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BaseballOhtani’s Tokyo Airport Arrival Hidden from Fans Hoping to Catch a Glimpse of Japanese Star
TOKYO (AP) — Hundreds of fans at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, who lined up 10 deep and hoped to catch ...
March 14, 2025
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Associated PressColumbia University Says It Expelled Some Students Who Seized Building Last Year
NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has expelled or suspended some students who took over a campu...
March 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Dissatisfaction Grows With Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba; Some Seek Replacement Before Upper House Election
Dissatisfaction within the Liberal Democratic Party has come to the fore over Prime Minister Shig...
March 14, 2025
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CompaniesIncoming Seven & i President Cautious of Acquisition Bid; U.S. Antitrust Authorities a ‘Very, Very High Hurdle’
Stephen Hayes Dacus, the incoming president of Seven & i Holdings Co. and current chairman of the...
March 13, 2025
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Social SeriesSouthwest Japan’s Challenges: Global Wave / Beef Cattle Production Center Miyakonojo Grows as Hub of Southern Kyushu Region
This is the fifth installment of a series that follows the waves of change taking place in Kyushu...
March 13, 2025
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BaseballShohei Ohtani, Dodgers Teammates Arrive in Tokyo for Opening Games
Shohei Ohtani and other members of the Los Angeles Dodgers arrived in Tokyo on Thursday afternoon...
March 13, 2025
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Crime & CourtsFatal Stabbing of Livestreamer Allegedly Financially Motivated; Suspect Says Victim Never Returned Money He Loaned Her
The man arrested on suspicion of killing a woman while she was livestreaming on the streets of To...
March 13, 2025
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Japan In FocusCoffee, Mochi Served Up at Aomori Event Offering a Taste of Old Japan
HIRAKAWA, Aomori — An event covering the local history of coffee and mochi and explaining why the...
March 13, 2025
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Crime & CourtsOnline Casinos Believed to Have Been Used by More Than 3 mil. People in Japan, with Influencers Driving People to Bet
The National Police Agency has found that about 3.37 million people in Japan are using or have us...
March 13, 2025
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ScienceAstronomers Reveal 3D Structure of Exoplanet’s Atmosphere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional struc...
March 13, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Eyes Tougher Regulations on Online Casino
The government and the ruling coalition are considering tougher legal restraints on online casino...
March 13, 2025
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CompaniesToyota Europe to Expand Lineup of Electric Vehicles; Move Runs Counter to Trend Among Other European Automakers
LONDON — Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA on Wednesday unveiled three electric vehicle models to be intr...
March 13, 2025
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General NewsAum Victim Seeks Enforcement of Compensation Order; Aleph Yet to Pay Woman Widowed in 1995 Gas Attack, Others
People, including Shizue Takahashi, 78, who lost her husband in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the ...
March 13, 2025
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (3/14-3/20)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
March 13, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialMajor firms’ responses in shunto wage talks: Build on ‘full amount’ to realize virtuous economic cycle
Although many companies have agreed to make considerable wage increases in this year’s shunto spr...
March 13, 2025