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Yomiuri EditorialUNSC Resolution on Gaza: Call for Ceasefire Shows Consensus of Intl Community
It was highly significant that the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution unanimously calling...
June 14, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Tokyo Gubernatorial Election: Showdown in Capital Highlights Difficult Political Challenges
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has announced that she will run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election to se...
June 14, 2024
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Travel SpotsControversy Hits Kyoto’s Famed Gion Festival over High-Priced Spectator Seats; Shrine’s Chief Priest Says Festival is ‘Ritual,’ not ‘Show’
KYOTO — A conflict over the selling of “premium seats” for Kyoto’s famed Gion Festival has led th...
June 14, 2024
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BaseballLorenzen Pitches Rangers Past Dodgers 3-1 for Their 1st Series Win in Los Angeles Since 1999
AP Photo/Ryan SunLos Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts after a strike during th...
June 14, 2024
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General NewsFamily of Dead Johnny Sex Abuse Victim Still Constantly Targeted by Online Slander; Wife Reveals Impact of Comments
OSAKA — The family of a man who died in an apparent suicide last year soon after claiming he had ...
June 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Enacts Legislation on Foreign Worker Training
Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s parliament enacted legislation on Friday to create a new sk...
June 14, 2024
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EconomyBOJ to Reduce Govt Bond Purchases
Tokyo, June 14 (Jiji Press) — Bank of Japan policymakers Friday voted to reduce the central bank’...
June 14, 2024
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CompaniesLY to End Line Pay Service in Japan in April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — LY Corp. said Thursday that it will end its Line Pay smartphone payment serv...
June 14, 2024
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EconomyBOJ to Reduce Purchase Amount of Japanese Govt Bonds
The Bank of Japan announced on Friday that it will reduce purchase amount of Japanese government ...
June 14, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Ends Higher after BOJ Holds Policy Steady; Banks Slide (Update 1)
TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended higher on Friday after the central ...
June 14, 2024
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General NewsTokyo Shops Sells Comfortable, Colorful Fabric Zori; Traditional Japanese Sandals Allow Wearers to Stay Cool, Stylish While at Home
Colorful, stylish and comfortable zori are displayed along an entire wall of a shop in Tokyo.Zori, a...
June 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Ukraine Leaders Sign Agreement for Security, Reconstruction Efforts; Kishida, Zelenskyy Meet at G7 Summit in Italy
BARI, Italy — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy agreed Thu...
June 14, 2024
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Film & TVRescue Police series actors help make event possible 30 years on
Last month, I organized Rescue Kanshasai II, an event to show gratitude for the Rescue Police series...
June 14, 2024
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ReutersUS FDA Classifies Recall of Teleflex’s Inflatable Devices as ‘Most Serious’
June 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classified a recall of Teleflex's TFX.N...
June 14, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (June 14)
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June 14, 2024