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General NewsPeople Bid Farewell to Japan’s Easternmost Train Station
NEMURO, Hokkaido (Jiji Press) — Higashi-Nemuro Station marked its final day of operations Friday,...
March 15, 2025
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EconomyPrivate Rice Imports Surge Amid Domestic Shortages; Trading Companies Can Still Profit Despite Tariff
Private imports of overseas rice have been increasing rapidly due to shortages in the domestic ma...
March 15, 2025
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General NewsJapan Fair Trade Commission Finds 10 Types of Dark Patterns May Violate Law; Annual Damage Could Be ¥1.7 Tril.
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has compiled a report stating that most of the typical dark patte...
March 15, 2025
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ScienceJapanese Astronaut Onishi, 3 Others Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Lift Off; 3rd Japanese to Serve as ISS Commander
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Takuya Onishi and three other astr...
March 15, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialTrade War: Japan Should Be on Higher Alert about The Situation
The high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked a full-scale trade war, and it ...
March 15, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Ishiba’s Distribution of Gift Vouchers: Prime Minister Cannot Escape Criticism for Being Thoughtless
It is astonishing that Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba himself behaved in a way that raised doubts ...
March 15, 2025
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Travel SpotsTokushima: Out with the Old, in with the New: Gondolas Replaced on Bizan Ropeway
TOKUSHIMA — The gondolas on a ropeway connecting the foot and the summit of Mt. Bizan in western ...
March 15, 2025
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General NewsHokkaido Shinkansen Extension Faces Over 8-Year Delay; Further Setbacks Possible
The opening of the extended section of the Hokkaido Shinkansen line between Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto ...
March 15, 2025
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EconomyU.S. Commerce Secretary Says Japan Not Exempt from U.S. Auto Tariffs; Japan’s Auto Industry to Be Significantly Impacted
WASHINGTON — U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Friday expressed Washington’s intention to...
March 15, 2025
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March 15, 2025
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General NewsYoung Boy Found on Street, Confirmed Dead in Fukuoka; Fall from Hotel Suspected
FUKUOKA - A boy was found lying on the street barefoot and bleeding in front of a hotel in Hakata...
March 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentCitizens Group Files Complaint Against Ishiba Over Gift Certificates; Group Accuses Japan PM, LDP Lawmakers of Law Violation
A citizens group filed a complaint with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday ov...
March 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusFukui: Popular Red Panda Travels to Another Zoo for Breeding; Facilities Working to Protect At-Risk Species
SABAE, Fukui — Love may be in the air for a female red panda named Kaede. She recently left her h...
March 15, 2025
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Associated PressState Department Imposes Sanctions on Thai Officials after Uyghur Men Are Deported to China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Friday announced sanctions on an unknown number of curr...
March 15, 2025
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Associated PressMillions of People Celebrate Holi, the Hindu Festival of Colors
NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of people in South Asia celebrated Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, ...
March 15, 2025