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Travel SpotsGiant Maze in Corn Field Entertains Visitors in Fukushima
A giant maze has been created in a corn field at Iwase Farm, which straddles Kagamiishi Town and ...
August 25, 2024
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DeliciousDried Wakame Seaweed Provides Variety of Flexible Dish Options; Mineral-Rich Food can Give Relief During Japan’s Sweaty Summers
Wakame seaweed is a mineral-rich food that you want to eat regularly during the sweaty summer sea...
August 25, 2024
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PerspectivesFantastic Lights Punctuate the Darkness at Enoshima Shrine Near Tokyo; About 1,000 Lanterns Light up Island to Entrance Visitors
FUJISAWA, Kanagawa — About 1,000 lanterns have been set up around Enoshima Island for the 17th annua...
August 25, 2024
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TroubleshooterMy Son is in His 50s and Wants to Quit His Job to Study Abroad
I’m a woman in my 80s. I would like to ask for advice about my son who is in his mid-50s.
August 25, 2024
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TroubleshooterI Wish I Could Escape My Mentally Unstable Mother; I Don’t Want to Leave My Father Overburdened
I’m a teenage girl. I have failed my university entrance exams and am continuing my studies to re...
August 25, 2024
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TechnologyGovt to Develop AI-Equipped Drones to Identify Suspicious People in Disaster-Hit Areas
The government plans to develop a drone equipped with artificial intelligence and cameras that ca...
August 25, 2024
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General NewsShizuoka Pref. City Offers Foreigners Free Japanese Language Classes; Aims to Raise Non-Natives to Daily Conversation Level
Hamamatsu, a city with about 30,000 foreign residents in Shizuoka Prefecture, has launched an ini...
August 25, 2024
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CompaniesMarubeni Looks to Cut Emissions for Sewage Treatment; Sludge to Be Burned Using Danish Startup’s Tech
Marubeni Corp. is set to launch a business that cuts emissions for sewage treatment. Currently, m...
August 24, 2024
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Travel SpotsTottori: Ferry Link to South Korea Resumes Services; Ocean Voyage to Donghae Takes 15 Hours One Way
SAKAIMINATO, Tottori — A cargo and passenger ferry ship connecting Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefectur...
August 24, 2024
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ReutersGerman Police Hunt for Assailant in Festival Stabbing that Killed 3
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Police hunted on Saturday for an unknown assailant hours after he killed th...
August 24, 2024
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ReutersPakistani Singles Defy Tradition, Search for Spouses in Person
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) - Dozens of young singles gathered this week to meet potential marriag...
August 24, 2024
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ReutersPhilippines Urges China to Halt ‘Provocative and Dangerous’ Actions after Flare Incidents
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines called on Beijing on Saturday to "immediately cease all provoc...
August 24, 2024
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ReutersFormer Trump Rival Haley, in Taiwan, Says Isolationism not Healthy
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Nikki Haley, a former rival to Donald Trump for the U.S. Republican presidenti...
August 24, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialTurbulent Stock Prices: BOJ Should Communicate Carefully with Markets
The phase of normalizing monetary measures comes with a risk of significant market volatility. It...
August 24, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Harris’ Speech: Can She Live up to ‘Yes, She Can’ Slogan
There is no doubt that U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, who was hastily chosen as the Democrati...
August 24, 2024