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Travel SpotsAquarium to be Built in Tokyo Giants Town; Will Include Underwater Viewing Tunnel and One of Kanto’s Largest Fish Tanks
The Yomiuri Shimbun, the Yomiuri Giants and Yomiuri Land Co. announced Thursday a plan to build a...
January 24, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialDigital Textbooks: Expanded Use Could Transform Compulsory Education
There are movements in countries that are advanced in terms of information technology to return t...
January 24, 2025
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Shunto Spring Wage Negotiations Begin: Overcome High Prices by Firmly Establishing Wage Increases
Shunto spring wage negotiations have effectively begun with a meeting between Keidanren (Japan Bu...
January 24, 2025
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General NewsSouth Korea Returns Buddha Statue from Kannonji Temple to Japanese Delegation; Statue to Be Lent to South Korean Temple Until May
DAEJEON, South Korea — A Buddha statue stolen in 2012 from Kannonji temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki ...
January 24, 2025
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CompaniesMitsubishi Motors Not Joining Merger could Affect Speed of Honda-Nissan Talks
A month has passed since Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. announced they had started talks on...
January 24, 2025
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CompaniesMitsubishi Motors Has Begun Considering Not Joining Merger Talks with Honda, Nissan; Automaker will Strengthen Cooperation with Both Companies
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has begun considering not joining merger talks between Honda Motor Co. an...
January 24, 2025
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General NewsMito Makes Reiwa Versions of Edo Lord’s Recipes; Local, Modern Spin Given to Edo-Period Dishes
MITO — The Ibaraki prefectural government and others are creating “Reiwa-era versions” of dishes ...
January 24, 2025
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Crime & CourtsBones Found on Oshima Island Beach; Man Arrested on Suspicion of Abandoning, Damaging Corpse
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrested Sotatsu Yanase, 45, on Friday on suspicion of d...
January 24, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (January 24)
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January 24, 2025
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Washington PostNancy Leftenant-Colon, Barrier-breaking Military Nurse, Dies at 104
Nancy Leftenant-Colon, who battled racial discrimination in a barrier-breaking career as a milita...
January 24, 2025
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Washington PostMaryland Crematory Shut Down after Decomposing Bodies Found Piled Up
Maryland officials have suspended the operating permit of a crematory in the southern part of the...
January 24, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Shuts Off Access to Asylum, Plans to Send 10,000 Troops to Border
President Donald Trump is preparing to send around 10,000 troops to the southern border, where th...
January 24, 2025
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MarketsBank of Japan Decides to Raise Interest Rate to 0.5%; Wage Increase Prospects, Market Trends Drive Decision (UPDATE 2)
The Bank of Japan decided Friday to raise its short-term policy rate target from the current leve...
January 24, 2025
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Washington PostInside TikTok’s Frantic Scramble to Halt U.S. Ban
TikTok embarked on a desperate scramble during President Joe Biden’s last hours in office to stav...
January 24, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Tracks Wall Street Higher as BOJ Decision Looms
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday, buoyed by a record close for U.S. ...
January 24, 2025