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Japan In FocusKyoto: Popular Haunted House Returns for This Summer Only, Providing Scares to Daimaru Visitors
KYOTO — A haunted house that once had Kyoto residents screaming has been brought back for a limit...
August 23, 2025
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General NewsNew Tsukiji Site’s Design Inspired by Traditional Japanese Fans, Signals Aim to Inherit Market’s Culture
Traditional Japanese folding fans will serve as the design inspiration for facilities in the rede...
August 23, 2025
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Crime & CourtsFake Police Uniforms Found at Cambodian Special Fraud Facility; 29 Japanese Nationals Arrested, Evidence Seized
Fake police uniforms were found at a facility in Poipet in northwestern Cambodia that were allege...
August 23, 2025
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Emperor, Empress Welcome African Leaders to Tea Ceremony at Palace
The Emperor and Empress hosted a tea ceremony at the Imperial Palace on Friday for leaders from v...
August 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentUpper House Election: CDPJ Lawmakers Criticize Party’s Upper House Election Summary, Some Call for Executives to Take Responsibility
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers voiced criticism about their party’s draft doc...
August 23, 2025
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Crime & CourtsSuspect Arrested over Alleged Murder of Kobe Woman, Saying He ‘Stabbed Her in the Stomach Once or Twice with a Knife’
KOBE — A 35-year-old suspect arrested over the alleged murder of a Kobe woman said he “stabbed he...
August 23, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (August 23)
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August 23, 2025
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BaseballOkinawa Shogaku Wins 1st High School Baseball Championship
The Yomiuri ShimbunOkinawa Shogaku players celebrate after beating Tokyo’s Nihon University Th...
August 23, 2025
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Associated PressThai Court Acquits Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra of Royal Defamation Charge
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of a royal defam...
August 23, 2025
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Associated PressPowell Signals Fed May Cut Rates Soon Even as Inflation Risks Remain
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday opened the door ever so s...
August 23, 2025
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Associated PressFormer Sri Lankan President Wickremesinghe Arrested on Allegations of Misusing State Funds
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Police in Sri Lanka arrested former President Ranil Wickremesinghe on F...
August 23, 2025
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CompaniesJR East Cancels Luxury Train Trip over Crew’s Drinking
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said Thursday that it will cancel one trip...
August 23, 2025
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Associated PressCanada Will Match US Tariff Exemptions under USMCA Trade Pact, Prime Minister Carney Says
TORONTO (AP) — Canada is dropping many of its retaliatory tariffs to match U.S. tariff exemptions...
August 23, 2025
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Japan In FocusEhime: Mt. Ishizuchi Rewards Climbers with Spectacular View, Writer Experiences Pull of Mountain Firsthand
SAIJO, Ehime — Straddling Saijo and Kumakogen in Ehime Prefecture, Mt. Ishizuchi is the highest m...
August 23, 2025
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Associated PressHegseth Fires General Whose Agency’s Intel Assessment of Damage from Iran Strikes Angered Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired a general whose agency's initial intel...
August 23, 2025