Abe aims for fiscal health / Rehabilitation plan to be compiled this summer
BELFAST--Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has announced that Japan aims to simultaneously turn the wheels of fiscal rehabilitation and economic growth in an...
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Recharging Japan / Workers face grim prospects after reaching 60
This is the fourth installment of a series of articles exploring ways in which coexistence, which is a prerequisite for a long-lived society, can be ...
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Karzai suspends talks with U.S.
KABUL (AP)--The Afghan president on Wednesday suspended talks with the United States on a new security deal to protest the way his government was bei...
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Indonesia set to cut fuel subsidies
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Blast at Pakistani funeral kills 29
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Trip Through Time / Czech town hotbed of reform movement
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THE TRAVELER'S TABLE / Potato salad—a taste of mom's cooking in Berlin
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SHOPPING FINDS / A doll dreams of love
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Abe achieves aim at G-8 summit meeting
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University of Tokyo to introduce quarter system
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Fears mount as XP support end nears
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3-D printing goes from fantasy to reality
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Meet your distant cousin: Tiny hyperactive primate
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No end in sight for Syrian civil war, as arms support grows on both sides
How can the Syrian civil war be brought to an end? Leaders of the Group of Eight major powers should do their utmost to put an agreement on this issue reached in their latest meeting into practice. ...
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How students get soaked for college sports
As parents and students struggle to keep up with rising college tuition and take on greater burdens of debt, U.S. universities are being challenged to justify the ballooning athletic fees they tack on...
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Obama continues to play for time in Syria
WASHINGTON—Critics are correct when they argue that President Barack Obama doesn’t have a strategy for military victory in Syria. The reality is that despite his decision last week to arm the oppo...
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Jet-setting Thai Buddhist monks criticized for lavish behavior
BANGKOK (AP)—Thailand’s Buddhism body said it is monitoring monks nationwide for any inappropriate behavior after a video showed monks using luxurious personal items while flying on a private jet...
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Indonesia set to cut fuel subsidies
JAKARTA (AP)—Indonesia’s Parliament voted to approve a budget package on Monday that lays the groundwork for the slashing of government fuel subsidies, as police fired tear gas and water cannons ...
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Singapore fumes as air pollution hits 16-year high
SINGAPORE (AP)—Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neigh...
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Blast at Pakistani funeral kills 29
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP)—A suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of hundreds of mourners attending a funeral in northwestern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing 29 people. Among the dead was a newly ele...
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Trip Through Time / Czech town hotbed of reform movement
HUSINEC, Czech Republic—Born to a poor farming family in Husinec in what is now the southern Czech Republic almost 650 years ago, Jan Hus remains a revered figure among his countrymen.
The Jan Hus...
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THE TRAVELER'S TABLE / Potato salad—a taste of mom's cooking in Berlin
BERLIN—Kartoffelhaus No. 1 in Berlin offers delicious potato salad that brings the taste of mom’s home cooking to customers.
Although German food and food culture have greatly diversified over th...
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SHOPPING FINDS / A doll dreams of love
TIRADENTES, Brazil—The image of a girl dreaming of falling in love with a boy is growing popular among Brazilian women of all ages.
The papier-mache bust of a young woman resting her chin on her ha...
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MUSINGS
The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun’s June 12 issue. *** A man jokingly said NSA stands for “No Such Agency.” I read this in Dan Brown’s lo...
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Global Scene / Reading The Washington Post
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Leaders on the podium ／ 同性愛者の権利めぐる各国政治家の発言
アメリカで、同性愛者による権利獲得運動の発端となったストーンウォールの反乱（Stonewall riots）。この反乱は1969年５月、ニューヨークのバー「ス...
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Norwegian design showcases beauty, simplicity
Beauty and simplicity are at the heart of Norwegian design, which is the theme of an exhibition that opens this week at the Hillside Forum in Tokyo. It will feature about 500 home furnishings includi...
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Japan pavilion wins 1st-ever art award
VENICE--The Japan pavilion, which features a solo exhibition by contemporary artist Koki Tanaka, was awarded a special mention at the 55th Venice Biennale.
It was curated by Mika Kuraya, chief cur...
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Osaka ballet dancer leaps gracefully onto world stage
OSAKA--Ballet dancer Fumi Kaneko is spinning with excitement toward the international stage.
A member of Britain’s prestigious Royal Ballet, the 21-year-old Osaka native performed a leading role ...
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Japan in Depth / Walking phone users pose risk
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'DJ Cop' charms fans in soccer celebration
“Cross the intersection before a policeman gives you a yellow card!”
With witty remarks like this, a police officer skillfully managed several thousand soccer supporters at the famously busy cr...
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Japan qualifies for 2014 World Cup
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New 550-kph model of maglev train unveiled
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Recharging Japan / Population pyramid a thing of the past
The Japanese word “choju,” meaning longevity, implies, with its kanji, joyous celebration of long life. Intrinsically, it is a joyful thing for people to live long. But if a society has many peop...
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Subsidies to nurture 'Japanophile' intl students
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Cool Japan to focus on food / 'Missionaries' to be sent abroad
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Tokyo wards eager for local car plates
So-called gotochi numbers, or local license plates, have drawn attention from several Tokyo wards, with Setagaya and Suginami wards deciding to apply for the plates as the deadline for the second app...
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Births fall to record low of 1.03 million
The number of babies born in the nation in 2012 fell by 13,705 from the previous year to hit a new low of 1,037,101, a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey has revealed.
The total fertility rat...
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