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Highway collapse in China's southern Guangdong province leaves at least 19 dead
BEIJING (AP) -- A section of a highway collapsed early Wednesday in southern China leaving at least 19 people dead, local officials said, after the ar Full article
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News Navigator: Why will Japan's education ministry revise truancy survey method for schoolkids?
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China's 3rd aircraft carrier Fujian sets out for maiden sea trials
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Blinken urges Israel and Hamas to move ahead with a cease-fire deal and says 'the time is now'
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Japan's Princess Kiko tours historic Tokyo suburban tuberculosis treatment hub
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Tokyo stocks end lower on caution over US Fed meeting outcome
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Japan's Itochu sets up new firm to take over scandal-hit Bigmotor
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Chum salmon fry heading for sea in Hokkaido river
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Zimbabwe's ZiG is the world's newest currency and its latest attempt to resolve a money crisis
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2 men awarded for stopping teen boy from jumping on train tracks in west Japan
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Compatriot arrested in connection with stabbing death of Vietnamese man in Japan
(2024/5/1)
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Baseball: Padres' Darvish blanks Reds over 5 innings for 1st win
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US to ease marijuana restrictions in historic shift; substance to remain controlled
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2 men are charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in England
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China implements law to strengthen control on state secrets
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Families of Japanese abducted by N. Korea call for US support
(2024/5/1)
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Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia University while clashes break out at UCLA
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Tokyo stocks fall on weak Wall St., before Fed policy outcome
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2 more arrested in case of burned bodies found outside Tokyo
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Japan PM Kishida leaves for trip to France, South America
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Judo: 5-time Olympic medalist Ryoko Tani gives pep talk to Japanese team
(2024/5/1)
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IMF revises up Asia-Pacific growth outlook to 4.5% from 4.2%
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G7 agrees to phase out coal power by 2035 but gives leeway
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Japan protests against South Korean lawmakers' visit to disputed islets
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Quake-hit Japan businesses at risk of losing many foreign interns
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After 'Manga-Mura' suit victory, publishers face piracy problem beyond Japan's borders
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Foreigner hotel stays in Japan surges 68% to record high in March
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Vacant homes in Japan at record 9 million, with single elderly on rise
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- Haiku in English: May 1, 2024
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Japan likely conducted forex intervention worth around 5 tril. yen
(2024/4/30)
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Baseball: Roki Sasaki outpitches Hiroya Miyagi, leads Lotte over Orix
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Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave
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Town begins work to block Mt. Fuji photo spot due to unruly tourists
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Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
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Basketball: Rui Hachimura, Lakers season ends in playoff loss to Nuggets
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Taiwan leaders affirm friendship with Japan ruling party lawmakers
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Heatstroke among cats on the rise; some pointers from Japan vet
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Dodgers play an entire game without striking out once for the first time since 2006
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Editorial: Gov't, businesses' neglect of people has cost Japan 30 years of stagnation
(2024/4/30)
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Widower seeks changes to gender-biased bereavement pension in Japan
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China scientist who published 1st COVID virus sequence protests team's lab eviction by state
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Spring winds breathe life into carp streamers at central Japan city's 40th 'koinobori' fest
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Indonesia's Mount Ruang erupts again, spewing ash and peppering villages with debris
(2024/4/30)
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Renovated Kobe Port Tower opens
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Renowned Japanese wedding dress designer Yumi Katsura dies at 94
(2024/4/30)
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Man found dead in east Japan apartment, police searching for suspect who fled scene
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Bear attacks truck on forest road in Hokkaido, police call for caution
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How to watch and what to expect in the 150th Kentucky Derby
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Dollar top-heavy in upper 156 yen range on intervention jitters
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Ex-baton team coach arrested over alleged lewd acts with teen member in Kyoto
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Japan job availability down to 1.29 in FY 2023, 1st fall in 3 yrs
(2024/4/30)
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NATO chief chides members as Ukraine's allies say slow arms deliveries have helped Russia
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What is the International Criminal Court and why it has Israeli officials worried
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Uzbekistan and Japan qualify for men's Olympic soccer by reaching U23 Asian Cup final
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Kishida says no plan to dissolve Diet after defeat in by-elections
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Tokyo stocks open higher as tech shares track US gains
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Japan industrial output falls for 2nd year in row on weak chip demand
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Japan to trial AI scheme for spotting bears as attacks on humans rise
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More men in Japan becoming fathers at 40 and beyond, highlighting need for support
(2024/4/30)
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'We were told to target foreigners': Ex-officer on systematic racial profiling by Japan police
(2024/4/30)
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With or without official word on intervention, weak yen may persist
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Indonesian volcano erupts, Japan says no impact of tsunami
(2024/4/30)
- Haiku in English: April 30, 2024
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Another man arrested in case of 2 burnt bodies found outside Tokyo
(2024/4/29)
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Japanese firm aims to spread new baseball game for everyone
(2024/4/29)
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Documentary focuses on man behind a cruelly bizarre 1990s Japanese reality show
(2024/4/29)
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Baseball: Yuki Yanagita homer wraps up Hawks' 3rd straight walk-off win
(2024/4/29)
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Japan's currency diplomat calls yen's fall 'excessive', speculative
(2024/4/29)
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Hawaii is known for its macadamia nuts. Lawmakers want to keep it that way
(2024/4/29)
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'Maternity leave cookies' spark online storm in Japan over lack of consideration
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The Rolling Stones show no signs of slowing down as they begin their latest tour with Texas show
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9 people going on trial over an alleged far-right German coup plot
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Foreign visitors pan Japan's Aichi Pref. for lack of nightlife: survey
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In Photos: Ginormous Godzilla, Mechagodzilla projected on Tokyo gov't building
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100-meter Godzilla 'destroys' Tokyo gov't office in projection mapping display
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Our 5 most read stories from April 20 to 28, 2024
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Easy Japanese news in translation: Tulip fair in Toyama Prefecture running until May 5
(2024/4/29)
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Editorial: Triple by-election loss a moment of reckoning for Japan's ruling LDP
(2024/4/29)
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Japan may have conducted intervention to stem yen's plunge: dealers
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Golf: Japan's Mao Saigo 8th as Green wins LPGA's LA Championship
(2024/4/29)
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MLB: Naoyuki Uwasawa set for debut with Red Sox
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In Photos: Naruto Strait in west Japan treats tourists to giant whirlpool show
(2024/4/29)
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Tour boats flock to giant spring whirlpools in western Japan's Naruto Strait
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Deforestation in Indonesia spiked last year, but resources analyst sees better overall trend
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Yen sharply rebounds vs dollar amid suspected intervention
(2024/4/29)
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Tokyo-Hakata shinkansen trains to offer private rooms from FY 2026
(2024/4/29)
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Ex-US No. 2 diplomat Sherman among foreigners decorated in Japan
(2024/4/29)
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Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure's on Israel over planned Rafah invasion and cease-fire talks
(2024/4/29)
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In Photos: Remnants of fierce WWII battles linger on Japan's Iwo Jima
(2024/4/29)
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Don't let the bedbugs bite! Tips to find and repel pests as Japan's 'Golden Week' begins
(2024/4/29)
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Traces of fierce WWII battles remain on Japan's Iwo Jima, 1,200 km south of Tokyo
(2024/4/29)
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Many women in Japan say visiting own parents on holidays refreshing, but not in-laws
(2024/4/29)
- Haiku in English: April 29, 2024
(2024/4/29)
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Japan, EU to boost economic security ties, reduce dependency on China
(2024/4/28)
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Japan PM's LDP loses 3 Diet seats to main opposition amid scandal
(2024/4/28)
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Baseball: Tigers come back to beat Swallows
(2024/4/28)
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Golf: Katsuragawa storms to victory at Japan-Europe tournament
(2024/4/28)
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Football: Unbeaten Hiroshima held by Kawasaki, denied J1 top spot
(2024/4/28)
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Horse racing: T O Royal captures spring Tenno-sho in 1st G1 win
(2024/4/28)
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Campus anti-war protesters dig in from New York to California as universities and police take action
(2024/4/28)
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Hawaii military family in lawsuit over 2021 jet fuel leak avoids tap water at home
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