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General NewsShinkansen Bullet Train Services between Shin-Osaka, Hakata, Resume (Update 1)
Sanyo Shinkansen bullet train services between Shin-Osaka and Hakata stations have been resumed a...
April 28, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s Oldest Woman Dies at 115 on Saturday; Okagi Hayashi of Toki, Gifu Pref. Was Born in 1909
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on Monday the death of 115-year-old Okagi Hay...
April 28, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSurvey Reveals Wide Trust Gap Regarding Sources of Political Information Online; Misinformation Concerns Shared Equally Between Both Groups
A nationwide opinion poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun found that people who actively get the...
April 28, 2025
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Travel SpotsKamikochi Highlands Start Welcoming Tourists in Japan’s Nagano Prefecture; Ceremony to Pray for Safety Held to Mark Occasion
A ceremony marking the start of tourist season at the Kamikochi highlands was held in Matsumoto, ...
April 28, 2025
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GolfMao Saigo Wins Chevron Championship, One of Five Major Women’s Golf Championships
Mao Saigo holds up a trophy after winning the Chevron Championship in The Woodlands, Texas, on Su...
April 28, 2025
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ReutersDeath Toll from Blast at Iran’s Bandar Abbas Port Rises to 40
DUBAI, April 27 (Reuters) - The death toll from a powerful explosion at Iran's biggest port of Ba...
April 28, 2025
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General NewsHealth Ministry to Start Testing AI in Safety Checks on Meat; Hoping to Ease Safety Inspection Workload
The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to start research this fiscal year on artificial int...
April 28, 2025
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EconomyJapan Should Look Ahead to Post-Trump Stance of U.S.
Kenichiro Sasae, president of the Japan Institute of International Affairs, says Japan must keep ...
April 28, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialMyanmar Earthquake: Put relief efforts first and achieve ceasefire
Even though one month has passed since the earthquake struck, the civil war between the military ...
April 28, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Shortage of Commissioned Welfare Volunteers: Review System to Make It Reasonable in Line with Changing Times
There is a serious shortage of commissioned welfare volunteers who are closely involved in welfar...
April 28, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentVoters’ Distrust of Online Election Information Growing; Social Media Facilitates Spread of Radical, Dubious Claims
A nationwide poll recently conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun showed that many voters distrust elec...
April 28, 2025
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Washington PostThese Autistic People Struggled to Make Sense of Others. Then They Found AI.
SAN FRANCISCO - Theron Pierce has never held a job long enough to get promoted and struggles to c...
April 28, 2025
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TechnologyVR Footage Reproducing Tower of the Sun As Seen at Osaka Expo ’70 on Display at Kawasaki Museum
KAWASAKI — Using virtual reality technology, students at the Nippon Institute of Technology have ...
April 28, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rallies for Fourth Day; Toyota Leads Auto Surge (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, April 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei rose for a fourth straight session on Monday, driven b...
April 28, 2025
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Washington PostThe Children of the Vietnam War’s ‘Operation Babylift’ Have Turned 50. A Look at the Lives They Built.
They are turning 50 now, the babies laid out on airplane seats, six to a row, held and fed by str...
April 28, 2025