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Insights Into The WorldGlut of Capital Behind Changes in Financial Markets
The trends in financial markets appear to have changed significantly over the past several years....
August 1, 2025
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Associated PressBeijing Officials Say 31 Older People Trapped in a Senior Center Died in Floods
BANGKOK (AP) — A group of elderly people trapped in a flooded nursing home were among at least 70...
August 1, 2025
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Performing Arts‘GeGeGe no Kitaro The Stage 2025’ Actor Yoshihiko Aramaki Speaks About His Role in New Stage Adaptation
Actor Yoshihiko Aramaki stars in “GeGeGe no Kitaro The Stage 2025,” currently running at the Meij...
August 1, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Signs Order Imposing New Tariffs on a Number of Trading Partners That Go into Effect in 7 Days
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tarif...
August 1, 2025
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Travel SpotsMural at Expo Depicts Town’s Recovery from 2011 Disaster, Made by Local Artist with Intellectual Disabilities
RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate/OSAKA — A massive mural by Asuka Tazaki, a 44-year-old artist with intellect...
August 1, 2025
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Defense & SecurityNational Cybersecurity Office Chief: Suspicious Communications that Can Be Cyberattacks Now Occur ‘Once Every 13 Seconds’
Yoichi Iida, the first head of the National Cybersecurity Office, told The Yomiuri Shimbun that s...
August 1, 2025
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General NewsTsunami Evacuations Brought Heatstroke Concerns, Traffic Congestion; Some Residents Reluctant to Flee
Traffic congestion and the risk of heatstroke were among the problems that emerged as people foll...
July 31, 2025
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General News22 Prefs across Japan Observe Tsunami After Quake Off Kamchatka; All Advisories Lifted
Tsunamis triggered by a powerful earthquake that struck off the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia on ...
July 31, 2025
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PerspectivesStories from Lodge in Northern Japan Alps Told in Book; Lodge Manager Tell Anecdotes on Life in Mountains
TOYAMA — An illustrator who manages a mountain lodge in Toyama has published a book which tells s...
July 31, 2025
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Imperial FamilyCrown Prince, Family Meet Child Reporters From Okinawa;Emperor Emeritus Was First to Hold Such Meetings
Elementary and junior high school students from Okinawa Prefecture experienced work as journalist...
July 31, 2025
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General NewsJMA Lifts All Tsunami Advisories Issued After Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake
At 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted the tsunami advisories it had is...
July 31, 2025
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Crime & Courts300-M.-Yen Fine Upheld for Dentsu Group over Bid-Rigging
Tokyo, July 31 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo High Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering adv...
July 31, 2025
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General NewsSurvey Finds Childcare Leave-Taking Rate Among Men Reached Record High 40.5% in Fiscal 2024; Rate Tended to be Higher at Larger Workplaces, Lower at Smaller Ones
The rate at which eligible men took childcare leave was a record-high 40.5% in fiscal 2024, accor...
July 31, 2025
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BaseballVisitors to Giants Town Stadium Participate in Stargazing Event in Recently Opened Home of Baseball Farm Team
A stargazing event was held on Wednesday at Giants Town Stadium, the recently opened home of the ...
July 31, 2025
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General NewsResidents Return to Island Hit by 2024 Noto Quake; Much Cleanup Work Ahead as Ferry Service Resumes
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — About 50 people sailed to Hegurajima Island in the Sea of Japan aboard the pas...
July 31, 2025