Economy 'picking up slowly' / Exports rise amid falling yen
With the nation’s exports showing signs of recovery due to the weakening yen and industrial production making steady improvement, the government Mo...
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Firms, U.S. forces eyed for quake help
The Defense Ministry plans to closely cooperate with U.S. forces and the private sector in the event of a major earthquake hitting Tokyo and surround...
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Surgery-free breast cancer therapy trial to begin
The National Institute of Radiological Sciences this month will start a clinical trial of heavy particle therapy for breast cancer treatment with the...
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Yokohama day care wait lists at 'zero'
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Residents clean roads for Fukushima festival
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Tokyo Skytree numbers going up, up, up
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A STUDY OF BRANDS / IWC standing the test of time
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Sweet art of angling
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Concern over long-term interest rates
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AC Milan rallies to secure CL berth
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Facing the music
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Okajima looks sharp in return to majors with A's
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Cosmic pursuit / Potter follows father's footsteps to reproduce rare teabowls
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MSDF finds submarine just outside Japan waters
A foreign submarine was discovered traveling underwater in the contiguous zone just outside Japan’s territorial waters around Minami-Daito Island in Okinawa Prefecture early Sunday, the Defense Min...
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Yokohama day care wait lists at 'zero'
Yokohama has reduced the number of children on waiting lists for day care centers in the city to zero as of April 1, just three years after 1,500 children--the most of any municipality in the nation...
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Ruling bloc dealt blow in Saitama mayor race
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and coalition partner New Komeito lost the latest mayoral election in Saitama, ahead of this summer’s House of Councillors election. In the mayoral race, incumb...
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Panel seeks quicker immigration procedures
A private advisory panel submitted to Justice Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki a report Monday urging the government to speed up immigration procedures under its policy to increase the number of foreign vi...
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Residents clean roads for Fukushima festival
FUKUSHIMA--In preparation for a celebration featuring the signature festivals of the six Tohoku prefectures in early June, about 500 residents and volunteers teamed up to clean roads and alleyways in...
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Tokyo stocks rise 1.5% on weaker yen, good U.S. data
Stocks gained further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, as the yen weakened on the back of improved U.S. economic data, with the benchmark Nikkei Stock Average closing at a new 64-month high...
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Doctor sued over prenatal test report
HAKODATE, Hokkaido (Jiji Press)--An obstetrician has been sued for misreporting the result of a prenatal test for Down syndrome in 2011, it was learned Monday. The parents of the child, who died of ...
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Keidanren chief to visit stricken N-plant
The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) said Monday that senior officials including Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura will visit Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear powe...
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Abe calls on North Korea to return all missing Japanese
The government will ask North Korea to return all missing Japanese citizens in North Korea, not only those officially designated as abductees by the government, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday....
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Tokyo Skytree numbers going up, up, up
One year, more than 50 million visitors--and a wait of at least six hours. As Tokyo Skytree prepares to mark the first anniversary of its opening Wednesday, the 634-meter tower has produced some eye-...
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The Nihongo Way (日本語流)
◆ DIALOGUE OVERVIEW ◆
This is a romaji transcription of the conversation in the box above.
U-1: Mada gogatsu na noni, moo natsu no yoo na tenki desu ne.
J-1: Soo desu ne. Kyoo wa natsu-mita...
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Onomato Pera Pera
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MUSINGS
The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's May 10 issue. *** His boss in the Occupation forces was giving a lecture on occupation policy at a prefectural g...
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Cosmic pursuit / Potter follows father's footsteps to reproduce rare teabowls
SETO, Aichi--Think of them as a tiny universe that fits in the palm of your hand. When illuminated, lapis lazuli-colored spots glitter like miniature galaxies on the blackish glaze inside Yohen Tenmo...
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Pianist Koyama grows more emotive with time
Critically acclaimed pianist Michie Koyama has arrived at a new stage in her career, and her latest release Chaconne, on Sony Music Entertainment Inc., is proof. The album contains five pieces that s...
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Innovative bunraku piece to show in Europe
A complete version of Sonezaki Shinju (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki), a seminal piece of traditional bunraku puppet theater, will be performed in Europe this autumn by master puppeteers and feature ...
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TEPCO seeks reactor restart / Resuming Niigata plant seen key to stable power supply
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has decided to apply to the nuclear regulating body to restart two reactors at its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture by the end of July, after revised safety standard...
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Abe clarifies history stance / Suffering of Asian nations recognized
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a reply in the Diet, said, "Japan once caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly those of Asian nations," modifying his charact...
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Japanese slaves crossed Pacific / Taken to Mexico in 16th century
A rare document has been found that records the transport of Japanese people to Mexico as slaves in the late 16th century, the first documentation of Japanese people crossing the Pacific Ocean.
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100,000 yen care robots are coming / Subsidies to aid development; units could be cheaply rented
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In the News / Mikko Koivumaa / Finnish 'ikumen' dazzles Japan
For Mikko Koivumaa, the Japanese buzzword "ikumen" was a surprise. The Finnish diplomat encountered the word, which means a father who actively takes part in raising a child, soon after arriving in ...
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Govt honors baseball greats / Nagashima, Matsui presented with People's Award
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Japan in Depth / N-export deal expected in Turkey
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Computers make their move / Exploring AI and the human minds behind it through shogi
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Mt. Fuji to get World Heritage nod
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Groundwater levels rising in Tokyo
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The United States on Monday reportedly positioned a destroyer off the South Korean coast to counter any possible North Korean missile strike. *** New vehicle sales in Japan in fiscal 2012 topped 5 m...
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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...