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Crime ＆ Courts
Suspect says victim asked him to kill her
SAPPORO — A 53-year-old man arrested on suspicion of abandoning the body of a female college senior ...
October 14, 2022
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Film & TV
Television personality Neru Nagahama promotes sign language
TV personality and actor Neru Nagahama appears in a Japanese sign language education program on NHK-...
October 14, 2022
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Film & TV
Superhero actors meet audience after 3 years in Tokyo
In late August, I hosted the 20th edition of the “Akamatsuri” talk show. The show was held with an a...
October 14, 2022
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Film & TV
Open-air evening film festival in Tokyo returns after hiatus due to coronavirus
An open-air film festival that takes place in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, will go on for the first time si...
October 14, 2022
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Defense & Security
POLITICS | North Korea fires ballistic missile
North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile early Friday morning, Japanese Defense Minister Yas...
October 14, 2022
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General News
Japan works to help people with dementia pursue active lives
Dementia affects millions in Japan and around the world. Estimates by institutes such as the Univers...
October 14, 2022
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General News
Manga depicts struggles of growing up in nonmainstream religious households in Japan
A nonfiction manga about the “children of believers problem,” expressing the struggles of people who...
October 14, 2022
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General News
Renting a forest space popular among city dwellers seeking nature time
HIGASHI-SHIRAKAWA, Gifu — A service that began in the village of Higashi-Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture,...
October 13, 2022
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Companies
BUSINESS | Uniqlo operator posts record annual profit despite China slump
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's Fast Retailing Co 9983.T, owner of clothing and Uniqlo, reported record fu...
October 13, 2022
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Asia PacificWORLD | In Myanmar’s rebel strongholds, internet can mean life or death
For Zaw Myint Thein, a farmer in northwestern Myanmar, having no internet in the area for more than ...
October 13, 2022
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Asia Pacific
WORLD | S. Korean govt looks to prevent kimchi shortages
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea’s kimchi makers are in serious pain — brought low as a climate change-...
October 13, 2022
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Weekly Edition
The Japan News / Weekly Edition (10/14-10/20)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
October 13, 2022
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Washington Post
‘All Quiet on the Western Front’: A German’s grim view of World War I
There are times in "All Quiet on the Western Front," Germany's official Oscar submission, that you m...
October 13, 2022
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Washington Post
Russia imposes border rules in Zaporizhzhia to solidify illegal annexation
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine - While raining missiles down on Ukrainian land it has failed to capture on th...
October 13, 2022
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General News
Govt to order safety devices installed on nursery buses
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Wednesday adopted a set of emergency measures centered on mandat...
October 13, 2022