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DeliciousTrumpeting the diverse wonders of washoku
Cooking experts and government officials are encouraging people to eat washoku Japanese cuisine more...
June 21, 2022
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ElectionsParty leaders face off ahead of election campaigns
The leaders of nine ruling and opposition parties participated in an in-person debate at the Japan N...
June 21, 2022
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GlobalAtomic bomb survivor calls nuclear weapons ‘absolute evil’ at Vienna conference
VIENNA — An 82-year-old Japanese survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki said Monday th...
June 21, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Experience adds up to making sense of math
“1529603487152...” This collection of figures appears on a glass door at the entrance to Sugaku Tai...
June 21, 2022
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GlobalDelegates assemble in Vienna for 1st meeting of nuclear weapons ban treaty
VIENNA — Austria’s capital will host the first meeting of the states parties to the Treaty on the Pr...
June 21, 2022
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Japan In FocusConductor Sado named Tokyo ward music ambassador
TOKYO — Globally renowned conductor Yutaka Sado has assumed the post of “Sumida music ambassador” to...
June 21, 2022
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Japan In FocusAfter hiatus, Tohoku festival wows crowds in Akita
AKITA — The Tohoku Kizuna Festival, a two-day summer festival comprising smaller jamborees from six ...
June 21, 2022
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Imperial FamilyEmperor and Empress attend Japan Art Academy’s awards ceremony
The Emperor and Empress attended the Japan Art Academy’s 78th awards ceremony at the Headquarters of...
June 21, 2022
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Washington PostA Black Republican tries to bring in Black voters to the GOP
COLUMBUS, Ga. – Jeremy Hunt sprang to the front of the large DoubleTree Hotel conference room to add...
June 21, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChinese ships spotted southeast of Cape Inubosaki
Three Chinese naval vessels, including two guided missile destroyers, have been detected sailing sou...
June 21, 2022
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Washington PostSpeaker at meeting of Ginni Thomas group called Biden’s win illegitimate long after Jan. 6, video shows
Two months after rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to help President Donald Trump stay ...
June 21, 2022
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General NewsEx-member of KAT-TUN found guilty over drugs
NAGOYA (Jiji Press) — Koki Tanaka, a former member of the Japanese pop idol group KAT-TUN, faced on ...
June 21, 2022
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ReutersMacau shuts most businesses amid COVID outbreak, casinos stay open
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The world’s biggest gambling hub Macau began its second day of mass COVID-19 t...
June 21, 2022
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General NewsGovt job exam passers from the University of Tokyo hit record low
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of people from the University of Tokyo who passed Japan’s career-tra...
June 21, 2022
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ReutersUAE to build Red Sea port in Sudan in $6 billion investment package
CAIRO (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates will build a new Red Sea port in Sudan as part of a $6 bi...
June 21, 2022