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ElectionsStrategies Emerge Amid Campaign for Tokyo Governor; Koike Focuses on Official Duties, Renho on Speeches
Candidates took to the streets in rainy weather to make speeches on Sunday, the first Sunday sinc...
June 24, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialInquiring About Sex Crime Records: Ensuring Children’s Safety Should Be Top Priority
To protect children from sex crimes, it is important to properly implement a newly established sy...
June 24, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Okinawa Memorial Day: Specific Measures Vital to Defend Peace
Still today, many lives are being senselessly taken in Ukraine and the Palestinian territory of G...
June 24, 2024
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BaseballYusei Kikuchi Permits Four Runs and Eight Hits in Two-plus Innings; Guardians Beat Blue Jays 6-5
Josh Naylor and Steven Kwan each homered in the fourth inning as the Cleveland Guardians won 6-5 ...
June 24, 2024
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General NewsForeign Students Among 300 at Michinoku Coastal Trail Event; Participants Walk in Miyagi Prefecture Despite Rain
SENDAI — The fifth anniversary of the full opening of the Michinoku Coastal Trail, a nature trail...
June 24, 2024
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General NewsTokyo’s Literary Bars: A Place Famous Writers Grabbed Drinks, Gained Inspiration; Many Artists Still Gather to Discuss Their Crafts
Just off a busy high-end shopping street and down a dimly lit alleyway in the Ginza district of T...
June 24, 2024
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Associated PressIt’s Not as World-Famous as Ramen or Sushi. but the Humble Onigiri Is Soul Food in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — The word "onigiri" became part of the Oxford English Dictionary this year, proof tha...
June 24, 2024
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ReutersFire Breaks Out at South Korea Battery Plant, 20 Bodies Found, Yonhap Reports
SEOUL (Reuters) - A fire broke out at a lithium battery manufacturing plant in South Korea on Mon...
June 24, 2024
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General NewsTokyo, Neighboring Prefectures Experience Severe Heat; Mercury Hits 35 C or Higher in 12 Locations
Temperatures rose mainly in eastern Japan on Monday and reached 35 C or higher in 12 locations ac...
June 24, 2024
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Manga & AnimeSand Art Honors Legendary Manga ‘Cyborg 009’ in Miyagi Pref. City; Celebrating 60th Anniversary of Publication
A sand sculpture featuring characters from the classic manga “Cyborg 009” by the late Shotaro Ish...
June 24, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentFormer PM Suga Referenced Change of PM in Next Election; Critical of Revised Political Funds Control Law Handling
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party appeared on the Bungeishunju...
June 24, 2024
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested for Allegedly Catching Cats with Cage Traps, Drowning Them in River
A farmer in Yukuhashi, Fukuoka Prefecture, was arrested for allegedly catching cats with cage tra...
June 24, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentApproval of Kishida Cabinet Sinks to New Low of 23％; Japanese Public Rebuffs Law Revision, Fixed Tax Cuts
The approval rate for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida fell to 23%, the lowest level s...
June 24, 2024
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Imperial FamilyJapan Emperor Visits Japan House London, Meets Japanese People Living in Britain
LONDON — The Emperor visited the Japan House London, an overseas hub established by the Ministry ...
June 24, 2024
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Japan In FocusOld Warehouse-Turned-Multi-Purpose Facility with Library in Koshigaya Offers Unique Space for Socializing
KOSHIGAYA, Saitama — In Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, not far from Koshigaya Station on the Tobu...
June 24, 2024