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Political PulseCan Expo Show Bright Future and Recognize Dark Present? Event May Offer Chances for Dialogue Amid Intl Conflict
On April 13, the Osaka-Kansai Expo will begin a six-month run on Yumeshima, an artificial island ...
March 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusMie: Female Student Joins Japan’s Ninja Group as Kunoichi; Shows Off Skills, Burning Passion
IGA, Mie — An 18-year-old woman has become the latest recruit to the Ashura Ninja Group, which pu...
March 15, 2025
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Social SeriesSouthwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Saga Seeks to Become Cosmetics Industry Base; Local Govt Hopes to Create Version of ‘Cosmetic Valley’ in Japan
This is the sixth installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyushu...
March 15, 2025
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Wider WorldEgyptian Tourism Minister Hopes to Attract 30 Mil. Tourists Annually by 2031; Egypt Trying to Organize ‘Temporary or Mobile’ Museums
Sherif Fathy, Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, who visited Japan for the exhibition ...
March 14, 2025
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Crime & CourtsNHK Party’s Takashi Tachibana Attacked in Tokyo
Takashi Tachibana, the leader of the NHK Party political group, was attacked by a man in the Kasu...
March 14, 2025
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Asia-PacificChinese Professor Missing in China Back to Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A Chinese professor of Kobe Gakuin University in the western Japan prefectur...
March 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIwaya Meets Rubio, Expresses Regret Over U.S. Tariffs; Meetings Also Held with Canadian, U.K., Italian Counterparts
CHARLEVOIX, Canada — Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco...
March 14, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani ‘Wants Many Japanese People to See Japanese MLB Players in Action’
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, during a press conference in Tokyo on Friday ahead of the...
March 14, 2025
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Associated PressExhibition Highlights How Van Gogh Inspired German Artist
AMSTERDAM (AP) — When he was just 17 years old, German artist Anselm Kiefer retraced the footstep...
March 14, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialReform of ‘Japan Games’: How Should the Burden on Prefectural Govts Be Reduced?
A national sporting event that has been held for many years is approaching a turning point. It is...
March 14, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Review of High-cost Medical Expense Benefit: Prime Minister’s Haphazard Handling of Issue Is Appalling
It is deplorable that the leader of the governing party is running around in confusion, repeatedl...
March 14, 2025
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ScienceMt. Vesuvius Eruption Brought Vitrification to Victim’s Brain
It was a surprising discovery when scientists examining the remains of a man who died in bed in t...
March 14, 2025
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ReutersAmerican Airlines Jet Engine Catches Fire after Landing in Denver, Passengers Evacuated
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — An engine on an American Airlines AAL.O jet caught fire after the plane di...
March 14, 2025
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ObituariesFormer U.S. Ambassador to Japan Michael Armacost Dies; Nicknamed “Mr. Foreign Pressure” Over Trade Demands
WASHINGTON — Michael Armacost, a former U.S. ambassador to Japan, died on March 8, according to t...
March 14, 2025
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Asia-PacificN. Korean, Chinese Ships Collided in Late Feb.; 20 Feared Dead Aboard Suspected Coal Smuggling Vessel
SEOUL — A North Korean cargo ship collided with a Chinese vessel and sank in the Yellow Sea off t...
March 14, 2025