Nelson Mandela dies at 95
JOHANNESBURG (AP)— Nelson Mandela was a master of forgiveness. South Africa’s first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner...
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Diet session extended until Sunday
The House of Representatives voted during its plenary session Friday to extend the current Diet session by two days until Sunday.
The extension of ...
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Hanyu beats Chan to win Grand Prix Final
FUKUOKA (AP)—Yuzuru Hanyu held on to his lead and beat three-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada in the men’s free skate Friday at the Gra...
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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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WTI-Brent spread shrinks to tightest in 2 weeks on U.S. growth
NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—West Texas Intermediate’s discount to Brent shrank to the narrowest level in two weeks Thursday as the U.S. economy improved more than forecast in the third quarter and suppl...
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Govt adopts ¥5.5 trillion economic stimulus package
The government has adopted an economic stimulus package that is designed to reduce the adverse impact of a consumption tax increase from 5 percent to 8 percent in April. The planned amount of fiscal ...
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Amari to miss TPP meeting
Akira Amari, the minister in charge of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, has said he will be absent from a TPP ministerial meeting in Singapore due to his medical treatment. Speaking at a pres...
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Ministers aim to clinch TPP deal in Singapore
SINGAPORE (Jiji Press)—Ministers from 12 countries discussing a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact will hold a four-day meeting in Singapore from Saturday, aiming to reach substantive agreem...
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Censure motion rejected
The House of Councillors voted down a censure motion against Masako Mori, minister in charge of the controversial state secrecy bill, on Friday afternoon. The rejection of the motion came with the ...
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JR East to launch energy biz
East Japan Railway Co. will begin geothermal and wind power businesses in a bid to reduce environmental pollution, as its railway operations consume massive amounts of electricity, informed sources s...
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Tokio Marine to set up firm for Europe operations
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc. has announced it will set up a new company in London to integrate its European insurance operations. The new company will control Tokio Marine Europe Insurance Ltd., a Lon...
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Motegi: Energy plan sees nuclear power as key
Industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday that an energy plan being studied by his ministry regards nuclear power as a basic source of electricity for its stable supplies and assumes its contin...
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Tokyo stocks rebound on buybacks, futures-led buying
Stocks staged a rebound on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday, assisted by buybacks after the recent plunge and by a wave of futures-led buying in late trading. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average c...
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U.S. stocks decline on fears of Fed stimulus pullback
NEW YORK (AP)—The outlook for hiring is improving and the economy is growing at its fastest pace in more than a year, so what’s the bad news for the stock market? Stocks fell Thursday after the...
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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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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...