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LDP, Komeito finalize tax system revision outline
The Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito finalized Thursday afternoon their outline for tax system revisions for fiscal 2014, which will stipulat...
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2nd fighter jet unit eyed for Naha base
To strengthen the defense of the Nansei Islands, including the Senkakus, the government plans to deploy an additional unit of fighter jets at the Air ...
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Japan focuses on hospitality to woo international tourists
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Doc’s emotional Boston return ends well
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Shanahan shuts down RG3
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Boras takes shot at Jay Z, teams
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Trip Through Time / Farm nourished composer’s creativity / Giuseppe Verdi (1813...
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THE TRAVELER’S TABLE / Doughnuts to celebrate ancient victory
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SHOPPING FINDS / Handmade silk embroidery in Kaifeng
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OPCW accepts Nobel Peace Prize
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Robot smart enough to pass college tests
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Flip phones show staying power
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Man held over thefts to feed 120 cats
OSAKA—A 48-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of repeatedly breaking into houses in Osaka Prefecture, and stealing cash and jewelry to make money to feed about 120 cats, according to the O...
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Ishiba state secret gaffe draws criticism
Opposition parties criticized a Wednesday remark by Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Shigeru Ishiba that publishing designated state secrets by media organizations would be subject to punis...
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Japan focuses on hospitality to woo international tourists
To attract overseas visitors, both public and private sectors are focusing increased energy on better hospitality.
There have been about 9.5 million visitors to Japan this year since January, a sign...
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Jetstar to begin Narita route in April
SYDNEY (Jiji Press)—Australian low-cost carrier Jetstar Airways has announced plans to open a route connecting Melbourne and Narita International Airport on April 29, 2014. Jetstar will offer fou...
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Japan passes U.S. as top app spender
Japan surpassed the United States as the top-grossing market for apps in October as smartphone use surged and wireless carriers started billing customers directly for downloads from Google Inc.’s on...
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Megabanks to add foreign card services
Three megabanks plan to allow visitors with credit cards issued abroad to withdraw cash in yen from their automated teller machines in the country, according to the Tourism Agency. The plan was pro...
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G-8 sets dementia research plans
LONDON (Jiji Press)—The Group of Eight major countries, in their first summit concerning dementia, agreed Wednesday in London to draw up “a coordinated international research action plan” to co...
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Govt to extend ¥140 bil. loan to Indonesia
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida expressed Japan’s readiness to provide ¥140 billion in low-interest loans to Indonesia to help the Southeast Asian country improve its infrastructure. Kishida held...
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2 executed over ‘brutal’ murders
Two death row prisoners were executed Thursday, bringing to eight the number of inmates put to death since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in December last year. The last execution was carrie...
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Nickel producers look to Philippines, New Caledonia
The nation’s biggest nickel producers will boost ore purchases from the Philippines and New Caledonia for alternative supply as Indonesia is set to halt raw-mineral exports next year. Top producer...
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MUSINGS / Dec. 7, 2013
The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun’s Dec. 7 issue. * * * A passage in “Kokoro” (The heart of things), a novel by Soseki Natsume (...
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Learning Japanese from the news / Gyudon restaurants feeling the squeeze
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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Learning Japanese from the news / Skyscraper built at site of terrorist attacks
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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Culture
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Mystery of drumming: Kodo’s performance beautifully stylized but free
SADO, Niigata—Kodo, a renowned taiko drum troupe based on Sado Island, will launch a new show in Tokyo and Yokohama this month that draws heavily on Japanese folklore. Titled “Mystery,” the show...
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Dots of color that changed Western art
An exhibition under way at The National Art Center, Tokyo, in Roppongi covers an assortment of painters who used Pointillist methods—applying numerous tiny colored dots of paint—from the end of th...
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Maiko guides give Kyoto show a colorful twist
KYOTO—With the cameras rolling, two apprentice geiko, called maiko, approach the deputy chief priest of Matsuno-o Taisha shrine in Kyoto, and begin their interview with the phrase, “Okini, otano m...
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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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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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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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Abe, Biden lean on China to drop air defense zone
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday agreed to urge China to eliminate its newly established air defense identification zone that includes airspace over the Sen...
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U.S. funding to relocate marines OK’d
WASHINGTON—The armed services committees of both houses of the U.S. Congress have effectively approved spending to relocate 4,000 U.S. marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam from the U.S. f...
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New grad job market still ‘highly selective’
University students and others set to graduate in spring 2015 cannot be overly optimistic during this year’s job hunting season, which officially started Sunday, as companies are generally willing t...
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Lower house pushes through state secret protection bill
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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 bloc, despite fierce resistance from the oppositi...
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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！
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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...