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Travel SpotsKyoto: City Govt. Plans Trial Project to Allow View of Gion Festival Procession from Rooftop; Trial Limited to 100 Applicants
KYOTO - A trial project allowing visitors to watch a festival procession from a rooftop garden wi...
June 21, 2024
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Associated PressUS will Redirect Air Defense Interceptor Missiles to Ukraine that Other Allies Had on Order
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House announced Thursday that it will rush delivery of air defense in...
June 21, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialNew Treaty between Russia, N. Korea: Pact Shows Blatant Disregard for International Order
Blatantly ignoring U.N. Security Council resolutions and sanctions, Russia and North Korea signed...
June 21, 2024
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Tokyo Gubernatorial Election Campaign Starts: Weight of Single Vote to Be Tested in Wild Race with Many Candidates
Campaigning has officially begun for the Tokyo gubernatorial election, an unprecedented race with...
June 21, 2024
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Travel SpotsWorshippers Purify in Seawater at Summer Solstice Festival in Mie; Early Morning Ritual Attended by About 200 People
ISE, Mie - Worshippers wearing white costumes purify themselves in the sea during the summer sols...
June 21, 2024
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General NewsYoga Practitioners Brave Tokyo Rains; Special Outdoor Event for International Day of Yoga
About 1,700 people strike a yoga pose while holding umbrellas in the drizzling rain on the summer...
June 21, 2024
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General NewsArgentina Withdraws from 2025 Osaka Expo
Tokyo, June 20 (Jiji Press) — Argentina has withdrawn from the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, we...
June 21, 2024
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General NewsRainy Season Starts in Tokyo, Elsewhere, 2 Weeks Later than Average; Regions Include Kanto-Koshin, Kinki, Tokai
The rainy season appears to have started in the Kanto-Koshin, Tokai and Kinki regions, the Japan ...
June 21, 2024
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General NewsJunior High English Textbook Referencing Mizuhara Replaced; Disgraced Interpreter Swapped Out For National Soccer Team Chef
An English textbook featuring Ippei Mizuhara, the former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star...
June 21, 2024
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General NewsShogi Star Sota Fujii Loses Major Title for 1st Time
Kofu, Yamanashi Pref., June 20 (Jiji Press) — Japanese shogi sensation Sota Fujii was beaten by h...
June 21, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Closes Lower as Tech Shares Drag; Value Stocks Up (Update 1)
TOKYO, June 21 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed slightly lower on Friday as losses...
June 21, 2024
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Film & TVIn ‘Confession,’ Toma Ikuta And Yang Ik-june Try To Kill Each Other; But In Real Life They Get Along Like Old Friends
Do you have a secret that you have decided to take to the grave? One you’ll never, ever want another...
June 21, 2024
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June 21, 2024
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Manga & AnimeDocumentary-Style, Autobiographical Manga Remembers 2 Gekiga Gods of the 1970s; Iga Depicts Fierce Competition Between Saito, Koike
The late Takao Saito, the author and artist of “Golgo 13,” told people he had decided exactly how he...
June 21, 2024
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General NewsBaby Pallas’s Cats to Be Shown to Public at Kobe Animal Kingdom; Fluffy Kittens Belong To World’s Oldest Feline Species
KOBE - Kobe Animal Kingdom, a zoo in Kobe, is scheduled to open its doors to the public on Friday...
June 21, 2024