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Other SportsSkating star Hanyu pulls out of NHK Trophy with ankle injury
Two-time Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu has pulled out of next week’s NHK Trophy after...
November 4, 2021
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Imperial FamilyFather of Japan’s Crown Princess Kiko dies at 81
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tatsuhiko Kawashima, the father of Japan’s Crown Princess Kiko and a professor ...
November 4, 2021
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CoronavirusTokyo logs 14 new coronavirus cases
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo confirmed 14 new cases of novel coronavirus infection on Thursday, down b...
November 4, 2021
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EconomyRCEP participants hope economy will recover, but wary of China
With the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership set to take effect on Jan. 1, hopes are growing...
November 4, 2021
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General NewsFamous Japanese mountain road comes alive with fall colors in Nikko
An aerial view shows autumnal leaves at their peak around the Irohazaka, a pair of winding roads in ...
November 4, 2021
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Politics & GovernmentMonth in office, Kishida wants to carry out policies promptly
Marking his first month in office Thursday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he wants to implement ...
November 4, 2021
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Performing ArtsTakarazuka Revue keeps evolving, takes on challenges
The Takarazuka Revue Company all-women theater group is going through some major changes this year. ...
November 4, 2021
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Political SeriesCharting a Course / CDPJ’s ‘cooperation’ strategy at a crossroads
This is the third and final installment of a series that explores where the country’s politics go af...
November 4, 2021
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ElectionsSince returning to power in 2012, LDP increasingly involved in narrow election battles
Of the 187 LDP candidates who won their single-seat constituencies in Sunday’s House of Representati...
November 4, 2021
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ElectionsOver 90% of Abe’s ‘terrible third-termers’ won in general election
The recent general election also drew attention to the voters’ judgment on “terrible third-termers” ...
November 4, 2021
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ElectionsParties for constitutional revision hold 3/4 of lower house seats
Seventy-five years have passed since the promulgation of the Constitution of Japan on Nov. 3, 1946. ...
November 4, 2021
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General NewsHot-air balloon festival takes off in Saga, western Japan
Colorful balloons take off from the banks of the Kase River Thursday morning in Saga City during the...
November 4, 2021
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General NewsBaseball icon Nagashima receives Order of Culture from Emperor
Shigeo Nagashima, the lifetime honorary manager of the Yomiuri Giants, was among those who received ...
November 4, 2021
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Outside Contributors
Being a kanji party organizer: The constructivist nature of honorifics
Yesterday in a writing class I pointed out that the correct pronoun to refer to a company is “it,” n...
November 4, 2021
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Yomiuri Editorial
Floating pumice disaster requires flexible action with focus on ports
A massive amount of floating pumice has drifted to the main island of Okinawa Prefecture and remote ...
November 4, 2021