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General NewsTime Magazine Selects Sado Folk House-Turned Hotel for List of 2025 Greatest Places; Island’s Warm Hospitality, Citywide Experience Cited
SADO, Niigata — U.S. magazine Time recently selected a hotel on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, ...
April 27, 2025
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Travel SpotsCorydalis Ambigua, Dogtooth Violets in Full Bloom in Hokkaido Town; Bunny-like Eurasian Red Squirrels Make Appearance
SAPPORO — Corydalis ambigua and dogtooth violet flowers are now in full bloom at Urausu Shrine in...
April 27, 2025
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DeliciousJapan Firm Aims to Grab Future with New Sushi Vinegar Flavors; Company’s Sushi Rice Flavor Unchanged for Over 60 Years
Tamanoi Vinegar Co. has been producing Sushinoko, a powdered sushi vinegar product that allows cu...
April 27, 2025
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General NewsGet Latest Measles Information Before Traveling Abroad, Experts Warn as Number of Cases in Japan Increases
Cases of measles in Japan are increasing, with many patients believed to have been infected with ...
April 27, 2025
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TroubleshooterI’m Dying to See My Grandchild, But My Daughter-in-Law is in the Way
I’m a man in my late 50s and work as an executive at a national university. I’m married and have ...
April 27, 2025
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Travel SpotsWisteria in Full Bloom at Tokyo’s Kameido Tenjin Shrine; Tourists, Worshippers Mesmerized by Flowers
Wisteria flowers are in full bloom at Kameido Tenjin Shrine in Koto Ward, Tokyo, attracting large...
April 27, 2025
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Defense & SecurityChinese Aircraft Conduct Flight Drills on Aircraft Carrier near Japan’s Okinawa Pref.; About 130 Takeoffs, Landings Observed
The Chinese Navy aircraft carrier Shandong was seen near Okinawa Prefecture from Wednesday to Fri...
April 27, 2025
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EconomyIshiba Pledges to Seek U.S. Review of Tariff Policies; Emphasizes Wage Hikes at May Day Event
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a May Day event on Saturday the government will strongly ca...
April 27, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Begins Tour of Vietnam, Philippines
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday departed Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to begin a four-day tour ...
April 27, 2025
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CompaniesMizuho Bank, Kubota Form Tie-Up for Greenhouse Gas Trading; Aims to Reduce Emissions
Mizuho Bank and major agricultural machinery maker Kubota Corp. have agreed to form a business ti...
April 27, 2025
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Travel SpotsLavish Floats Herald Arrival of Spring in Iwate City; Traditional Event Offers Prayers for Fire Prevention
Lavish floats carrying girls in kimono and musicians playing flutes, taiko drums and shamisen par...
April 27, 2025
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General News2025 Expo Osaka : Experience-Oriented Company Pavilions Popular at Osaka-Kansai Expo; Visitors Enjoy Hands-on Experiences with Cutting-Edge Technology
OSAKA — Exhibitions at private-sector pavilions, in which visitors can have experiences like inte...
April 27, 2025
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Washington PostChina Speeds Ahead on Electric Vehicles as Trump Pulls Back Incentives
Michael Bickford was excited to get behind the wheel of a Ford F-150 Lightning, but after experie...
April 27, 2025
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Washington PostVideo Casts Doubt on Ed Martin’s Apology for Praising Nazi Sympathizer
Interim D.C. U.S. attorney Ed Martin apologized this week for praising a pardoned Jan. 6, 2021, C...
April 27, 2025
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Washington PostAmong the Meek and the Mighty, Catholics Bury Their ‘People’s Pope’
VATICAN CITY - The Roman Catholic Church bid farewell to the first New World pope Saturday in a f...
April 27, 2025