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General NewsYOL Posts Expo News in ‘Easy’ Japanese, Aiming to Help Foreign Residents, Visitors with Basic Grasp of Language
The Yomiuri Online releases “easy Japanese” news about the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on its website ...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsSurvey: Only One Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor Who Was Within 500 Meters of Hypocenter Remains Alive
Among the close-range hibakusha atomic bomb survivors who were within 500 meters of the hypocente...
July 30, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialUnjustified Compulsory Executions: Funds from Fraud Victims Must Not be Illicitly Withdrawn
If funds that should be used to compensate victims of investment scams and other crimes are being...
July 30, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Foreign Ministry Looks to Improve Economic Diplomacy with Organizational Shakeup
The Foreign Ministry has announced that it will establish new divisions to back up its efforts re...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsJapan City Apologizes After Herons Found Dead after Trees Cut Down; Officials Believe Birds Lost Their Nests Before Independence
TOYAMA — As many as 107 herons found dead in a park in central Toyama last month died because the...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsJapan City Sees Temperature Reach Record 41.2 C; Figure Breaks Previous Record Set in 2018
The temperature in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, reached 41.2 C on Wednesday, the highest ever to be r...
July 30, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Japan-U.S. Tariff Agreement: Collaborative Projects Should be Steadily Promoted
The tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States have been settled, and the focus will...
July 30, 2025
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General News1.3-Meter-High Tsunami Hits Iwate Prefecture Port Following Massive Earthquake Near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
A 1.3-meter-high tsunami was observed at Kuji Port in Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, at 1:52 p.m. on Wed...
July 30, 2025
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Associated PressPalestinian Death Toll in Israel-Hamas War Passes 60,000, Gaza Health Ministry Says
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed during the Israel...
July 30, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Ruling LDP Decides to Hold Meeting of Party Lawmakers of Both Houses; Meeting to Focus on Responsibility for Upper House Election Defeat
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to hold a general meeting of its members from both hous...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsTEPCO Announces Delay to Large-Scale Retrieval of Debris at N-Plant; 2051 Still Eyed for End of Process
The start of the large-scale retrieval of melted nuclear fuel from reactors at Tokyo Electric Pow...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsJapan Sees 1st 40 C Temperature of the Year; Mercury Rises to 40.6 C in Kyoto Prefecture City
The temperature rose to 40.6 C in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, at 1:47 p.m. Wednesday, marking ...
July 30, 2025
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CompaniesToyota Global Output, Sales Hit Record Highs in January-June
TOKYO, July 30 (Reuters) - Toyota 7203.T said on Wednesday its worldwide output and sales reached...
July 30, 2025
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General NewsTyphoon Krosa Set to Remain Near Japan’s Ogasawara Islands until Thursday; Weather Agency Warns of High Waves, Landslides
Typhoon Krosa, also known as Typhoon No. 9, remained almost stationary off the coast of the Ogasa...
July 30, 2025
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Associated PressRussia Kills 27 Civilians in Ukraine as the Kremlin Remains Defiant over Trump Threats
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Glide bombs and ballistic missiles struck a Ukrainian prison and a medical f...
July 30, 2025