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FashionEnvironmentally Friendly Attire Showcased at Tokyo Fashion Week; Brand Displays Clothes Dyed with Low-Water Technology
Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo for the spring and summer 2025 season opened on Monday, with about 30 ...
September 4, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentSolar Panel Recycling Could Soon Be Mandatory in Japan; Mass Disposal in 2030s Poses Environmental Threat
The government plans to make it mandatory to recycle solar panels, it has been learned. While the...
September 3, 2024
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Associated PressPope Opens Asia Odyssey with Stop in Indonesia to Rally Catholics, Hail Religious Freedom Tradition
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Indonesia on Tuesday at the start of the longes...
September 3, 2024
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Associated PressFierce Storm Blows out of Northern Philippines after Leaving 14 Dead in Landslides and Floods
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A fierce storm was blowing out of the northern Philippines Tuesday aft...
September 3, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsKarasawa Fisnishes in 4th in 1,500 T11 Final; Does Not Add Medal to 5,000 T11 Silver
Kenya Karasawa missed out on a medal in the men’s 1,500-meter T11 final at the Paris Paralympics ...
September 3, 2024
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EnvironmentJapan Declares Eradication of Mongoose on Amami-Oshima
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Environment Ministry on Tuesday declared the eradication of non-native m...
September 3, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentFaction Led by Kishida Faction Dissolves
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling party faction formerly led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tue...
September 3, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentYoshimasa Hayashi Enters Race for President of Japan’s LDP; Chief Cabinet Secretary Also Ran for Post in 2012
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi announced his candidacy for the ruling Liberal Democrat...
September 3, 2024
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ReutersClimate Change Puts Kimchi at Risk in S. Korea
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) — South Korea’s famous kimchi is falling victim to climate chang...
September 3, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan Takes 1st Gold in Wheelchair Rugby; Team Captain Survived Car Accident that Burned 75％ of His Body
PARIS — After taking bronze in two Paralympics, Japan’s wheelchair rugby team finally reached the...
September 3, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsCheers in Paris, Japan Spur on Wheelchair Rugby Team; Long-Sought Paralympic Gold Fulfils Captain’s Promise
PARIS — Japan won a long-sought gold medal in wheelchair rugby on Monday, defeating the United St...
September 3, 2024
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General NewsArtwork Based on A-Bombed Tricycle to Be on Permanent Display at Geneva Museum; Japanese, U.S. Artists Collaborate to Convey Memories
A bronze artwork based on the tricycle of a child killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima will ...
September 3, 2024
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ObituariesJames Darren, ‘Gidget’ Teen Idol, Singer and Director, Dies at 88
LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Darren, a teen idol who helped ignite the 1960s surfing craze as a chari...
September 3, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan Defeats U.S. to Claim Wheelchair Rugby Gold at Paris Paralympics; Japan’s Paralympic Medal Rush Continues
PARIS — The Japanese wheelchair rugby team won gold at the Paris Paralympics on Monday, defeating...
September 3, 2024
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General NewsNews in Pictures / Slow-Moving Typhoon Shanshan Wreaks Havoc Across Wide Swath of Japan
Typhoon Shanshan turned into a tropical cyclone on Sunday off the Pacific coast of the Tokai regi...
September 3, 2024