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Japan In FocusOita: Historical Shrine Renovated for 1,300th Anniversary of Founding; Head of All Hachiman Shrines across Japan
USA, Oita — There are about 40,000 Shinto shrines that are called “Hachimansha” or “Hachimangu” i...
January 25, 2025
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Political PulseYear Of The Snake Holds Political Peril For Ishiba; Japan’s Prime Minister Heads Minority Ruling Party
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. As snakes grow by shedding their ...
January 25, 2025
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TechnologyWith Tokyo Startup’s New Gloves, Deafblind People Get the Digital World at Their Fingertips
A startup is developing innovative devices to ensure that no deafblind person is left behind in t...
January 25, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentConvenience Store Food Donation Project to Start in Fiscal 2025; Food That Is Edible But Past Sell-By Date To Be Offered to Those in Need
The Consumer Affairs Agency in FY2025 will start a demonstration project using convenience store ...
January 25, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Emphasizes Remodeling Archipelago in Policy Speech; Disaster Response, Political Reform Among Key Topics
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba declared Friday that he will vigorously push ahead with the remodel...
January 24, 2025
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Asia-PacificShenzhen Court Hands Death Penalty to Man for Murder of Japanese Boy
SHENZHEN — A Chinese district court sentenced a man in his 40s to death for murder on Friday over...
January 24, 2025
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General NewsMayor of Japan’s Hyogo Pref. Town Plans to Present Donald Trump with Solid Gold Playing Cards
KOBE — The mayor of Sanda, Hyogo Prefecture, plans to gift U.S. President Donald Trump a deck of ...
January 24, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentBudget Only First Challenge Facing Ruling Coalition; Political Donations, Law on Surnames Also Contentious
Three major challenges await the minority ruling coalition as the ordinary Diet session gets unde...
January 24, 2025
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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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Yomiuri Editorial
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