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General NewsMusashino assembly rejects ordinance on foreigners’ voting rights
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The assembly of the city of Musashino in Tokyo at a plenary meeting Tuesday vot...
December 21, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentJapan executes 3 death-row inmates
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Justice Ministry said Tuesday that three death-row inmates, including a man...
December 21, 2021
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Crime & CourtsInvestigators think suspect in Osaka arson tried to seal emergency exit before blaze
OSAKA — Officials investigating the fatal fire at a clinic in Kita Ward, Osaka City, said adhesive t...
December 21, 2021
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Politics & Government
Japan to launch agency for children, families in FY 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Tuesday adopted a basic policy for creating a children’s and fam...
December 21, 2021
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Books & LiteratureHow a Fukushima-born bookworm became a U.S. senator
As a boy, this reviewer used to climb a green, leafy tree in Alabama to spend blissful hours sitting...
December 21, 2021
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ScienceJAXA starts accepting applications for new Japanese astronauts
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) started accepting applications for new Japanese astron...
December 21, 2021
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ScienceClose to 200,000 deaths possible if massive quake occurs off Japan’s northern Pacific coast
Nearly 200,000 people could be killed by tsunami if a massive earthquake occurs in the Japan Trench ...
December 21, 2021
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MuseumsTokyo: Simple, elegant home of literary ‘vagabond’
Fumiko Hayashi’s autobiography “Horoki” (Diary of a Vagabond) opens with the famous line, “I am dest...
December 21, 2021
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General NewsSapporo police: Death of actress likely suicide
Actress Sayaka Kanda died as a result of injuries sustained after falling from the window of her roo...
December 21, 2021
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General NewsRoaring effort
Miko shrine maidens prepare ema votive tablets ahead of the New Year holiday period at Yushima Tenji...
December 21, 2021
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General NewsTEPCO files for approval of treated water release at Fukushima N-plant
Tokyo Electric Power Holdings Inc. on Tuesday filed for approval of its plan to release treated radi...
December 21, 2021
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Defense & SecurityJapan to allocate ¥20 billion each year for training equipment as part of ‘sympathy budget’ for U.S. troops
The Japanese and U.S. governments have officially agreed that up to ¥20 billion will be allocated to...
December 21, 2021
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General NewsElectric eels power Christmas tree at Tokyo aquarium
Electric eels can be seen generating enough power to light up a Christmas tree at the Shinagawa Aqua...
December 21, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
‘Chinese-style’ poll deprived H.K. residents from expressing their will
There is no legitimacy at all to a “Chinese-style” election, where only candidates who pledge loyalt...
December 21, 2021
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EuropeEU moves to clampdown on golden passport, visa schemes
ST. JULIAN’S, Malta / BRUSSELS — The European Union is calling on its members to review or abolish c...
December 21, 2021