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Crime & CourtsChinese Student Suspected of Involvement in TOEIC Cheating; Arrested after Entering Test Venue with Other Person’s ID
A 27-year-old Chinese graduate student at Kyoto University has been arrested on suspicion of unla...
May 20, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Keeps Agriculture Minister Eto in Office Despite Criticism over ‘Never Bought Rice’ Remark; Demands Solution for Soaring Rice Prices
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba told reporters on Tuesday morning that he would keep Agriculture, F...
May 20, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialActive Cyber Defense: Urgently Prepare System, Including Development of Human Resources
A law related to “active cyber defense” has been enacted to prevent cyberattacks on critical infr...
May 20, 2025
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Downgrade of Credit Rating for U.S. Govt Bonds: Grave Warning Urges Washington to Pursue Fiscal Consolidation
If the U.S. government debt continues to increase at the current rate, it will have a negative im...
May 20, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (May 20)
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May 20, 2025
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Books & LiteratureTokyo Exhibition of English Literature Scholar, Critic Kenichi Yoshida to Be Held in June; Featuring Signed Books, Rare Shikishi
An exhibition featuring works and translations by Kenichi Yoshida (1912–77), a renowned Japanese ...
May 20, 2025
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CompaniesSeven-Eleven Tests Robot Delivery Service on Public Roads; Company Preparing for Future Delivery Staff Shortage
Seven-Eleven Japan has begun testing an unmanned delivery service using autonomous robots on publ...
May 20, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentAgricultural Minister: I Have Never Bought Rice; Remarks Criticized by Opposition Parties, Others
Amid soaring rice prices, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto said he has never...
May 20, 2025
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ReutersUS Supreme Court Lets Trump End Deportation Protection for Venezuelans
May 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court let Donald Trump's administration on Monday end tempora...
May 20, 2025
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General NewsMan Falls to Death from Osaka Building, Killing Cyclist Below; May Have Plunged to Death Based on Past Behavior
OSAKA — A 70-year-old man is believed to have fallen from a building, fatally colliding with a ma...
May 20, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Alleges ‘Genocide’ in South Africa. At an Agricultural Fair, Even Afrikaner Farmers Scoff
BOTHAVILLE, South Africa (AP) — Days before South Africa's president meets with U.S. President Do...
May 20, 2025
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Associated PressWhat’s Happened at the Cannes Film Festival So Far — and What’s Still to Come
CANNES, France (AP) — This year's Cannes Film Festival is at its halfway mark, but it's been an a...
May 20, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Says Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire Talks Will Begin Immediately Following Call with Putin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia and Ukraine will "immediately" begin ceasefire negotiations, President D...
May 20, 2025
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Associated PressAfter a Political Career Shaped by Cancer, Biden Faces His Own Grim Diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Joe Biden's family, there's a saying that the three worst words anyone can h...
May 20, 2025
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ReutersNippon Steel to Invest $4 Billion for New US Steel Mill in $14 Bln Package, Document Says
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Nippon Steel 5401.T plans to invest $14 billion in U.S. Steel's X....
May 20, 2025