Japan, ASEAN can play ‘proactive role for peace’
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has always been “at the center” of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s diplomacy, and he hopes the regional b...
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Japan focuses on hospitality to woo international tourists
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Exclusive: Prime Minister Abe on Asia / ‘A future vision for ASEAN and Japan’...
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Honda move to give Milan needed boost
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Letta govt wins confidence votes
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Eyes in the sky
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Takei powers into public spotlight / Tokyo Olympics next for muscle-bound public...
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Documentary offers a look behind the scenes at Studio Ghibli
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From white to black: Kanji Ishimaru transforms in Monte Cristo musical
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LOOKING EAST / Uesaka makes her dream come true at J-Fest in Russia
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Japan focuses on hospitality to woo international tourists
To attract overseas visitors, both public and private sectors are focusing increased energy on better hospitality.
There have been about 9.5 million visitors to Japan this year since January, a sign...
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Exclusive: Prime Minister Abe on Asia / ‘A future vision for ASEAN and Japan’
In this special year of the 40th anniversary of Japan’s relationship with ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, I have invited the leaders of all ASEAN countries to join me in a special...
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2 executed over ‘brutal’ murders
Two death row prisoners were executed Thursday, bringing to eight the number of inmates put to death since Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office in December last year. The last execution was carrie...
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PISA results cause for worry, not panic
WASHINGTON—The latest international student evaluations, the PISA test results, are out and one thing is clear: the United States has not done well. Beyond that, the exams have become, professor Jay...
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Why did intl sanctions work on S. Africa?
WASHINGTON—My Slate colleague Dave Weigel passed along this pretty embarrassing 1985 column by George Will opposing U.S. sanctions on South Africa in which he argues that “the current campaigning ...
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Letta govt wins confidence votes
ROME (AP)—Italian Premier Enrico Letta’s reconstituted governing coalition comfortably survived confidence votes Wednesday that were called after Silvio Berlusconi jumped to the opposition.
The...
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Interpreter for Mandela event: I was hallucinating
Meanwhile, the man accused of faking sign interpretation at the memorial told a local newspaper that he was hallucinating and hearing voices. Thamsanqa Jantjie did not describe his qualifications fo...
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Gold declines as demand falls
NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—Gold futures fell as congressional negotiators reached a U.S. budget agreement, curbing the appeal of the metal as a haven. Gold futures for February delivery fell 0.3 percent...
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Prices fall from highest level in 6 weeks as fuel supply rises
NEW YORK (Bloomberg)—West Texas Intermediate crude fell from a six-week high Wednesday after gasoline and diesel inventories rose more than forecast last week as refineries boosted output. Prices ...
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Eyes in the sky
A flying surveillance robot developed by a private security company’s research division tracks a man pretending to be an intruder during a test in Mitaka, Tokyo, earlier this week. Secom Co.’s Int...
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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
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Learning Japanese from the news / Skyscraper built at site of terrorist attacks
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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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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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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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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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Lower house pushes through state secret protection bill
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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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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...