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General News2025 Expo Osaka: Kimono Sashes Damaged in Noto Reborn as Art; Joint Project Depicts Phoenix, Dragon with Ishikawa Materials
“Horyu,” an art piece created by collecting kimono sashes damaged by the Noto Peninsula Earthquak...
May 28, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentU.S. Senator and Ex-Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty: Economic Security, National Security Are Tied
Washington — U.S. Senator and former Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty said in an interview wit...
May 27, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Breaks With Policy of Not Controlling Rice Prices; New Approach Also Skips Distributors, Wholesalers
The agriculture ministry’s decision to sell state-held reserves of rice through “discretionary co...
May 27, 2025
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Imperial FamilyCrown Prince, Crown Princess Attend Ceremony for Unidentified War Dead; 368 More Remains Enshrined
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko were among attendees at a ceremony honoring unident...
May 27, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt to Spend ¥900 Bil. in Response to U.S. Tariffs; Amount to Fund Subsidies for Electricity, Gas Bills for July to Sept.
The government decided at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to spend ¥388.1 billion from the fiscal 20...
May 27, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP, Komeito, CDPJ Agree on Revised Pension Reform Bills; Enactment Expected by End of Current Parliamentary Session
The Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on Tuesday...
May 27, 2025
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Politics & Government19 Firms Apply to Buy 90,000 Tons of Japan Government Rice; Could Appear on Store Shelves by First Week of June
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry had received applications from 19 companies to b...
May 27, 2025
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Delicious‘Rice Meister’ Shares Tips on How to Cook Tasty Stockpiled Rice; Soaking, Adding Sake Among Tricks to Restore Old Rice
With stockpiled rice harvested between 2021 and 2022 reaching supermarket shelves, a rice expert ...
May 27, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM Hopes to Boost LDP with Lower Rice Prices Ahead of Election; Release of Govt-Stockpiled Rice Not Guarantee Fall in Retail Price
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is betting on lower rice prices, resulting from the release of gove...
May 27, 2025
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EconomyAverage Retail Rice Price Up for Second Consecutive Week; More Than Double Same Period Last Year
The average price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice was ¥4,285 at supermarkets nationwide from May 12 t...
May 27, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialWorsening Gaza Situation: Further Killings Cannot Be Left Unattended
The situation surrounding the Palestinian territory of Gaza has entered a critical phase. This is...
May 27, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Discretionary Contracts for Stockpiled Rice: Will They Be A Catalyst for Calming Prices?
The government has taken the unusual step of releasing stockpiled rice under “discretionary contr...
May 27, 2025
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Economy‘Magnificent 7’ Could Adopt Stablecoins in Next 3 Years, Says Crypto Platform Founder
Cardano blockchain founder Charles Hoskinson expects IT giants will enter the cryptocurrency spac...
May 27, 2025
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PerspectivesOver 500 People Join Michinoku Coastal Walk Event in Natori, Miyagi Pref.; Tracing Memories of 2011 Earthquake, Tsunami
NATORI, Miyagi ― An event to walk the “Michinoku Coastal Trail,” a 1,000-kilometer-long path on t...
May 27, 2025
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Ramen of JapanSavor the New ‘Ramen of Japan’ E-book; Features 30 Recommended Shops in Japanese, English
“Ramen of Japan,” the popular column by Japan News Senior Writer Futoshi Mori, is now available a...
May 27, 2025