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Imperial FamilyJapanese Princess Aiko comes of age at 20
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor and Empress Masako, turned 20 on Wedne...
December 1, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialCDPJ must strive to rebuild under new leader with constructive policies
How will the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition party, revitalize itse...
December 1, 2021
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General NewsOsaka prefectural assembly members to get cost-saving pins
OSAKA — The material for the Osaka prefectural assembly members’ pins is to be changed to wood, in p...
December 1, 2021
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Associated PressAuthorities: Student kills 3, wounds 8 at Michigan school
OXFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 15-year-old sophomore opened fire at his Michigan high school on Tue...
December 1, 2021
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Associated PressUS panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck
WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID...
December 1, 2021
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Crime & CourtsPilfered Yaizu Port bonito sold illegally for decades
SHIZUOKA — Fisheries cooperative employees in Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture, were found to have sold bo...
December 1, 2021
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BaseballBaseball legend Ichiro holds clinic at Tokyo high school
Former Seattle Mariners superstar Ichiro Suzuki, who received a touching letter from a group of high...
November 30, 2021
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ElectionsIzumi elected CDPJ leader
Kenta Izumi, chairperson of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s policy research council, ...
November 30, 2021
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General NewsJob fair with participants’ faces fully covered breaks down barriers
A unique job fair was held in which the faces of students and company representatives were fully cov...
November 30, 2021
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Crown Prince Akishino turns 56, discusses lack of ceremonies for daughter’s marriage
Ahead of his 56th birthday on Tuesday, Crown Prince Akishino held a press conference at which he dis...
November 30, 2021
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DeliciousAdding bit of heat, tartness to warm up cold autumn evenings
Autumn is a season when one with a good appetite can enjoy fresh ingredients until the heart’s conte...
November 30, 2021
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DeliciousConsumers seek solace in super spicy foods
Variety may be the spice of life, but how zesty should it be? Judging from consumer sentiments, some...
November 30, 2021
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CoronavirusA man in 30s first in Japan to be confirmed infected with omicron variant
A man in his 30s who had spent time in the southern African country of Namibia was confirmed to be i...
November 30, 2021
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CoronavirusLearning from past mistakes, Japan aims preemptive strike at omicron
Learning from the insufficient response to the coronavirus crisis by the cabinets of former prime mi...
November 30, 2021
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Books & LiteratureUrge to apologize, understand leads author deep into roots
It’s a story many children of immigrants can relate to: Just trying to fit in, but constantly being ...
November 30, 2021