South Africa’s Mandela dies at 95
Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black president, has died at 95, according to AP and other news reports. South African President Jacob Zuma ...
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Washoku makes world heritage list
Washoku, or traditional Japanese cuisine, will soon be added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The U.N. body’s Intergovernmental C...
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Upper house panel passes secrecy bill
The House of Councillors’ Special Committee on National Security approved by a majority vote on Thursday afternoon a bill to tighten penalties for p...
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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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Big tree in the Big Apple
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Likes pour in for Abe’s comment on R.P. disaster
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Johnson gets early handle on par-5 holes
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP)—Zach Johnson already is looking ahead to next year, and one of his priorities is to score better on the par 5s. He got started on that Thursday in the World Challenge.
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Nomura falters at LGPA Q-school
NEW YORK—Japan’s Harukyo Nomura fell from fourth place to 16th after shooting a 3-over 75 in the second round at the U.S. LPGA’s qualifying tournament on Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nomur...
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Former Giro winner Di Luca banned for life
ROME (AP)—Former Giro d’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca has been banned from cycling for life following a third doping offense, joining Lance Armstrong as one of the highest profile riders to be kic...
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2 English players charged in match-fixing probe
LONDON (AP)—Two players from the sixth tier of English soccer have been charged with conspiring to fix matches as part of an investigation into a suspected Singapore-based international betting syn...
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Vonn says she’s ready to roll in Lake Louise races
LAKE LOUISE, Canada (AP)—With her eyes wide and a big smile, Lindsey Vonn declared herself ready to race for the first time in 10 months. In an interview with AP and USA Today Sports, Vonn said s...
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Tebow gets offer from Italian league
ROME (AP)—Tim Tebow has been offered a four-month contract by the Italian federation for American football, and the Milano Seamen are hoping to sign the free agent quarterback. Excerpts of an off...
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Lee moves into top spot at JT Cup
South Korea’s Lee Kyoung Hoon shot a 6-under 64 to move into a one-shot lead after two rounds of the ¥130 million Nippon Series JT Cup on Friday in Tokyo.
Lee combined an eagle on the par-5 17t...
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Royal treatment—K.C. picks up Aoki
NEW YORK (AP)—The Kansas City Royals acquired outfielder Norichika Aoki from Milwaukee to be their leadoff hitter Thursday, which also means the Brewers are likely to shift Ryan Braun to right fiel...
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Tributes pour in for Mandela
NEW YORK (AP)—Nelson Mandela’s death left world soccer in deep mourning, FIFA President Sepp Blatter said Thursday, while new International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach paid tribute to the ...
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New posting deal nearly done
Negotiations between Major League Baseball and Nippon Pro Baseball saw the sides move to the verge of an agreement on a new posting system, with only a few details needed to be ironed out, it was lear...
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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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Culture
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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...