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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Law to boost industrial competitiveness enacted
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（ＡＣ２３関連）◎産業競争力強化法が成立
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Paddling along
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Life imitating art / Kobayashi dandifies Lupin's sidekick Jigen
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South Korean manhwa seeking to seize manga crown
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Hollywood ‘Chushingura’: Actor Sanada pushes envelope in bold new take on ‘47 ...
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Tamasaburo nurtures younger actors by performing in ‘Chushingura,’ more plays...
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Ukiyo-e remembering revenge
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Harmonic convergence: Armstrong, Jones team up
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MOVIE REVIEW / 'Red 2’: It’s a sequel, not an equal
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Morally questionable go-to weapon
WASHINGTON—U.S. drone attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries may be militarily effective, but they are killing innocent civilians in a way that is obscene and immoral. I’m afraid tha...
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Daihatsu recalls over 760,000 vehicles
Daihatsu Motor Co. reported to the transport ministry that it will recall 764,053 minivehicles in the nation due to defects in the automatic transmission and engine systems. The recall affects nine...
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Law to boost industrial competitiveness enacted
The House of Councillors has passed into law a bill designed to boost the country’s industrial competitiveness.
The bill, a key part of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic growth strategy, clear...
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（ＡＣ２３関連）◎産業競争力強化法が成立
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Import vehicle sales up 21.5% in Nov.
Import vehicle sales up 21.5% Sales of imported foreign-brand vehicles in November rose 21.5 percent from a year before to 23,982 units, growing for the 19th straight month, the Japan Automobile Impo...
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Stocks fall sharply on futures-led selling on back of yen’s rise
Stocks continued to fall sharply on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Thursday, dragged down by futures-led selling on the back of the yen’s appreciation. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average tumbled 230....
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Honda Fit keeps top-selling status
Honda Motor Co.’s Fit subcompact car remained the best-selling vehicle in the nation for the second straight month in November, industry data showed Thursday. The Fit retained the top rank thanks...
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Gold rises on dollar gains
NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—Gold posted the biggest jump in seven weeks Wednesday as the dollar pared gains and commodity prices advanced, led by crude oil, renewing demand for an inflation hedge. Gold ...
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Prices gain as U.S. supplies tumble for 1st time in 11 weeks
NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—West Texas Intermediate surged to a five-week high Wednesday after U.S. crude inventories declined for the first time in 11 weeks. The WTI-Brent spread was the narrowest in nine...
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Encouraging men to take child-care leave would benefit society
Increasing the amount of child-care leave taken by men will help create a social environment more conducive to child-rearing. The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has started discussions highly li...
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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
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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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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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Princess Masako attends more official functions
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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
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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...