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General NewsBattleship Yamato Crewman’s Question Still Haunts Son; Father Spoke of Death Just before Fatal Okinawa Voyage in 1945
“Don’t you want me to die in battle?”
Hiroshima City resident Reiji Fujimoto, 93, recalle...
April 9, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialFresh Review of Nippon Steel’s Acquisition Plan: Make Best Decision for Revival of U.S. Manufacturing Industry
The U.S. government’s imposition of reciprocal tariffs has sent tremors through the world’s stock...
April 9, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Imperial Couple’s Visit to Iwoto: Trips to Mourn War Dead to Pass Down Memories of Calamities
The Emperor and Empress have begun their “memorial trips” to pay their respects to the war dead i...
April 9, 2025
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CompaniesJR East Plans Facial Recognition System Experiment at Joetsu Shinkansen Ticket Gates; Company Hopes to Establish ‘Walk-Through’ Ticket Gates within 10 Years
The East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) announced Tuesday it plans to experimentally deploy a system...
April 9, 2025
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Washington PostGabbard Sets up DOGE-Style Team to Cut Costs, Uncover Intel ‘Weaponization’
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has established a new group to work on cost-cutti...
April 9, 2025
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Travel SpotsTokyo’s Sumida River Fireworks Festival to be Held July 26; Attendees Who Donate Funds Allowed Access to Special Viewing Areas
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival, one of Tokyo’s most popular summer festivals, will be held o...
April 9, 2025
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General NewsJAL Plane Makes Emergency Stop at Haneda Airport; Plane Starts Takeoff Run 30 Meters from Runway Centerline, Hits Aviation Light on Runway
A Japan Airlines plane bound for Kitakyushu made an emergency stop after beginning its takeoff at...
April 9, 2025
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General NewsTulips in Full Bloom Delight Visitors to Yokohama Park
YOKOHAMA — The tulips are now in full bloom in Yokohama Park in Yokohama, delighting the visitors...
April 9, 2025
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DeliciousInbound Visitors Scrambling to Get Hands on Egg Sandwiches; Foreign Travelers Embracing ‘Very Japanese’ Taste
Egg sandwiches are cracking the big time among foreign tourists who have stumbled on this simple ...
April 9, 2025
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General NewsCherry Blossoms Bloom in Japan’s Yamagata Park; Trees Will Be in Full Blossom Until Around April 17
YAMAGATA — The cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in Kajo Park in Yamagata, the municipal govern...
April 9, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Signs Executive Orders to Help Dying U.S. Coal Industry
President Donald Trump signed four executive orders Tuesday aimed at boosting the U.S. coal indus...
April 9, 2025
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Associated PressThe Roof Collapses at a Dominican Republic Nightclub, Killing at Least 79 People
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The roof of an iconic nightclub in the Dominican capital...
April 9, 2025
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Washington PostWhite House Stresses Desire to Cut Deals amid Tariff Turmoil
The Washington PostWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a news briefing on Tuesday. Th...
April 9, 2025
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Washington PostApple Built iPhones on Globalization. Trump’s Tariffs Threaten That
SAN FRANCISCO — Steven Rubio’s husband had been planning to replace his old iPhone eventually - b...
April 9, 2025
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Associated PressA 10-Carat Blue Diamond Shines at a $100 Million Exhibition in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A rare blue diamond was displayed Tuesday at an exhibition...
April 9, 2025