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 in Depth / Japan-U.S. discord throws wrench in TPP talks
SINGAPORE—The deadline for an agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks was missed, but U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman was u...
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Christmas treat
A diver in a Santa Claus costume entertains visitors to Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise in Yokohama by giving a box containing a Christmas present to...
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Thai democracy at dangerous crossroads
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Obama, Castro shake hands
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2 French soldiers die in CAR fighting
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Uruguay approves 1st national market for legal pot
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Japanese attends ceremony
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Project to reduce child bicycle accidents starts
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Pollen-free hinoki found
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Bon voyage
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GM names 1st woman CEO
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U.S. job openings reach 5-year high
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Thai democracy at dangerous crossroads
BANGKOK (AP)—Protesters waging a surreal political fight to oust Thailand’s elected prime minister are trying to establish what amounts to a parallel government—one complete with “security vol...
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Straits Times names Abe, Xi Asians of ’13
SINGAPORE (AP)—The Straits Times, one of Southeast Asia’s largest circulated English newspapers, has named the leaders of China and Japan as the most prominent Asians of 2013. The title, institut...
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China voices hopes for N. Korea stability
BEIJING (AP)—China, North Korea’s most important ally, said Tuesday it wants friendly relations and hopes for stability in its neighbor following the purging of a top official considered close to...
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15 killed in Shenzhen farmers’ market fire
BEIJING (AP)—An overnight fire at a farmers’ market in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen killed at least 15 people and injured five, local authorities said Wednesday. Shenzhen’s fire depar...
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Bangladesh halts execution of opposition leader
DHAKA (AP)—A senior judge on the Bangladesh Supreme Court halted the scheduled execution of an opposition leader until at least Wednesday as his attorneys sought a new review of the case, a defense...
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Indian court upholds law against gays
NEW DELHI (AP)—A colonial-era law criminalizing homosexuality will remain in effect in India, a top court said Wednesday, dealing a blow to gay activists who have argued for years for the chance to...
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Kashmir rights abuse stirs sit-in protests
SRINAGAR, India (AP)—Activists and families staged sit-in protests in Indian-held Kashmir on Tuesday to demand justice for torture and rape victims as well as answers about how 8,000 people alleged...
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Chinese law prof expelled over article
BEIJING (AP)—A Chinese law professor says he has been expelled from his college because he refused to recant his article calling for constitutional rule in China. Zhang Xuezhong, a lecturer at Ea...
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Obama, Castro shake hands
HAVANA (AP)—It was the briefest of moments, just seconds, two presidents shaking hands and exchanging pleasantries amid a gaggle of world leaders together to honor the late Nelson Mandela.
It woul...
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2 French soldiers die in CAR fighting
BANGUI (AP)—More than 500 people have been killed over the past week in sectarian fighting in Central African Republic, aid officials said Tuesday, as France reported that gunmen killed two of its ...
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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 terrorism
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Let's try! 算数の英語
算数を英語で楽しく学ぶ「Let’s try! 算数の英語」。今回は分数を使った計算の問題です。
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Christmas is around the corner.
The Christmas tree in Akiko’s...
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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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Lower house pushes through state secret protection bill
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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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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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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...