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‘Kelsey was an angel’
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‘Kelsey was an angel’
St John’s Primary School mourns 9-year-old student’s murder
BY VANASSA McKENZIE Observer staff reporter mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13 12:20 AM
‘Kelsey was an angel’
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Shadowing the brakes
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Shadowing the brakes
Motor vehicle fitness back-door deal to finally end in three to five years
BY JASON CROSS Observer staff reporter crossj@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13 12:18 AM
Shadowing the brakes
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Toni Braxton joins Reggae Sumfest 2025 line-up
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Toni Braxton joins Reggae Sumfest 2025 line-up
May 13 12:16 AM
Toni Braxton joins Reggae Sumfest 2025 line-up
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CHUNG SCORES PASSING GRADE
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CHUNG SCORES PASSING GRADE
Football insiders point to successes under departing JFF general secretary
BY DANIEL BLAKE Staff reporter blaked@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13 12:14 AM
CHUNG SCORES PASSING GRADE
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RELAY RESCUE
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RELAY RESCUE
Racers Grand Prix could provide opportunity for World Champs qualification
BY ROBERT BAILEY Staff reporter robertb@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13 12:12 AM
JAAA could look to Racers Grand Prix for World Champs relays rescue
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Monochrome Merlot
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Monochrome Merlot
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Monochrome Merlot
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Red light on ‘bly’ culture
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Red light on ‘bly’ culture
ITA eyes technology to stamp out driver’s licence and learner’s permit fraud
BY JEROME WILLIAMS Observer writer williamsj@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13 12:09 AM
Red light on ‘bly’ culture
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‘Him dead too easy’
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‘Him dead too easy’
Job Lane residents wanted jungle justice for nine-year-old’s murder
BY VANASSA McKENZIE Observer staff reporter mckenziev@jamaicaobserver.com 
May 13 12:08 AM
‘Him dead too easy’
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
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Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders over tariff concerns
April 4, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Nintendo on Friday said it was delaying preorders of its hotly anticipated Switch 2 gaming console as it assesses...
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Japan becomes first team to secure 2026 World Cup spot with win over Bahrain
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Japan becomes first team to secure 2026 World Cup spot with win over Bahrain
March 20, 2025
SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after second-half goals from Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo gave...
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Gov’t of Japan providing school buses for three institutions
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Gov’t of Japan providing school buses for three institutions
February 6, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica: Three schools in rural Jamaica have expressed gratitude to the Japanese Embassy, following the signing of grant agreements on Wedne...
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Acquitted longest-serving death row inmate seeks US$1.3m from Japan
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Acquitted longest-serving death row inmate seeks US$1.3m from Japan
January 30, 2025
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The world's longest-serving death row inmate is demanding the Japanese government pay him more than US$1.3 million in compensatio...
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Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040
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Japan to make renewables top power source by 2040
December 17, 2024
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan wants renewables to be its top power source by 2040 in its push to become carbon neutral by mid-century, under government p...
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Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth
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Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth
December 12, 2024
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) – People with missing teeth may be able to grow new ones, say Japanese dentists testing a pioneering drug they hope will offer an a...
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Japanese government hands over land cruisers to the JCF
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Japanese government hands over land cruisers to the JCF
December 10, 2024
KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Japanese Government has gifted 27 new land cruisers to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The JCF says the vehicles have an...
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A fond farewell: APIC journalism programme creator steps down
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A fond farewell: APIC journalism programme creator steps down
Rory Daley Observer writer 
November 15, 2024
TOKYO, Japan — It was a bittersweet moment for the 2024 Association for Promotion of International Cooperation (APIC) Japan Journalism Fellowship as C...
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Waste not, want not
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Waste not, want not
Rory Daley Observer writer 
November 3, 2024
TOKYO, Japan — Tokyo has been consistently rated amongst the top five cleanest cities globally, and not by accident. This accolade has come about from...
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WATCH: NHF gets new cold room for vaccines and medicines
October 31, 2024
The cold chain capacity of the National Health Fund (NHF) has been bolstered with the opening of a cold room at its warehouse on Marcus Garvey Drive i...
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From food to fashion
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From food to fashion
Rory Daley Observer writer 
October 24, 2024
AMA TOWN, Japan — Sazae is a local delicacy for residents of the Oki Islands, located about 60km off the coast of the Shimane Peninsula in western Jap...
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Gardens of delight
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Gardens of delight
Rory Daley Observer writer 
October 18, 2024
YASUGI CITY, Japan — The term “Japanese garden” conjures up images of idyllic perfection, and it doesn’t get any better than the Adachi Museum of Art ...
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Matsue magic
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Matsue magic
Rory Daley Observer writer 
October 14, 2024
SHIMANE, Japan — Tokyo continues to dominate as the premier destination in Japan for international visitors, with over 50 per cent of them in 2024, ac...
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Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
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Japanese atomic bomb survivor group Nihon Hidankyo wins Nobel Peace Prize
October 11, 2024
OSLO, Norway (AFP) -- The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Japan's Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors an...
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Old Harbour High receives bus from Japan
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Old Harbour High receives bus from Japan
October 7, 2024
Some students at Old Harbour High School in St Catherine now have reliable transport after the institution received a 29-seater bus, donated by the Ja...
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Not ready to clam up
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Not ready to clam up
Rory Daley Observer writer 
October 6, 2024
MATSUE, JAPAN — After a disastrous eight-year stretch that almost left them without a livelihood, the members of the Shinji Lake Fisheries Cooperative...
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Lady and the lake
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Lady and the lake
Rory Daley Observer writer 
October 5, 2024
MATSUE CITY, Japan — Under the 9th Ramsar Convention, held in 2005, the Japanese lakes Shinji-ko and Nakaumi are recognised as Wetlands of Internation...
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It’s Ama time
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It’s Ama time
Rory Daley Observer writer 
October 4, 2024
AMA TOWN, Japan — Ama Town on Nakanoshima Island, located about 60 kilometres off the western coast of Japan’s main island, is the epitome of resilien...
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Yasuo Nozaka: The ‘hometown hero’ of Japan
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Yasuo Nozaka: The ‘hometown hero’ of Japan
Rory Daley Observer writer 
October 3, 2024
MATSUE, JAPAN — Former mayor of Yonago City, Yasuo Nozaka, may not have been the brains behind furusato nozei, commonly referred to as the hometown ta...
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Three things you should know about Tokyo
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Three things you should know about Tokyo
BY RORY DALEY Observer senior reporter daleyr@jamaicaobserver 
September 30, 2024
TOKYO, Japan – Buoyed by a weak yen and an explosion into the worldwide pop culture zeitgeist, Japan has been experiencing a tourism boom. During the ...
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Japan’s Panasonic to end Olympic sponsorship after 37 years
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Japan’s Panasonic to end Olympic sponsorship after 37 years
September 10, 2024
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese electronics giant Panasonic said Tuesday it will stop serving as a major sponsor of the Olympics and Paralympics, citing...
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Strong quake, small tsunamis hit southern Japan with minor damage
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Strong quake, small tsunamis hit southern Japan with minor damage
August 8, 2024
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)— A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 shook southern Japan on Thursday but no major damage was reported and only relativel...
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May 13, 2025
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Shadowing the brakes
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Shadowing the brakes
Motor vehicle fitness back-door deal to finally end in three to five years
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CHUNG SCORES PASSING GRADE
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May 13, 2025
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