the problem of “politics and money” has surfaced yet again. Ho...
August 6, 2024
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Travel SpotsSendai Tanabata Festival Begins; 3,000 Colorful Decorations Delight Visitors to Northern Japan City
SENDAI — People walk under huge, colorful decorations at the Sendai Tanabata Festival in Sendai o...
August 6, 2024