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 ...
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Dreaming of a white radish
Nerima daikon radishes hang like a white curtain in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. The radishes are 60 to 80 centimeters long and weigh up to two kilograms each....
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Asada faces Russian teen challenge
Four of the five competitors who will seek to keep Japan’s Mao Asada from repeating as women’s champion at the ISU Grand Prix Final share several ...
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Lolita idol charms Russian anime fans
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Japan’s latest PISA rankings improve
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Detroit gets OK for bankruptcy
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Biden, Xi have tense reunion
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SHOPPING FINDS / Kangaroo leather flexible, strong
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THE TRAVELER'S TABLE / Tasty vegetable curry in New Delhi
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Scientists: Oldest big cat fossil found in Tibet
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Nature in Short / Japanese oaks: How to tell them apart
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In the News / Shoko Kurokawa / Giving voice to abused children
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Lolita idol charms Russian anime fans
MOSCOW—Russian anime fans greeted Sumire Uesaka, a voice actress who is studying Russian at Sophia University, with cheers and applause when she held a live concert—her first in Russia—in Mosco...
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Japan’s latest PISA rankings improve
Fifteen-year-old Japanese students in 2012 showed improved reading, applied scientific and mathematical skills in international academic aptitude tests compared to three years earlier, the Organizatio...
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Detroit gets OK for bankruptcy
DETROIT (AP)—A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Detroit can use bankruptcy to cut employee pensions and relieve itself of other crushing debts, handing a defeat to the city’s unions and retirees ...
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Biden, Xi have tense reunion
BEIJING (AP)—In what was supposed to be a warm reunion, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet instead Wednesday in a climate fraught with tension over an airspace disp...
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India visit by the Emperor rich in symbolism
On Nov. 30, the Emperor became the first Japanese monarch to pay a state visit to India. In a rare gesture, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife personally received the Emperor and Empress at Ne...
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‘Stem cell treatments’ mar trust
Many cases have emerged in which patients experience trouble after receiving treatment by private clinics under the name of regenerative medicine, which has been practiced without sufficient checks o...
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Japan, U.S. must reinforce alliance to deal with China’s forceful methods
We heartily applaud the clear political message sent from a high diplomatic level that Japan and the United States will not tolerate any self-righteous step taken by China. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...
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Departure from cram-free education key behind higher academic ability
The education ministry’s departure from its previous cram-free education policy has apparently resulted in a sharp recovery in the academic ability of Japanese children. The results of the Organizat...
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In the News / Shoko Kurokawa / Giving voice to abused children
“I didn’t know when my birthday was until I was 5 years old,” a girl who was abused by her mother told freelance journalist Shoko Kurokawa.
Kurokawa visited the house where the third-grade pr...
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'Stem cell treatments' mar trust
Many cases have emerged in which patients experience trouble after receiving treatment by private clinics under the name of regenerative medicine, which has been practiced without sufficient checks on...
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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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The Nihongo Way / Dec. 2
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This is the romaji transcription of the conversation in the box above.
J-1: Toki no tatsu no wa hayai desu nee. Moo Shiwasu desu yo.
U-1: E? Shiwasu? Sore, nan desu ka?
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Learning Japanese from the news / ‘Bargains’ on Rakuten mall fraudently priced
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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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Tokyo English teachers to study abroad for Olympics
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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
A volcanic eruption has created a new islet near Nishinoshima island in Tokyo’s Ogasawara chain, the Japan Coast Guard has announced.
The JCG on Wednesday issued a warning to ships around the are...
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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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Princess Masako attends more official functions
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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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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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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...