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TroubleshooterMy Family Only Ever Relies on Me, Even Though I Live far away
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a self-employed woman in my 50s. I’m concerned because my parents have tre...
January 28, 2024
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General NewsJR Takasaki Line Train Overruns by 40 Meters at Kita-Ageo Station; 2,500 Passengers Affected
A 15-car local train bound for Takasaki Station overran by about 40 meters at Kita-Ageo Station on t...
January 28, 2024
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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