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Japan In FocusThe Art of Making ‘Japan Blue’; Founded in 1914, Nogawa Senshoku Kogyo Continues Making Dye for Popular Color Using Traditional Techniques
HANYU, Saitama — Thirteen jars of indigo dye are lined up beneath the factory floor. Each jar con...
December 15, 2025
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General NewsBaby Infected with Measles Was on Flight from Hanoi to Narita, Says Tokyo Govt
An eight-month-old boy in Tokyo confirmed to have measles was on a flight from Hanoi to Narita on...
December 15, 2025
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Associated PressRob Reiner, Son of a Comedy Giant Who Became One, Too, Dies at 78
Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who went on to become one, himself, as one of the preeminen...
December 15, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan and Middle East: Quickly Provide Support without Leaving Region in Ruins
More than 70,000 residents of the Palestinian territory of Gaza have died from Israel’s military ...
December 15, 2025
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Olympics & ParalympicsSpeed Skater Yukino Yoshida Clinches Ticket to Milan
HAMAR, Norway — Speed skater Yukino Yoshida clinched her first trip to the Winter Olympics when s...
December 15, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Online Casinos: Spread of Gambling among Minors is Serious Problem
There have been a series of cases in which police took action because minors allegedly gambled th...
December 15, 2025
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Asia-PacificChina to Impose Sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, Former Head of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces, Who Serves as Adviser to Taiwan’s Executive Branch
BEIJING — China has decided to impose sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of Japan’s Sel...
December 15, 2025
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General NewsBlizzard Hits Hokkaido, Disrupting Train and Flight Schedules
Due to a rapidly intensifying low-pressure system, Hokkaido experienced heavy snowfall and strong...
December 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Support Central Asian Logistics Route That Bypasses Russia, Plan to Be Part of Upcoming Summit in Tokyo
The government plans to support the development of infrastructure along a Caspian Sea logistics r...
December 15, 2025
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Defense & Security1st Public-Private Sector Exercise Against Cyberattacks to Be Held, Simulating Large-Scale Infrastructure Disruptions
Japan’s first public-private sector tabletop exercise against cyberattacks is scheduled to take p...
December 15, 2025
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General News‘AI Officials’ to Be Assigned to Embassies to Gather Information, Promote Safe AI Use Globally
The Foreign Ministry will assign officials in charge of artificial intelligence-related affairs a...
December 15, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Sinks as Tech Shares Track US Peers Lower (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average dropped more than 1% on Monday as tech sto...
December 15, 2025
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Washington PostReviving Inuit Culture, Young Greenlanders Find Strength against Trump
NUUK, Greenland - The crowds lined the quay at the Colonial Harbor to cheer the start of the annu...
December 15, 2025
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Washington PostA Trump-Touted Drug for Autism Is Now in Demand, but Doctors See a Dilemma
Pediatrician Kristin Sohl has lost count of how many times parents of children with autism have a...
December 15, 2025
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Washington PostThis Company Encouraged Hugs. An Ex-Employee Says That Led to Sexual Assault.
After landing her first corporate job while still in college, Kayla Smith thought she was finally...
December 15, 2025