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General NewsVictims Remembered 4 Years after Rain Disaster in Kumamoto
Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Pref. (Jiji Press)—Bereaved families and others on Sunday prayed for those ki...
June 30, 2024
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EconomyPrices of over 10,000 Food and Beverage Items to Rise This Year; Figure is down from over 30,000 Last Year
The number of food and beverage products whose prices have been or will be raised this year is ex...
June 30, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Homers in the Third Inning; Seven-run 11th Inning as the Dodgers Beat the Giants 14-7
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Will Smith knocked in two runs to start a seven-run 11th inning, and the Los...
June 30, 2024
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EuropeUkraine Official Says $4.25 Billion of Grain Stolen by Russia
Kyiv (Jiji Press)—Russia has stolen up to $4.25 billion in grain from Ukrainian territory since i...
June 30, 2024
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TroubleshooterI Feel Resentment Toward My son’s Wife for Going Abroad on a Working Holiday
I’m a female contract worker in my 60s. My son and his wife are in their early 30s, and they got ...
June 30, 2024
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TroubleshooterI Want to Live Happily with My Wife, But She No Longer Talks to Me
I’m a male company employee in my 50s, and I’m struggling with my relationship with my wife, who ...
June 30, 2024
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Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPANWalking through Japan’s Waterfall Paradise Created by Lava; Highly Carbonated Hot Springs Also Popular at Hida-Osaka in Gifu Pref.
HIDA-OSAKA, Gifu -- The roar of a waterfall pierces the serenity of the forest as the wind carrie...
June 30, 2024
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Social SeriesJapan 2050: Changing Lifestyles / Private Sector Tries Innovative Ways to Help Depopulating Regions Survive
In a rural part of Chiba Prefecture, a Tokyo housing construction company brought to reality a ho...
June 30, 2024
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CompaniesToyota to Introduce 4-Day Workweek for Some Employees; Company Hopes More Flexible Schedules Will Boost Worker Motivation
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce a new work system this year that will allow some clerical a...
June 30, 2024
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ObituariesWriter Yang Seok-il Dies at 87; Top Writer Among Koreans Living in Japan with ‘Blood and Bones’
Writer Yang Seok-il, who was a top writer among Koreans living in Japan with such works as “Bet t...
June 29, 2024
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CompaniesMajor Airline Companies in Japan Join Forces to Tackle Staff Harassment; JAL, ANA Launch Guidelines to Protect Employees
ANA Holdings Inc. and Japan Airlines Co. have jointly developed guidelines to help protect employ...
June 29, 2024
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TechnologyJapan to Promote Development of New Research Reactors to Achieve Decarbonization; Ministry Eyes Nuclear Power as ‘Leading Option’
The science and technology ministry has envisaged measures to promote the development of new rese...
June 29, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Marks 1,000 Days in Office; Plagued by Low Approval Ratings Despite Policy Achievements
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida marked 1,000 days in office Saturday but, despite the policy achieve...
June 29, 2024
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Associated PressAlec Baldwin’s Case on Track for Trial in July as Judge Denies Request to Dismiss
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A court ruling on Friday put an involuntary manslaughter case against Alec ...
June 29, 2024
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Associated PressHere’s why It would be Tough for Democrats to Replace Joe Biden on the Presidential Ticket
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's halting debate performance has led some in his own party ...
June 29, 2024