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Capital turmoil
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Capital turmoil
Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
Garfield Myers | Observer Writer 
January 11 12:20 AM
Capital turmoil
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When preachers play God
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When preachers play God
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
January 11 12:18 AM
When preachers play God
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11 12:16 AM
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Fruits of farm work
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Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:14 AM
Fruits of farm work
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‘HELP US!’
Athletics, ...
‘HELP US!’
Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:12 AM
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:11 AM
Landscapers love opportunity to beautify Jamaica
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exP.Perience Til Sunset
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exP.Perience Til Sunset
January 11 12:10 AM
exP.Perience Til Sunset
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‘To God be the glory’
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‘To God be the glory’
JFB staff member with newborn gets help to rebuild home
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11 12:09 AM
‘To God be the glory’
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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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Birthday boy Wayne Wonder celebrates tours, new songs
Entertainment, Latest News
Birthday boy Wayne Wonder celebrates tours, new songs
July 26, 2024
With July 26 being his birthday, Wayne Wonder has other reasons to celebrate other than his age. The singer recently completed a nine-city tour of Jap...
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Japanese gymnast sent home from Paris Olympics for smoking: reports
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Japanese gymnast sent home from Paris Olympics for smoking: reports
July 18, 2024
TOKYO, Japan (AFP)—  Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata has been sent home from the Paris Olympics over allegations of smoking, local media reported Friday...
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Post-Melissa frustration in Black River comes to a head
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January 11, 2026
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When preachers play God
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When preachers play God
Kelsey Thomas | Online Coordinator 
January 11, 2026
When preachers play God
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
Raehann Bryce-Davis comes home; mounts workshop and concert month end
January 11, 2026
Ja-US opera singer to host masterclass
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Fruits of farm work
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Fruits of farm work
Jamaican seasonal workers turn gains from Canada, US jobs into lasting success
Tamoy Ashman | Reporter |ashmant@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11, 2026
Fruits of farm work
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‘HELP US!’
Athletics, ...
‘HELP US!’
Coaches of Melissa-ravaged schools plead for assistance as western track meets suffer
BY PAUL A REID Observer writer reidp@jamaicaobserver.com 
January 11, 2026
Western schools scramble amidst track and field meet cancellations
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