Pyongyang says Kim’s uncle purged
SEOUL (AP)—North Korea announced Monday it had sacked leader Kim Jong Un’s uncle, long considered the country’s No. 2 power, saying corruption, ...
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Eda leaves Your Party to create new group
Former Your Party Secretary General Kenji Eda submitted a letter of resignation from the party Monday afternoon, aiming to create a new political par...
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Thai PM dissolves parliament
BANGKOK (AP)—Thailand’s prime minister announced Monday she will dissolve the lower house of parliament and call elections in an attempt to calm ...
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Group C opener a ‘crucial’ hurdle for Samurai Blue
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Torre, La Russa, Cox elected to HOF
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McCown, Bears leave ’Boys in the cold
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Nuggets grind out frugal win
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Learning Japanese from the news / Skyscraper built at site of terrorism
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Miracle shot caps Miyazato’s 1st win
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Finer details of secrecy protection law still murky
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1 month on, progress in R.P. typhoon zone
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Mystery of drumming: Kodo’s performance beautifully stylized but free
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Eda’s split from Your Party may trigger political realignment
Four years and four months after its inception, Your Party has split. This event has the potential of leading to a realignment of opposition parties. Former Secretary General Kenji Eda and 13 other ...
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Vigilance required as power struggle shakes Kim Jong Un regime
The latest development in North Korea probably was the result of a power struggle behind the scenes. A close watch must be kept on how the latest housecleaning in North Korea will affect the future ...
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Pats ready for life without Gronkowski
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP)—The New England Patriots placed tight end Rob Gronkowski on injured reserve Monday with a damaged right knee. Gronkowski was hurt midway through the third quarter of the Pa...
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Group C opener a ‘crucial’ hurdle for Samurai Blue
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil—The Group C opponents Japan will face in the first phase of the World Cup aren’t a collection of big-name past winners, but the competition will be fierce among all four te...
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Torre, La Russa, Cox elected to HOF
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP)—Joe Torre, Tony La Russa and Bobby Cox spent decades trying to beat each other, no holds barred. On this day, however, they were a mutual admiration society.
And why n...
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McCown, Bears leave ’Boys in the cold
CHICAGO (AP)—Neither the brutal cold nor the league’s worst defense could stop Josh McCown and the Bears.
Instead, Chicago jumped right back into the playoff race.
McCown threw for a career-hi...
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Japan makes cut for Sochi team figure skating
LONDON—Japan is among the 10 nations that qualified for the inaugural Olympic team figure skating competition, which will make its debut at the upcoming Sochi Winter Games, the International Skate ...
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Nuggets grind out frugal win
WASHINGTON (AP)—To prepare for the playoffs, Denver coach Brian Shaw said he wants his high-scoring team to learn to win tough games.
There was no better training ground for bump-and-grind basketb...
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DiCaprio backs team in new electric car circuit
MONACO (AP)—Catch him if you can: Leonardo DiCaprio is getting into the electric race-car business. The Oscar-nominated actor announced Monday he’s partnering with Venturi Automobiles and will ...
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Ronaldo heads trio in race for Ballon d'Or
ZURICH (AP)—Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Franck Ribery are in the running for the Ballon d’Or as the world’s top soccer player. FIFA announced the finalists Monday after changes in the...
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Learning Japanese from the news / Skyscraper built at site of terrorism
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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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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Leaders on the podium / ケネディ大統領の演説にあふれた「純真なアメリカ」
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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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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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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
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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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Kennedy arrives in Japan as new U.S. ambassador
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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...