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General NewsM4.8 Earthquake Hits Central Tokyo; No Tsunami Expected
An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 4.8 struck the Kanto region at 8:59 a.m. on Sunday, mea...
January 28, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan to Host Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting in July; Plans to Offer Climate Support, Counter China’s Influence
The government has begun final arrangements to host the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting (PALM) in mi...
January 28, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKey Abe Faction Members Spared Indictment, For Now; Citizens Panel Could Yet Force Indictment in Funds
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office decided Friday not to indict seven senior members of th...
January 28, 2024
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TennisJapan’s Rei Sakamoto Wins Australian Open Junior Boys’ Final
MELBOURNE (AP) — Top-seeded Renata Jamrichova claimed the Australian Open junior girls’ singles titl...
January 27, 2024
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BaseballRoki Sasaki Says He Wants to Play in MLB but Won’t Say When That Might be
TOKYO (AP) — Pitcher Roki Sasaki is the next big thing out of Japanese baseball. It's just not clear...
January 27, 2024
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Social SeriesUnbalanced information diet: AI-generated deception / Anger, Anxiety Created by Narratives Manipulates Public Opinion
The Yomiuri ShimbunThis photo taken in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, shows Christopher Wylie talking to The Y...
January 27, 2024
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General NewsSuicides in Japan Fall to 21,818 in 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of people who killed themselves in Japan in 2023 decreased by 63 fro...
January 27, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Quake Deals Heavy Blow to Wajima Lacquerware Craft; 80% of Workshops Said Damaged of Destroyed
In the recent series of quakes that hit the Noto Peninsula, a majority of the workshops and sales es...
January 27, 2024
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Japan In FocusHyogo: Huge Straw Sandals Ward Off Evil Spirits
TOYOOKA, Hyogo — Huge 1.5-meter-long straw sandals were offered to a local deity as part of an annua...
January 27, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Death Sentence for KyoAni Attacker: Did Bereaved Families’ Suffering Make Any Impression on Defendant?
A horrendous crime took the lives of many promising young people in an instant. The defendant must f...
January 27, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Opening of Ordinary Diet Session: Kishida Administration Faces Competence Test in Carrying out Reform
Whether political reforms can be achieved during the current Diet session will serve as a touchstone...
January 27, 2024
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ReutersAlaska Airlines Resumes Flying Boeing 737 MAX 9 after Inspections
Jan 26 (Reuters) - Alaska Airlines ALK.N on Friday said it has completed inspections on the first gr...
January 27, 2024
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General NewsForeigners Entering Japan Up 6-Fold in 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreigners who entered Japan in 2023 jumped about 6.1-fold from t...
January 27, 2024
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ArtDigitized Hokusai Ukiyo-e Works Displayed in Japan’s Narita Airport; Delighting International Travelers
An art exhibition space was recently opened in Narita Airport, where digital copies of ukiyo-e works...
January 27, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeTsunami Triggered by Noto Peninsula Earthquake Reached Maximum of 5.8 Meters in Niigata Pref.
The tsunami triggered by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake surged inland in at least 19 locations in Is...
January 27, 2024