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Defense & SecurityChinese Navy Ships Passed through Sea around Japan’s Nansei Islands 68 Times in 2024; Number of Incidents More Than Triple Those in 2021
Chinese Navy ships passed through the waters surrounding the Nansei Islands 68 times while sailin...
February 16, 2025
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BaseballMets Say Kodai Senga Looked Good in Live BP Coming Off An Injury-Shortened Season
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) — New York Mets right-hander Kodai Senga threw live batting practice on...
February 16, 2025
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Travel SpotsHimeji Castle Entrance Fee to Rise to ¥2,500 for Non-Locals; Increased Charge, More than Double Current Level, Will Fund Restoration Work
HIMEJI, Hyogo — The city government of Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, plans to raise the admission fee...
February 15, 2025
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Business SeriesBroken Talks: Honda & Nissan / Clash Over Hybrid Vehicle Tech Divided Nissan, Honda; But Even Combined, Their Sales Greatly Lag Toyota’s
When the cancellation of merger talks between Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. was announced ...
February 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.K. to Hold Economic 2+2 Meeting in Tokyo in March; Meeting Between Japan, U.K. Foreign, Economic Ministers to Be 1st of Its Kind
The Japanese and British governments are making arrangements for an economic two-plus-two meeting...
February 15, 2025
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Books & LiteratureJapanese Novelist Asako Yuzuki Says She Wrote Her Novel ‘Butter’ in Reaction to Male-Centered Media; Finds Warm Embrace for Her Novel in U.K.
Japanese writer Asako Yuzuki is getting attention abroad for her novel “Butter,” which touches on...
February 15, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJapanese Teen Rescued from Myanmar Scam Ring; He Was Trafficked and Forced to Participate in Fraud Operations
BANGKOK — A Japanese teenager has been rescued by Thai police, it was announced Saturday, after t...
February 15, 2025
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General NewsFire Breaks Out Along JR Narita Line; Service Briefly Halted Between Sakura, Narita Airport Stations
A fire broke out along the JR Narita Line between Shisui and Narita stations at around 1:28 p.m. ...
February 15, 2025
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Imperial FamilyPrincess Aiko Hosts Imperial Duck-Netting Reception
Chiba, Feb. 14 (Jiji Press) — Princess Aiko, the only child of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empre...
February 15, 2025
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ReutersUS IRS Prepares to Lay off Thousands of Workers, Sources Say
Feb 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is preparing to fire thousands of workers in...
February 15, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 15)
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February 15, 2025
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ReutersUS Prosecutors Formally Ask Judge to Drop Case against NY Mayor Eric Adams
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors on Friday formally asked a U.S. judge to drop bribery char...
February 15, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialExpansion of U.S. Tariff Measures: Countries Must Persistently Urge Restraint
U.S. President Donald Trump has rapidly imposed higher tariffs. If the measures are expanded in s...
February 15, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Digital Textbooks: System of Choosing Between Physical, Digital to Cause Educational Disparities
Should textbooks be physical or digital? If the current system of focusing on physical textbooks ...
February 15, 2025
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ReutersTrump Keeps Tariffs Drumbeat Going, with Autos Targeted Next
NEW YORK, Feb 14 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Friday kept alive his drumbeat of tariff t...
February 15, 2025