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Political PulseFlexible Curriculums Foster Well-being at Schools
To ensure that all students in Japan receive a high-quality education regardless of their school,...
July 5, 2025
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Imperial FamilyMan Interned in Mongolia After WWII Recalls Harsh Living Conditions; Emperor, Empress Set to Visit Mongolia to Pay Respects
The Emperor and Empress are scheduled to visit Mongolia from July 6 to 8 pay their respects to Ja...
July 5, 2025
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ElectionsUpper House Election: Japan Election Sees Second Highest Number of Women Running; Momentum Gaining for Balanced Representation
The official campaign period for the House of Councillors election began Thursday with 152 women ...
July 5, 2025
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ElectionsUpper House Election: 16 Constituencies See Head-to-head ‘Ruling vs Opposition’ Races; Opposition Parties More Coordinated than 3 Years Ago
Of the 125 seats at stake in this House of Councillors election, 32 are being contested in consti...
July 4, 2025
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Travel SpotsRainy Season Dolls Brighten the Cloudy Sky at Resort Hotel in Yamanashi Pref.
HOKUTO, Yamanashi — To help tourists enjoy the rainy season, the Risonare Yatsugatake resort hote...
July 4, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Is Set to Cement a Budget-Busting Legacy, Adding to the National Debt
President Donald Trump on Thursday cemented one of the most consequential - and expensive - econo...
July 4, 2025
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ElectionsUpper House Election: Party Heads, Senior Figures Get Up to Speed on 2nd Day of Upper House Campaigning; High Prices a Key Topic in Speeches
Leaders and other senior members of both ruling and opposition parties appealed for voters’ suppo...
July 4, 2025
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Washington PostA Battle Is Raging over Atvs on Public Lands
HANKSVILLE, Utah - Brett Stewart was in the lead, bouncing behind the wheel of a Can-Am Maverick ...
July 4, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (July 4)
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July 4, 2025
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ElectionsUpper House Election: Japan PM Ishiba, Noda Set Low Targets for Victory in Upper House Election; Will Ruling Coalition’s Majority be Preserved?
The key numbers in the upcoming House of Councillors election are 50 and 63.
...July 4, 2025
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Crime & CourtsBear Believed to have Killed Woman in Her House; Claw Marks Found on Her Body, Animal Footprints Left in Iwate Pref. Home
A woman, 81, who died in her home in Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday is believed to have be...
July 4, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan-U.S.-Australia-India Talks: Quad Nations Must Deepen Cooperation in Sphere of Economic Security
China has been strengthening its hegemonic activities. Under such circumstances, it is significan...
July 4, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Upper House Election Campaigning Kicks off: Voters Need to Discern Which Parties are Trustworthy
It may be because effective measures cannot be taken in the face of a mountain of challenges. Tru...
July 4, 2025
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General NewsSome Residents Evacuate Quake-Hit Akusekijima Island to Take Refuge in Kagoshima City
A Toshima village-operated ferry carrying 13 residents of Akusekijima Island who wished to evacua...
July 4, 2025
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Defense & SecurityRubio Unlikely to Visit Japan, S. Korea Soon
Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)—U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now unlikely to visit Japan and...
July 4, 2025