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Crime & CourtsWoman Claiming to Be Ryoko Hirosue, Famous Japanese Actor, Arrested for Injuring Nurse; Police Say She Kicked, Scratched Victim at Shizuoka Pref. Hospital
Shizuoka prefectural police announced that a woman was arrested on suspicion of inflicting injury...
April 8, 2025
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General NewsWorld War II Battleship Yamato Was Outdated From the Start; Unable to Compete With Newly Developed Warplanes
The Battleship Yamato was a symbol of the Imperial Japanese Navy — the largest warship of its kin...
April 8, 2025
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EnvironmentJapan Shipping Industry Increases Use of LNG Due to Difficulties Developing Next-Generation Fuel, Lower CO2 Emission Than Heavy Oil
Liquefied natural gas is drawing increasing attention among major shipping companies as it is kno...
April 8, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba, Trump Hold Phone Talks on Tariffs
Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Tr...
April 7, 2025
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ReutersHonda EVP Aoyama Resigns after ‘Allegation of Inappropriate Conduct’
TOKYO, April 7 (Reuters) - Honda Motor said on Monday that it had accepted the resignation of Exe...
April 7, 2025
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General NewsCherry Blossoms Start Blooming in Iwate’s Ofunato; ‘Cherry Blossoms Front’ Now in Japan’s Tohoku Region
OFUNATO, Iwate – The city government of Ofunato in Iwate Prefecture announced Saturday cherry blo...
April 7, 2025
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General NewsCanned Coffee Popular at 1970 Osaka Expo Returns; Revival Edition Hoped to Bring Back Drink’s Popular Appeal
UCC Ueshima Coffee Co. in Kobe released on Monday a revived version of the company’s canned coffe...
April 7, 2025
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Japan In FocusBathers at Tokyo Sento Public Bathhouse Enjoy Scenic Japanese Garden; Rare Garden at Sento Delights Locals, Nationwide Visitors
Upon entering Takara-yu, a long-established sento public bathhouse, visitors in the changing room...
April 7, 2025
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Other SportsAlex Ovechkin Breaks Wayne Gretzky’s NHL Career Goals Record by Scoring His 895th
NEW YORK (AP) — Alex Ovechkin fired just about the perfect shot from the place on the ice that ha...
April 7, 2025
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ReutersSouth Korea Aims to Lift US Ban on Sea Salt Imports over Suspected Forced Labor
SEOUL, April 7 (Reuters) - South Korea said on Monday it will work to lift a U.S. ban on salt imp...
April 7, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialResumption of Gaza Invasion: Israel’s Indiscriminate Attacks Are Ignoring Ceasefire
The ceasefire over the Palestinian territory of Gaza is now on the verge of collapse. Israel must...
April 7, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Fake Sexual Images: Accelerate Examination of Measures That Will Prevent Harm
Fake sexual images and videos created through misuse of generative artificial intelligence are st...
April 7, 2025
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Associated PressRFK Jr. Visits Epicenter of Texas Measles Outbreak after Death of Second Child Who Was Infected
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited the epicenter of Texas' st...
April 7, 2025
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MarketsNikkei 225 Dives as Tariff Fears Keep Pummeling Global Markets
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average nosedived Monday as global market...
April 7, 2025
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Associated PressUkraine Will Send a Team to the US Next Week for Talks on a New Draft Mineral Deal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine will send a team to Washington next week to begin negotiations on a ...
April 7, 2025