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General NewsSanyo Shinkansen Line to Halt Operations Between Hakata, Hiroshima Stations on Sunday Due to Heavy Rain
West Japan Railway Co. will halt all remaining operations of the Sanyo Shinkansen Line between Ha...
August 10, 2025
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ObituariesJapanese Soccer Legend Kunishige Kamamoto Dies at 81
Tokyo, Aug. 10 (Jiji Press) — Kunishige Kamamoto, who was widely considered the greatest striker ...
August 10, 2025
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TroubleshooterI Received a Request from My Estranged Father After 40 Years Apart
I’m a woman in my 50s working part-time. My parents are divorced, and I have lived apart from my ...
August 10, 2025
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ReutersChinese Diplomat Liu Jianchao Taken in for Questioning, WSJ Reports
Aug 10 (Reuters) - Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat widely seen as a potential future fore...
August 10, 2025
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BaseballOhtani Hits 40th Home Run of the Season in the Dodgers’ Game against the Blue Jays
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 40th home run of the season Saturday night in the fifth ...
August 10, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialDelay in retrieving nuclear debris: Take practical, realistic steps toward decommissioning
Given the difficult road ahead toward decommissioning the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, re...
August 10, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Inflating invalid vote numbers: Lack of respect for law among ward officials appalling
Trust in elections will be undermined if local government officials, who are in a position to ove...
August 10, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Makes No Mention of ‘Nuclear Sharing’ Theory at Atomic Bombing Anniversaries; Remarks Criticized as Inconsistent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba left out any mention of his “nuclear sharing” theory, in which Japa...
August 10, 2025
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BaseballFormer Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki’s No. 51 Retired; Becomes First Japanese Player to Have Retired Number in Majors
Former Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks during a ceremony to retire his No. 51...
August 10, 2025
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Asia-PacificOver 200 Kindergarteners Poisoned from Meals Containing Lead in China; Levels of Lead Were 2,000 Times Higher Than Govt Limits
TIANSHUI, China — Meals mixed with pigments that contained lead were served at a kindergarten in ...
August 10, 2025
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TroubleshooterHow Do I Handle Living with My Unpredictably Moody Mother?
I’m a female nurse in my 30s working at a clinic. I live with my parents due to my health concern...
August 10, 2025
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Obituaries
Japan’s Soccer Legend Kunishige Kamamoto Dies at 81
Japan's soccer legend Kunishige Kamamoto died at the age of 81 at a hospital in Osaka on Sunday.<...
August 10, 2025
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General NewsStreetcar Hit by Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima Makes Special Run; Operation Marked 80th Anniversary of Service Resumption
HIROSHIMA — A streetcar that was hit by the atomic bomb resumed service for a day in Hiroshima, t...
August 10, 2025
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Washington PostThe U.S., China, the Panama Canal — and the Community Caught in the Middle
ARRAIJÁN, Panama - In the mounting fight between the United States and China for influence over t...
August 10, 2025
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Washington PostWhy It’s Been Such a Slow Congressional Retirement Season
The odd-year summer break from legislative action on Capitol Hill can be a tense waiting period t...
August 10, 2025