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General NewsSurvey: 585 Areas Have Locations Where Residents Would Have Difficulty Escaping from Tsunami; Over 230,000 People Affected
Over 230,000 residents in at least 585 areas across Japan are at risk of being unable to escape t...
March 24, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialReduction of Pharmaceutical Costs: Consideration Necessary for Patients, Hospitals
How to curb ever-increasing medical expenses is an important task. That being said, carelessly re...
March 24, 2025
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Defense & SecurityThink Tank Suspects Delay in Attack Plan Against Taiwan; China’s Xi Orders Military to Make Up Delay in 5-Year Plan
The Chinese military was ordered to make up the delay in a project believed to be linked to attac...
March 24, 2025
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Japan In FocusCharms of Japan’s Mt. Chokai, Surrounding Areas Shared by Foreign Coordinator of Promotion Council; Organization Aims for Geopark to be Recognized by UNESCO
NIKAHO, Akita — The natural attractions of Mt. Chokai and the surrounding area are being shared i...
March 24, 2025
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General NewsUniv. of Tokyo Hospital to Enhance Organ Transplantation by Hiring New Doctors; 8 Specialists to Be Hired, Lead Training
In response to the issue of medical institutions having to give up on accepting organs from brain...
March 24, 2025
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Associated PressSecond Lady Usha Vance Will Visit Greenland as Trump Talks Up US Takeover
WASHINGTON (AP) — Second lady Usha Vance plans a trip to Greenland, at a time when President Dona...
March 24, 2025
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Japan In FocusGargantuan Trout Sushi Promotes Toyama Pref.’s Wish to Be Dubbed ‘Sushi Prefecture’
TOYAMA — People gather around a plate of masuzushi trout sushi measuring 3.23 meters in diameter ...
March 24, 2025
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BaseballStarts Set for Yamamoto, Sasaki in Dodgers’ Openers at Home
LOS ANGELES — Japanese hurlers Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki will start the second and third...
March 24, 2025
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Defense & SecurityChinese Ships Stay in Japanese Territorial Waters for Record Time; Break Previous Record of Roughly 80 Hours
Chinese Coast Guard vessels entered Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Okinaw...
March 24, 2025
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PerspectivesRecord-high 321 Cases of People Needing Help on Nagano Pref. Mountains Occurred in 2024; 155 Were Safely Rescued but 53 Died or Remain Missing
NAGANO — The number of cases in which people required assistance on mountains in Nagano Prefectur...
March 24, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Dips as Looming US Tariff Deadline Spurs Caution (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, March 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average declined for a third straight session o...
March 24, 2025
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ReutersUkraine, US Teams Hold Talks in Saudi Arabia, US Envoy Hopeful on Ending War
KYIV/RIYADH (Reuters) — Ukrainian and U.S. delegationsdiscussed on Sunday proposals to protect en...
March 24, 2025
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General NewsWildfires Continue to Spread in Western Japan’s Okayama, Ehime Prefectures; SDF Helicopters Join Firefighting Efforts (Update1)
Wildfires that broke out on Sunday in Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, and Okayama City are continuing ...
March 24, 2025
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Associated PressUp, Up and Spinning Away. More Brazilians Taking Outdoor Spin Classes on Helipads
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's largest city claims one of the biggest helicopter fleets in the world, ...
March 24, 2025
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Associated Press‘Snow White’ Opens with a Sleepy $43 Million at Box Office
NEW YORK (AP) — The Walt Disney Co.’s live-action, controversy-bedeviled “Snow White” opened in t...
March 24, 2025