Nelson Mandela dies at 95
JOHANNESBURG (AP)— Nelson Mandela was a master of forgiveness. South Africa’s first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner...
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Diet session extended until Sunday
The House of Representatives voted during its plenary session Friday to extend the current Diet session by two days until Sunday.
The extension of ...
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Hanyu beats Chan to win Grand Prix Final
FUKUOKA (AP)—Yuzuru Hanyu held on to his lead and beat three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada in the men’s free skate Friday at the Gra...
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ECB keeps interest unchanged
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10 million visitors to Skytree
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Johnson gets early handle on par-5 holes
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Lee moves into top spot at JT Cup
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Royal treatment—K.C. picks up Aoki
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Tributes pour in for Mandela
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Hi, Annie! / out of the blue（出し抜けに）
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Law to boost industrial competitiveness enacted
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Deutsche Securities employee held over suspicion of bribery
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Vonn’s knee ‘stable’ after training run
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U.S. economy grows at 3.6% rate in 3rd quarter
WASHINGTON (AP)—The U.S. economy grew at a 3.6 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest since early 2012. But nearly half the growth came from a buildup in business stockpiles, ...
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Visaless intern cases rampant
Many South Korean students are suspected of participating in internship programs in Japan without proper visas, informed sources said. It has recently been discovered that some accommodation facilit...
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ECB keeps interest unchanged
FRANKFURT (AP)—The European Central Bank kept its interest rates on hold Thursday even though the recovery has weakened in the 17-country euro currency union and inflation is forecast to remain low...
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10 million visitors to Skytree
Tokyo Skytree in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, welcomes its 10 millionth visitor Friday morning, the 564th day since its opening on May 22, 2012. The 10 millionth visitor was Masaaki Tsuchida, 42, second from r...
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Sapporo court finds upper house poll in state of unconstitutionality
SAPPORO (Jiji Press)—The Sapporo High Court ruled Friday that the House of Councillors election in July, which had a maximum vote-value disparity of 4.77 times, was “in a state of unconstitutiona...
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Ruling bloc to change arms export rules
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito will set new principles to manage exports of weapons, possibly by the year-end, LDP officials said Thursday. At a meeting of a joint project team,...
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GM to largely pull Chevrolet from Europe
BERLIN (AP)—General Motors Co. plans to largely withdraw its Chevrolet brand from Europe from the beginning of 2016, focusing more sharply on its main Opel and Vauxhall brands. Chevrolet will no ...
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Imperial couple return home from trip to India
The Emperor and Empress returned to Japan on Friday morning from their first official visit to India in more than half a century. Arriving at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on a special government plane, t...
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Rakuten unit sets up discount voice service
Fusion Communications Corp., a unit of Rakuten Inc., has launched a service for smartphones that cuts charges for voice calls in half. Through the “Rakuten Denwa” service, users can make and re...
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Thai prime minister cancels visit to Japan
BANGKOK (Jiji Press)—Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has canceled her visit to Japan in light of continuing antigovernment demonstrations at home, a Thai government spokesman said Friday. ...
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Hi, Annie! / out of the blue（出し抜けに）
この場合、blue は青空のことだよ。直訳（ちょくやく）すれば、青空から雨が急に降（ふ）ってくるような意味なんだけど、「出（だ）し抜（ぬ）け...
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MUSINGS / Nov. 30, 2013
The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun’s Nov. 30 issue. * * * Philosopher Shuzo Kuki wrote in his poem titled “Jinsei no Odori” (A ...
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Learning Japanese from the news / Tofu makers in a pinch as soybean prices surge
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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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’
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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Volcanic eruption raises new islet amid Ogasawara Islands
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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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Kennedy steps into new limelight
If she did not bear the name Kennedy, articles reporting her appointment would have been headlined “first female U.S. ambassador to Japan.”
But Caroline Kennedy is the only living child of form...
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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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Kennedy arrives in Japan as new U.S. ambassador
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Experts discourage smartphone babysitting
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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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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...