North Korea purges Kim Jong Un’s powerful uncle
SEOUL (AP)—North Korea on Monday acknowledged the purge of leader Kim Jong Un’s influential uncle for alleged corruption, drug use, gambling and ...
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Secrecy law enacted
The House of Councillors has passed into law a divisive bill to protect specially designated state secrets with a majority of support from the ruling...
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Japan to face Cote d’Ivoire in 2014 World Cup opener
COSTA DO SAUIPE, Brazil—The Samurai Blue were placed into Group C along with Cote d’Ivoire, Colombia and Greece during Friday’s draw for the 20...
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Let's try! 算数の英語
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Dylan’s guitar sells for nearly $1 mil.
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Vonn lags to 40th in 1st race back
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Thai ‘showdown rally’ called
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Obama, Bush, Clinton to travel to S. Africa
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Banksy mural fetches $209K at Calif. auction
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Ukraine, Russia presidents meet; protests persist
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Fans excited at Japan’s prospect
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Issues remain over implementation of secrets law
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Leaders on the podium / ケネディ大統領の演説にあふれた「純真なアメリカ」
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Let's try! 算数の英語
算数を英語で楽しく学ぶ「Let’s try! 算数の英語」。今回は分数を使った計算の問題です。
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Christmas is around the corner.
The Christmas tree in Akiko’s...
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Group of Japanese help clear tsunami debris in Canada
A group of Japanese people living in Vancouver, Canada, is leading an effort to clean up debris swept out to sea by the 2011 tsunami that is showing up on shores about 7,500 kilometers away. It has...
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Draw spurs reactions from opponents
The FIFA World Cup group draw result was met with various responses in the three other countries placed in Group C with Japan. In Cote d’Ivoire, Japan’s first opponent, the online edition of loc...
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Gold futures fall on stimulus concern
NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—Gold fell to a five-month low Friday after the U.S. added more workers than forecast last month, fueling concern that the Federal Reserve will start to curb stimulus. Gold fu...
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U.S. stock market jumps after strong jobs report
NEW YORK (AP)—Stocks rose sharply Friday after the government reported a fourth straight month of solid U.S. job gains, the latest encouraging sign for the economy. The strengthening job market f...
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Oil rises after positive U.S. employment data
NEW YORK (AP)—The price of oil rose again Friday on signs of a stronger job market in the U.S. and finished the week with a gain of more than 5 percent. Benchmark U.S. crude for January delivery ...
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Dylan’s guitar sells for nearly $1 mil.
NEW YORK (AP)—Like Elvis’ no-hips-allowed appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” or the Beatles’ arrival in America, or Woodstock, it is considered one of the milestone moments in rock histo...
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Make use of intelligence protection law to strengthen national security strategy
A law to protect state secrets, comparable to those in other advanced countries, has finally been enacted in Japan. The government must use the law to strengthen diplomatic and national security po...
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How South Africa can help continue Mandela’s legacy
The great conciliator is gone. Nelson Mandela, whose unbreakable spirit and shining magnanimity knit together a South Africa torn by centuries of racism and exploitation, died Thursday at 95. Mande...
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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’
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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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Volcanic eruption raises new islet amid Ogasawara Islands
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Kennedy steps into new limelight
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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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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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Lower house pushes through state secret protection bill
The House of Representatives passed a bill intended to strengthen the protection of specially designated secrets Tuesday with the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito appro...
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Kennedy arrives in Japan as new U.S. ambassador
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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
ジャパン・ニューズの語学学習ページ、LearningLab（毎週木曜付）で４週に１度掲載している「私の英語勉強法」。その電子書籍第８巻（税込420円）が...
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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！
読売新聞夕刊（東京本社版）で毎週木曜に好評連載中のコラム「ジャパン・ニューズ記者のコレって英語で？」の電子書籍、第12巻（420円、税込）が...
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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...