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Donald Keene’s LegacyLearning about Keene’s Wish for Peace from His Time in Hawaii; ‘No Such Thing As a Meaningful War’
Renowned scholar of Japanese literature Donald Keene had deep ties to Hawaii. His adopted son, Se...
August 11, 2025
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Donald Keene’s LegacyStudents Intensively Studied Japanese Language to be Naval Language Officer in Pacific War; Second-Generation Japanese Americans Recruited by U.S. Army
During World War II, the U.S. Navy needed to quickly train officers to read, write and speak Japa...
August 11, 2025
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CompaniesCompetition Intensifying Among Chinese Carmakers over EV Sales in Indonesia, Thailand; Japanese Automakers Concerned About Market Share Loss
BANGKOK — Competition is intensifying among Chinese automakers over electric vehicles sales in In...
August 11, 2025
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ScienceKyoto University Researchers Develops Highly Effective Non-Addictive Pain Reliever
A team of Kyoto University researchers has announced that they have found a powerful painkiller c...
August 10, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSome LDP Prefectural Chapters Lean Toward Early Presidential Election; Most Local Chapters to Begin Full-Fledged Discussions Soon
Prefectural chapters of the Liberal Democratic Party have begun taking action following the party...
August 10, 2025
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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