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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Launch Demining Initiative in Africa, Looking to Boost Agricultural Output on the Continent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba plans to announce a new framework to support demining in Africa at ...
August 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsTraditional Japanese Lanterns On Display at Tokyo Event; Colored Lights Synced to Music Entertain Visitors Daily
A wide array of traditional Japanese lanterns are on display at the KITTE Marunouchi commercial f...
August 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Intends to Announce Plan to Improve Africa-Asia Logistics Networks at TICAD 9; Japan Plans to Accelerate Copper Ore Corridor Development
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba intends to announce a plan to improve terrestrial logistics network...
August 14, 2025
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Defense & SecuritySDF Held Training Near Senkakus while Chinese Carriers were Deployed in Pacific; Exercise was Intended to Demonstrate Japan Could Counter China’s Navy
The Self-Defense Forces conducted attack training against aircraft carriers in June in the waters...
August 14, 2025
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General NewsPuffed Rice Machine Invented to Feed Hungry Children; Inventor Urges Today’s Young People to ‘Give It Their All’
Driven by her desire to feed hungry children, Toshiko Yoshimura invented a puffed rice snack mach...
August 14, 2025
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General NewsTrain Line Power Outage on Forces Thousands to Spend Night at Expo Site; Disruption Caused 8-Hr Suspension, Heatstroke Cases
OSAKA — Thousands of visitors to the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo were forced to spend the night at the...
August 14, 2025
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Asia-PacificChinese Govt Prohibits Fishing Boats from Activities around Senkaku Islands; Ban in Area Set to Expire on Saturday
FUJIAN PROVINCE, China — The Chinese government issued an order to prohibit fishers from operatin...
August 14, 2025
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (8/15-8/21)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. Vie...
August 14, 2025
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PerspectivesA Mirror-Image Game Turns Baseball on its Head
A special baseball game where only left-handed playing is allowed and the bases are run in a cloc...
August 14, 2025
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Crime & Courts3 Arrested Over Smuggling 1 Ton of Cannabis Into Japan; Cannabis, Worth ¥5.2 Bil., Smuggled from Vietnam to Tokyo Port
Three Vietnamese nationals have been arrested on suspicion of violating the Narcotics and Psychot...
August 14, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapan Eyes Fighter Jets, Missiles for Bolstering Defense of Nansei Islands; Prepares for Possible ’27 Taiwan Contingency
The Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces are quickly building up their capability to defe...
August 14, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial‘Ghost Fishing Gear’ Problem: Impact on Ecosystem Cannot be Left Unattended
Plastic fishing nets and ropes left behind in the sea threaten the lives of marine animals. There...
August 14, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Dismissal of U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Chief: Reckless Exercise of Power Threatens to Undermine Reliability
The dismissal of a senior government official threatens the reliability of U.S. economic data and...
August 14, 2025
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Travel SpotsGujo Odori Festival Kicks Off 4 Days of All-Night Dancing with Yukata-Clad Dancers in Gifu Pref.
GUJO, Gifu — The Tetsuya Odori dance event began on Wednesday in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture, as part o...
August 14, 2025
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Washington Post
Europeans, Zelensky Cite Unity with Trump Ahead of Putin Summit in Alaska
BRUSSELS - European leaders on Wednesday implored President Donald Trump to keep one key point in...
August 14, 2025