Japan, Philippines agree on airspace
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday agreed the two countries will cooperate on the issue of China’s newly d...
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3rd-graders to learn English from 2020
Education minister Hakubun Shimomura said Friday that English will be a formal subject for fifth- and sixth-year students at primary schools starting...
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From dawn till dust
Temple workers dust under the eaves of the main pavilion of Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, before dawn Friday. The annual rit...
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An ice time in Ginza
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White German shepherd certified as guide dog
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Airlines expect profits to jump
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North Korea executes Jang
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Uchimura scores Japan Grand Prix
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Rangers see diamond in QB Wilson
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Jordan's 'flu' shoes sell for $104K
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Bolts shock Peyton, Broncos
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Exclusive: Prime Minister Abe on Asia / Japan, ASEAN can play ‘proactive role fo...
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Hi, Annie! / drive up the wall（すごくイライラさせる）
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Reform outline focuses on easing tax hike impact
The outline for fiscal 2014 tax system reform, which was finalized by the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner New Komeito on Thursday, features corporate tax breaks and other mea...
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Families seek tougher traffic offense penalties
An increasing number of relatives of traffic accident victims think the punishments for offenders are too light, according to a survey by the National Police Agency. In the latest survey, released ...
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An ice time in Ginza
People skate Thursday night at an ice skating rink on the rooftop of Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo’s Ginza, prior to its official opening on Friday. The store hopes the attraction provide...
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Biden pressed China over ADIZ
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that he pressed Beijing to address the danger posed by its declaration of an air defense identification zone over the East China Sea durin...
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State secrets law promulgated
A controversial law designed to enhance the protection of state secrets, imposing stricter penalties on those who leak designated secrets, was promulgated Friday morning. Under the law, heads of adm...
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5-year plan eyes ¥24 tril. for defense pending
Japan plans to spend ¥24.67 trillion to build up its defense capabilities over five years starting in April, officials said Friday. The sum will be detailed in a med-term defense buildup program f...
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White German shepherd certified as guide dog
YOKOHAMA—A white German shepherd has been certified as a guide dog for the first time in Japan, a guide dog association said.
The Japan Guide Dog Association’s Kanagawa Training Center in Kohok...
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Panel calls for ducation board reform
A government panel on Friday proposed a drastic reform of the powerful boards of education across the country that have played a central role in education administration since the end of World War II...
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JR Hokkaido admits falsifying track inspection data
SAPPORO (Jiji Press)—Hokkaido Railway Co. has admitted that inspection data for the tracks involved in a train derailment in September was falsified. The accident has led to revelations of sloppy...
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Mitsui exec Momii emerges as NHK presidential candidate
Katsuto Momii, a former executive of Mitsui & Co., has emerged as a candidate to be the next president of NHK, informed sources said Friday. The public broadcaster’s board of governors on Friday ...
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MUSINGS / Dec. 7, 2013
The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun’s Dec. 7 issue. * * * A passage in “Kokoro” (The heart of things), a novel by Soseki Natsume (...
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Learning Japanese from the news / Gyudon restaurants feeling the squeeze
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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Mystery of drumming: Kodo’s performance beautifully stylized but free
SADO, Niigata—Kodo, a renowned taiko drum troupe based on Sado Island, will launch a new show in Tokyo and Yokohama this month that draws heavily on Japanese folklore. Titled “Mystery,” the show...
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Dots of color that changed Western art
An exhibition under way at The National Art Center, Tokyo, in Roppongi covers an assortment of painters who used Pointillist methods—applying numerous tiny colored dots of paint—from the end of th...
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Maiko guides give Kyoto show a colorful twist
KYOTO—With the cameras rolling, two apprentice geiko, called maiko, approach the deputy chief priest of Matsuno-o Taisha shrine in Kyoto, and begin their interview with the phrase, “Okini, otano m...
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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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Japan, U.S. to up Senkaku surveillance
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Volcanic eruption raises new islet amid Ogasawara Islands
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U.S. funding to relocate marines OK’d
WASHINGTON—The armed services committees of both houses of the U.S. Congress have effectively approved spending to relocate 4,000 U.S. marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture to Guam from the U.S. f...
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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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Abe, Biden lean on China to drop air defense zone
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday agreed to urge China to eliminate its newly established air defense identification zone that includes airspace over the Sen...
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New grad job market still ‘highly selective’
University students and others set to graduate in spring 2015 cannot be overly optimistic during this year’s job hunting season, which officially started Sunday, as companies are generally willing t...
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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 bloc, despite fierce resistance from the oppositi...
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Lower house pushes through state secret protection bill
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LOOKING EAST / ‘J-Melo’: Helpful expert for overseas J-pop fans
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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...