Upper house panel passes secrecy bill
The House of Councillors’ Special Committee on National Security approved by a majority vote on Thursday afternoon a bill to tighten penalties for p...
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Washoku makes world heritage list
Washoku, or traditional Japanese cuisine, will soon be added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The U.N. body’s Intergovernmental C...
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Hiroshima vote ruling finds state of unconstitutionality
HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press)—The Hiroshima High Court ruled Thursday that July’s House of Councillors election, which had a maximum vote-value disparit...
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Likes pour in for Abe’s comment on R.P. disaster
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Daiichi Sankyo to refund cost of skincare products
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Olympic medalist says so long
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Tomlin fined $100,000
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Blazers silence streaking Thunder
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Vonn’s knee 'stable' after training run
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Habs top Devils in shootout
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Lolita idol charms Russian anime fans
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Asada faces Russian teen challenge
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Trip Through Time / Actress’ controversial wartime visit / Jane Fonda (1937-) in...
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U.S. trade deficit drops to $40.6 bil. in October
WASHINGTON (AP)—The U.S. trade deficit fell in October, helped by America’s energy boom that lifted exports to an all-time high. The trade gap narrowed to $40.6 billion in October, the Commerce...
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Likes pour in for Abe’s comment on R.P. disaster
The English-version Facebook page of the Prime Minister’s Office has been inundated with about 70,000 “likes” since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe posted a message last month about the dispatch of S...
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Survey: U.S. companies add 215,000 jobs
WASHINGTON (AP)—A private survey shows U.S. businesses last month added the most jobs in a year, powered by big gains in manufacturing and construction. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that ...
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Daiichi Sankyo to refund cost of skincare products
Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co. said Thursday it will halt sales of its antiaging skincare products and offer refunds to customers after receiving numerous complaints over inflammation and other skin p...
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U.S. new-home sales jump in October
WASHINGTON (AP)—Americans ramped up purchases of new homes in October after three months of soft sales, evidence that the housing recovery is improving fitfully. Sales of new homes grew 25.4 perc...
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Equality bill for children born out of wedlock enacted
The Diet has enacted a bill to delete a Civil Code article that discriminates against the inheritance rights of children born out of wedlock. At a plenary meeting just after midnight Wednesday, the...
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Philip Morris, JT buy stakes in Megapolis
Philip Morris International Inc. and Japan Tobacco Inc. will each acquire a 20 percent stake in Russia’s Megapolis Distribution BV for a combined $1.5 billion to expand in the world’s second-large...
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Nakaima maintains demand for Futenma transfer
NAHA (Jiji Press)—Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima underlined Thursday his unchanged stance of seeking the transfer of the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air Station outside the prefecture. Nakaima sai...
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Dollar falls below ¥102 after fall in Japanese stocks
The dollar fell below ¥102 in Tokyo trading Thursday, as dollar sales intensified following a drop in Japanese stock prices. At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at ¥101.94-95, down from ¥102.75-77 at...
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Supermarket ‘witness’ faces passport charge
Prosecutors indicted a Chinese man Thursday for allegedly breaking the Passport Law, after he was extradited from Canada and arrested by Tokyo police last month. He Liang, 43, may have information a...
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MUSINGS / Nov. 30, 2013
The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun’s Nov. 30 issue. * * * Philosopher Shuzo Kuki wrote in his poem titled “Jinsei no Odori” (A ...
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Learning Japanese from the news / Tofu makers in a pinch as soybean prices surge
Stay abreast of current events and learn Japanese at the same time through articles originally printed in The Yomiuri KODOMO Shimbun.
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The Nihongo Way / Dec. 2
◆DIALOGUE OVERVIEW◆
This is the romaji transcription of the conversation in the box above.
J-1: Toki no tatsu no wa hayai desu nee. Moo Shiwasu desu yo.
U-1: E? Shiwasu? Sore, nan desu ka?
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Carrying on Rikyu's search for beauty: Modern artists discuss new film exploring origins of master's quest
SAKAI—Sen no Rikyu (1522-91) built the foundation of today’s chanoyu (way of tea) in the late 16th century, making it a grand comprehensive art that many people still admire today. A film to be re...
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Tate exhibition shows Turner’s exploration of the mystery of nature
An exhibition showcasing the career of Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), one of Britain’s greatest artists, is under way at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum in Ueno Park until Dec. 18, dis...
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BEYOND THE PAPER SCREEN / Refashioning of ‘Japaneseness’ required to develop global human resources
When I was growing up, studying abroad was still considered an endeavor of the privileged. By the time I became a college student, it was much more accessible, and its aura of rarity was quickly fadin...
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Albania agrees to destroy Syria weapons
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INTERVIEW WITH AMBASSADOR KENNEDY / U.S. ‘has no truer friend than Japan’
The United States “has no more important ally than Japan,” new U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy said during an exclusive interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun, in which she described the imp...
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Volcanic eruption raises new islet amid Ogasawara Islands
A volcanic eruption has created a new islet near Nishinoshima island in Tokyo’s Ogasawara chain, the Japan Coast Guard has announced.
The JCG on Wednesday issued a warning to ships around the are...
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Japan, U.S. to up Senkaku surveillance
In response to China’s declaration of an air defense identification zone over the East China Sea that includes the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture, the Japanese and U.S. governments have confi...
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Princess Masako attends more official functions
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Kennedy steps into new limelight
If she did not bear the name Kennedy, articles reporting her appointment would have been headlined “first female U.S. ambassador to Japan.”
But Caroline Kennedy is the only living child of form...
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10,000 typhoon deaths seen as Philippine aid delayed
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Kennedy arrives in Japan as new U.S. ambassador
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Experts discourage smartphone babysitting
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LOOKING EAST / ‘J-Melo’: Helpful expert for overseas J-pop fans
“J-Melo” is a J-pop program, which has been run entirely in English on NHK World since October 2005. Currently, the program receives photos and mail from 137 countries and regions. It can be said ...
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好評連載「私の英語勉強法」 電子書籍の第８巻が発売されました
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読売夕刊の人気コラム「コレって英語で？」 電子書籍第12巻が10月25日発売！
読売新聞夕刊（東京本社版）で毎週木曜に好評連載中のコラム「ジャパン・ニューズ記者のコレって英語で？」の電子書籍、第12巻（420円、税込）が...
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Message to our readers
Today the English-language newspaper published by The Yomiuri Shimbun starts anew under the name of The Japan News.
Amid Japan's declining international presence, the nation is facing a chall...