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Japan In FocusSimple Shaved Ice Shop Will Cool You Down in Summer; Setagaya Ward Shop in Business for 45 Years
Stifling heat engulfed me on a sunny day during the rainy season the moment I stepped out of the ...
August 12, 2025
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General NewsStorytellers Pass On Experiences of War Survivors in Kunitachi Lecture Series; Program to Preserve War Memories Marks 10th Anniversary This Year
In an effort to pass down the experiences of people who lived through atomic bombings and air rai...
August 12, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Homers in 3rd Straight Game, but Dodgers’ Malaise Continues in Another Loss
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani's latest home run binge hasn't been enough to spark the Los ...
August 12, 2025
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General NewsKyoto Restaurant’s Riverside Platform Collapses; 2 Fall into River but Successfully Climb Out
KYOTO — An employee of a restaurant near the Kibune River in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, made an emergency...
August 12, 2025
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General NewsJR Chuo Rapid Service Suspended between Tokyo and Takao; Accident at Kunitachi Station
JR Chuo Line rapid trains are suspended between Tokyo and Takao stations due to a personal accide...
August 12, 2025
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General NewsTyphoon Podul Not Expected to Make Landfall on Main Okinawa Island, Main Japan Island
Typhoon Podul, or Typhoon No. 11, was moving in a westward direction south of the main Okinawa is...
August 12, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialBudget Request Ceilings: Where Is The Mechanism To Curb Spending?
How can the ballooning national budget be curbed without cutting existing expenditures? Governmen...
August 12, 2025
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Accidents at Fireworks Displays: Don’t Leave Safety Management to On-Site Workers
Accidents involving fireworks, which light up the night sky, have been occurring one after anothe...
August 12, 2025
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General NewsLanterns Floated on River to Commemorate 1985 JAL Plane Crash, Mourn Victims; 520 Died in Accident
Lanterns for the repose of souls were floated Monday on the river flowing at the foot of a ridge ...
August 12, 2025
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August 12, 2025
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General NewsKyu Sakamoto’s Widow Yukiko Kashiwagi Talks About 40 Years Since JAL Plane Crash
Actress Yukiko Kashiwagi, who lost her husband, well-known singer Kyu Sakamoto, in a Japan Airlin...
August 12, 2025
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Travel SpotsYellow Blanket of Sunflowers Delights Visitors in Fukushima Pref., Japan; About 2 Mil. in Full Bloom Provide Stunning View
Sunflowers in full bloom greet visitors on a slope at Sannokura ski resort in Kitakata, Fukushima...
August 12, 2025
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General NewsPart of National Highway Collapses in Ishikawa Pref., Japan; 1 Seriously Injured After 3 Vehicles Fall
NANAO, Ishikawa — A part of National Highway Route 249 collapsed in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, a...
August 12, 2025
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Washington PostMothers Are Leaving the Workforce, Erasing Pandemic Gains
Working mothers, who helped drive much of the job market’s post-pandemic comeback, are leaving th...
August 12, 2025
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Washington PostA Peace Vigil Sits near the White House. A Congressman Wants It Gone.
Just beyond the tall metal fence encircling the White House, visitors from Europe paused outside ...
August 12, 2025