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General News
Yamanashi Pref. Town May Replace Mt. Fuji View-Blocking Screen; Considering Installing More Resilient Brown One Instead
FUJIKAWAGUCHIKO, Yamanashi — The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, is con...
June 26, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Refusal of Organ Transplants: Ensure Patients Do Not Miss Out Due to Circumstances at Hospitals
There has been a spate of cases in which operations to transplant organs from people who were dec...
June 26, 2024
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Washington Post
We’ve Been Accidentally Cooling the Planet — and It’s about to Stop
It is widely accepted that humans have been heating up the planet for over a century by burning c...
June 26, 2024
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General News
Risk of Heat Wave in Japan Higher Than Usual July-Sept.; Meteorological Agency Calls for Preventative Measures for Heatstroke
A higher-than-usual risk of a heat wave is expected from July to September as the North Pacific H...
June 26, 2024
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Japan In Focus
Hokutosei Sleeper Train Welcomes Guests for Exclusive Stay in Ibaraki Prefecture
CHIKUSEI, Ibaraki — How about staying with a group in the Hokutosei express sleeper train that on...
June 26, 2024
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General News
Climber Loses Consciousness on Mt. Fuji; Taken to Nearby Hospital
One member of a pair climbers lost consciousness while climbing Mt. Fuji, and Yamanashi Prefectur...
June 26, 2024
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Imperial Family
Japan-U.K. Relations Focus of Emperor’s Speech at State Banquet; King Charles Welcomes Imperial Couple Back to U.K.
LONDON — The Emperor emphasized the significance of the friendship between Japan and the United K...
June 26, 2024
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Imperial Family
Japan Emperor, Empress Attend Welcome Ceremony with King Charles, Queen Camilla
LONDON — The Emperor and the Empress attended a welcome ceremony held in their honor in central L...
June 26, 2024
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Social Series
Tsukiji Outer Market; surviving and thriving / Tsukiji Preserves Outer Market Culture with New Rules; History of District from Great Kanto Quake to COVID-19
“Tsukiji used to be a place where business and daily life were close-knit,” said Yoshiko Yamazaki...
June 26, 2024
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Baseball
Shohei Ohtani Hits NL-leading 24th Homer as the Dodgers Top the Lowly White Sox 4-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit a leadoff homer and a tiebreaking RBI single, helping the Los An...
June 26, 2024
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Japan In Focus
T-rexcellent Race Heats Up Dinosaur Festival in Toyama; Race Included over 350 Participants Wearing T-Rex Suits
TOYAMA — It’s not every day you see multiple extinct apex predators racing against each other tow...
June 26, 2024
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Associated Press
US Rep. Lauren Boebert wins Republican House primary after switching districts in Colorado
DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won Tuesday's Republican primary in a U.S. House race that...
June 26, 2024
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Science
Thousands of People Die of Snakebites in Kenya Annually
MWINGI, Kenya (AP) — Esther Kangali felt a sharp pain while on her mother’s farm in eastern Kenya...
June 26, 2024
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Defense & Security
Japan’s Air Self-Defense Force to Hold Joint Drills with German, French and Spanish Forces July 19-25
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara announced at a press conference Tuesday that the Air Self-Defense ...
June 26, 2024
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Political Cartoons
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June 26, 2024