General News
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Atmospheric Conditions Very Unstable across Japan on New Year’s Day; Meteorological Agency Warns of Lightning, Intense Gusts, Heavy Rains
The Japan Meteorological Agency announced Sunday that cold air, with temperatures below minus 27 C, ...
December 31, 2023
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Top 10 Japanese News Events of 2023 Selected by Yomiuri Shimbun Readers
Top 10 Japanese News Events of 2023 Selected by Yomiuri Shimbun Readers...
December 31, 2023
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Top 10 International News Events of 2023 Selected by Yomiuri Shimbun Readers
The fighting between the Israeli military and the Hamas militant group, which effectively controls t...
December 31, 2023
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Doctor Yellow Shinkansen Shrine to be Displayed in Nagoya from Jan. 2 to Jan. 29
The Doctor Yellow Shrine, with a yellow torii gate, will be displayed at SCMAGLEV and Railway Park i...
December 31, 2023
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Sex Abuse Consultations for Men on Rise after Johnny’s Scandal
Tokyo, Dec. 30 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police have been receiving an increasing number of requests for s...
December 31, 2023
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‘I Want to See Otaki in My Dreams’; Reminiscing on an Old Friend
MORIOKA — Saturday marked 10 years since the death of Japanese musician Eiichi Otaki at age 65. He i...
December 31, 2023
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Competition High for Non-reserved Seats on Outbound Shinkansen Trains; Year-End Rush Causes Crowds at Tokyo Station
The rush of people returning home to spend the year-end and New Year holidays in their hometowns con...
December 30, 2023
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Private Junior High Schools in Tokyo to Prioritize English in Entrance Exams
Some private junior high schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area plan to introduce a new entrance exa...
December 30, 2023
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High of 14 C Expected in Tokyo, Yokohama on Saturday; Rain Expected on New Year’s Eve
The Kanto and Koshin regions will be sunny due to a high-pressure system for most of Saturday, but a...
December 30, 2023
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Tokyo Chorus Group to Perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Sign Language in Vienna
The White Hands Chorus Nippon, a choir whose members include children with hearing and visual disabi...
December 30, 2023
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Japanese Universities Serve Special Dishes from Refugees’ Homelands to Promote Awareness
In early December, the cafeteria at Tokyo’s Shirayuri University offered a special set menu featurin...
December 30, 2023
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Teen ‘Sexually Abused by Baton Team Coach’
A teenage member of a baton twirling team was allegedly sexually abused by his male instructor sever...
December 29, 2023
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‘Human Bones’ Found in Car; Vehicle Struck by Landslide in Nara Prefecture
Burnt objects resembling human bones were found near the driver’s seat of a car buried in soil and s...
December 28, 2023
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Departure Rush Starts at Narita Airport with Passenger Numbers Nearing Pre-pandemic Levels
NARITA, Chiba — The first year-end holiday season since the downgrading of COVID-19 has seen departu...
December 28, 2023
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Stormy Weather Expected Nationwide on New Year’s Eve
A developing low-pressure system is expected to pass near Japan, causing stormy weather nationwide o...
December 28, 2023
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