Skytree celebrates 1 year
Tokyo Skytree, the 634-meter-high tower in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, marked the first anniversary of its opening on Wednesday. During the past year, 6.38...
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NRA: Tsuruga reactor built on active fault
The Nuclear Regulation Authority concluded Wednesday that a fault, or crush zone, below the No. 2 reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear power plant in Tsuru...
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Diet ratifies Hague Convention
The Diet on Wednesday ratified the Hague Convention, which deals with the treatment of children internationally abducted by a parent. The House of ...
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Manufacturers to get govt help / New bill to boost competitiveness
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Poll: 51% think Japan has positive influence
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136,000 wards to regain right to vote / Municipalities rush to get ready for upp...
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Fukushima's big step forward
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Ama divers seek cultural designation
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40% of security cameras turned off in Yokohama
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Abe, Lee to increase bilateral cooperation
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China losing luster for Japan makers
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Trip Through Time / Following the footsteps of a reborn woman / Omm Sety (1904-1...
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SHOPPING FINDS / Chinese cuppa with an elegant, fresh taste
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Fukuoka to check officials' liver tests
FUKUOKA--After a series of scandals involving drunken city government employees, the Fukuoka municipal government has decided supervisors must review the results of subordinates’ annual liver tests...
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Manufacturers to get govt help / New bill to boost competitiveness
The government is set to play a leading role in realigning domestic manufacturing businesses hampered by excessive competition, government sources said. To achieve the target, various measures will b...
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Poll: 51% think Japan has positive influence
Fifty-one percent of people believe Japan’s influence in the world is mainly positive, far more than the 27 percent who said the opposite, according to a recent BBC survey conducted in 25 countries...
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136,000 wards to regain right to vote / Municipalities rush to get ready for upper house poll
Following the passage of a bill to return voting rights to adults under guardianship at the House of Representatives, local election boards are moving to adopt new measures to smoothly carry out this...
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Study: Beef, pork increase diabetes risk for men
Men who eat a lot of beef and uncured pork face a 42 percent higher risk of getting diabetes, according to a joint study conducted by the National Cancer Center and the National Center of Global Heal...
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Fukushima's big step forward
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Japan, U.S., S. Korea to hold trilateral defense meeting
Japan, the United States and South Korea will hold their first trilateral defense ministerial talks in three years in Singapore next month, Japanese government sources said Wednesday. The meeting is...
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Ama divers seek cultural designation
TSU--Ama female divers from the Toba-Shima area have formed a group to preserve their traditions, as part of a bid by the Mie prefectural government to have the divers declared a national cultural pr...
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40% of security cameras turned off in Yokohama
YOKOHAMA--About 40 percent of 252 security cameras for crime prevention in Yokohama are not operating due to a lack of funds, according to the Yokohama city government, raising fears about efforts to...
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Abe, Lee to increase bilateral cooperation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Singaporean counterpart, Lee Hsien Loong, agreed at a meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday to enhance cooperation between their two countries.
Abe emphasized at the beginn...
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MUSINGS
The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun’s May 17 issue. The late actor Shoichi Ozawa was once invited to the wedding party of an acquaintance. After lea...
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Leaders on the podium
◆アジア情勢認識を語る米国務長官 ケリー米国務長官が先月訪日した際、"The 21st Century Pacific Partnership" （21世紀の太平洋のパートナーシップ）と題...
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Cosmic pursuit / Potter follows father's footsteps to reproduce rare teabowls
SETO, Aichi--Think of them as a tiny universe that fits in the palm of your hand. When illuminated, lapis lazuli-colored spots glitter like miniature galaxies on the blackish glaze inside Yohen Tenmo...
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Pianist Koyama grows more emotive with time
Critically acclaimed pianist Michie Koyama has arrived at a new stage in her career, and her latest release Chaconne, on Sony Music Entertainment Inc., is proof. The album contains five pieces that s...
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Innovative bunraku piece to show in Europe
A complete version of Sonezaki Shinju (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki), a seminal piece of traditional bunraku puppet theater, will be performed in Europe this autumn by master puppeteers and feature ...
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TEPCO seeks reactor restart / Resuming Niigata plant seen key to stable power supply
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has decided to apply to the nuclear regulating body to restart two reactors at its nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture by the end of July, after revised safety standard...
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Abe clarifies history stance / Suffering of Asian nations recognized
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a reply in the Diet, said, "Japan once caused tremendous damage and suffering to the people of many countries, particularly those of Asian nations," modifying his charact...
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Kono remark twisted 'comfort women' issue
A statement in 1993 by then Chief Cabinet Secretary Yohei Kono that suggested the government admitted forced recruitment of so-called comfort women aggravated what had already become a diplomatic pro...
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Japanese slaves crossed Pacific / Taken to Mexico in 16th century
A rare document has been found that records the transport of Japanese people to Mexico as slaves in the late 16th century, the first documentation of Japanese people crossing the Pacific Ocean.
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100,000 yen care robots are coming / Subsidies to aid development; units could be cheaply rented
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In the News / Mikko Koivumaa / Finnish 'ikumen' dazzles Japan
For Mikko Koivumaa, the Japanese buzzword "ikumen" was a surprise. The Finnish diplomat encountered the word, which means a father who actively takes part in raising a child, soon after arriving in ...
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Govt honors baseball greats / Nagashima, Matsui presented with People's Award
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Computers make their move / Exploring AI and the human minds behind it through shogi
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Mt. Fuji to get World Heritage nod
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Groundwater levels rising in Tokyo
