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...
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Novartis employee joined clinical drug trial
An employee of Novartis Pharma K.K. participated in a clinical trial for one of his company’s drugs at a university, and the results of the study w...
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Wrestling rules changed to keep sport in Games
MOSCOW (AP)--Wrestling’s governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back ...
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Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter
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LNG imports mean cheaper energy
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How long can Brand Beckham last after soccer star's retirement?
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Heat-seeking Pacers motor past Knicks
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Kim rallies with 65 to win PGA
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Afghans block women's rights legislation
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China's Li flies to India to boost ties
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Despite struggles, Bradley stays on top at Nelson
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Aoki helps Brewers break skid
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Assad: Syria transition talks are internal matter
BEIRUT (AP)--Syrian President Bashar Assad said in a newspaper interview Saturday he will not step down before elections and that the United States has no right to interfere in his country’s politi...
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Govt links acts of bullying to criminal charges
The education ministry has compiled a list of bullying acts that should be reported promptly to police, and has communicated this list to prefectures and boards of education of large cities through a...
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Shift from punishment to rehabilitation / Prosecutors emphasizing probation, guidance
With the overall rate of recidivism at an all-time high of 43.8 percent, prosecutors have ramped up activities to prevent offenders from relapsing and committing criminal acts. As part of such effor...
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3-way talks eyed for pay hikes
Akira Amari, state minister in charge of economic revitalization, unveiled plans Sunday to launch talks among government officials and labor and management representatives to accelerate wage increase...
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Unpublished drawings by Tezuka discovered
Cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto has found nine unpublished original drawings by legendary artist Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989), dubbed the god of Japanese manga. The drawings were produced around 1948 shortly...
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TEPCO rushing application for reactor restarts
Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s plan to seek approval in July for reactivating its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture apparently reflects its belief that it must restart the pl...
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NHK drama boosts Iwate tourism over Golden Week
MORIOKA--Tourist spots in Iwate Prefecture saw a big increase in visitors during the recent Golden Week holiday period compared to last year, particularly in coastal areas such as Kuji, where parts o...
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Your Party to end poll cooperation with Ishin
Your Party head Yoshimi Watanabe said Sunday his party would end its cooperation with Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Restoration Party) for this summer’s House of Councillors election because of Ishin ...
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Farmers plant rice in former no-go zone
TAMURA, Fukushima (Jiji Press)--Farmers have started planting rice in a district of Tamura that was once part of a no-entry zone around Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plan...
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S. Korean held over welfare benefits scam
The South Korean manager of a nightclub in Tokyo has been arrested on suspicion of illegally receiving about 1.38 million yen in livelihood protection benefits, police said Sunday. Ho Ae Yeong, 54, ...
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The Nihongo Way (日本語流)
◆ DIALOGUE OVERVIEW ◆
This is a romaji transcription of the conversation in the box above.
U-1: Mada gogatsu na noni, moo natsu no yoo na tenki desu ne.
J-1: Soo desu ne. Kyoo wa natsu-mita...
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Onomato Pera Pera
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The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's May 10 issue. *** His boss in the Occupation forces was giving a lecture on occupation policy at a prefectural g...
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Stories that feed imagination / Break out the sponge cake for Guri and Gura's 50th anniversary
One day, two adorable field mice named Guri and Gura find a huge egg in a forest and decide to make a sponge cake for themselves and their animal friends. Fifty years have now passed since the duo, th...
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Beyond the Paper screen / What dreams are made of
Nearly a month has passed since the Boston Marathon bombing. I watched the news coverage daily, astonished by the swiftness with which the police isolated suspicious individuals, identified them and c...
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Leader of a noh generation
Although only 27, Kazufusa Hosho has been shouldering a hefty responsibility for the past five years as the Hosho school of Noh's 20th headmaster. Fortunately, his commitment to artistic tradition and...
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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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100,000 yen care robots are coming / Subsidies to aid development; units could be cheaply rented
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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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Govt honors baseball greats / Nagashima, Matsui presented with People's Award
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Japan in Depth / N-export deal expected in Turkey
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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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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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Groundwater levels rising in Tokyo
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Japan in Depth / Rethinking Japan's sovereignty
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The United States on Monday reportedly positioned a destroyer off the South Korean coast to counter any possible North Korean missile strike. *** New vehicle sales in Japan in fiscal 2012 topped 5 m...
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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...