North Korea purges Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncle
SEOUL (AP)—North Korea on Monday acknowledged the purge of leader Kim Jong Un’s influential uncle for alleged corruption, drug use, gambling and ...
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Secrecy law enacted
The House of Councillors has passed into law a divisive bill to protect specially designated state secrets with a majority of support from the ruling...
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Japan to face Cote d’Ivoire in 2014 World Cup opener
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil—The Samurai Blue were placed into Group C along with Cote d’Ivoire, Colombia and Greece during Friday’s draw for the 20...
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Ligety edges Miller to win World Cup giant slalom
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Takanashi sails to victory in opener
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Kato barely falls short of title in Berlin 500
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Prater hits record in Broncos win
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Miracle shot caps Miyazato's 1st win
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Sanfrecce repeat as Marinos miss out
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Deal to boost global trade reached at WTO summit
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Dylan’s guitar sells for nearly $1 mil.
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Vonn lags to 40th in 1st race back
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Spouse’s rights must be respected despite change on inheritance rights
The Diet has approved a bill to revise the Civil Code that will delete an article that discriminates against the inheritance rights of children born to unmarried parents. For now, we can only praise...
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Vortis wins promotion to J1
Tokushima Vortis will become the first team from the Shikoku region to play in the J.League first division after beating Kyoto Sanga 2-0 in the promotion playoff final held Sunday at Tokyo’s Nation...
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Watabe places 3rd in Nordic combined
LILLEHAMMER, Norway— Akito Watabe made the medal podium for the second straight day, finishing third in a Nordic combined World Cup race here on Sunday. Watabe, who placed second in Saturday’s ...
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Ligety edges Miller to win World Cup giant slalom
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP)—Ted Ligety leaned over his skis as far as gravity would allow, trying to get across the finish line just a little quicker.
In this race, that was hardly necessary.
Soon...
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Takanashi sails to victory in opener
LILLEHAMMER, Norway—Sara Takanashi certainly got her Olympic season off to a flying start.
Takanashi sailed to victory in the opening meet on the women’s World Cup ski jumping circuit, winning ...
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Vonn ‘ready for Sochi’
LAKE LOUISE, Canada (AP)— After a fifth-place finish in a World Cup super-G, her third race in three days, Lindsey Vonn used six simple words to sum up where things stand in her comeback from major...
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Kato barely falls short of title in Berlin 500
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Kobe returns, but Lakers fall to Raptors
LOS ANGELES (AP)—Kobe Bryant had nine points and eight rebounds in his season debut for the Lakers, but Amir Johnson scored a career-high 32 points in the trade-depleted Toronto Raptors’ 106-94 v...
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Both ruling, opposition blocs must stop engaging in unfruitful debate
With the latest Diet session now adjourned, there can be no denying that a streak of futile showdowns between the ruling and opposition blocs made what could have been constructive policy discussions ...
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Tiger loses in playoff
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP)—The storybook ending at Sherwood had every element a golf fan could want—Tiger Woods with a commanding lead before a record crowd, clutch shots that kept getting better...
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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’
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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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Volcanic eruption raises new islet amid Ogasawara Islands
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Kennedy steps into new limelight
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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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Japan in Depth / Abe-Biden talks highlight efforts to counter China
The meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday underscored the significance of the Japan-U.S. alliance in countering China’s establishment of an air defen...
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Lower house pushes through state secret protection bill
The House of Representatives passed a bill intended to strengthen the protection of specially designated secrets Tuesday with the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito appro...
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Kennedy arrives in Japan as new U.S. ambassador
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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！
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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...