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Companies9 Japan Companies Team Up on EV Battery Production; Seek to Streamline Process to Compete With China
Nine Japanese companies will establish a joint venture to build a low-cost, high-efficiency EV ba...
December 19, 2025
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CompaniesRakuten Develops New Large Language Model; ‘Rakuten AI 3.0’ Is One of Japan’s Biggest Llms to Date
Rakuten Group Inc. has developed its own Japanese large language model (LLM), a foundational mode...
December 19, 2025
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US & CanadaU.S. Senate Resolution Backs Japan, Condemns China’s Pressure
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Bipartisan U.S. senators on Wednesday introduced a resolution expressin...
December 18, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Ruling Bloc Asserts Itself with Passage of Extra Budget, Majority in Lower House
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have reclaimed the initiative as the ...
December 18, 2025
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Companies1st Official Southeast Asia Shop for Tomica Miniature Cars Opens in Kuala Lumpur
KUALA LUMPUR — The first official shop in Southeast Asia for the Tomica miniature car series open...
December 18, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialFrequent Wildfires: What Should be Done to Reduce Human Causes?
Forest fires have occurred in various parts of the country. They are generally caused by people, ...
December 18, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Extraordinary Diet Session Closes: Noticeably Forceful Approach Displayed by JIP
The extraordinary Diet session, the first debate arena for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabine...
December 18, 2025
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Washington Post
All the Countries Affected by Trump’s Expanded Travel Ban
The Trump administration has increased the number of countries whose citizens face a full or part...
December 18, 2025
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (12/19-12/25)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. Vie...
December 18, 2025
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Washington PostInternal Forest Service Report Finds ‘Unpassable Trails, Unsafe Bridges’
Trails maintained by the U.S. Forest Service nationwide are being “abandoned” and deteriorating r...
December 18, 2025
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Crime & CourtsShinzo Abe’s Shooter ‘Deserves Life in Prison’; Japan Prosecutors Demand Nara Court to Put Tetsuya Yamagami in Prison for Good (UPDATE 1)
Prosecutors on Thursday sought life in prison for the man charged with fatally shooting former Pr...
December 18, 2025
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CompaniesHonda Motor to Suspend Production over Chip Shortages; Japan, China Plants to Temporarily Halt in December, January
Honda Motor Co. will suspend or reduce production at its automobile plants in Japan and China thi...
December 18, 2025
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Travel SpotsSnowy Red Brick Office Garden in Hokkaido Illuminated with Millions of Lights, Event to Continue through March
About 25,000 blue LED lights illuminate the snow-covered front garden of the former Hokkaido Gove...
December 18, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Takaichi Says Japan Open to Talks with China at All Levels
Japan is open to dialogue with China at all levels, including between leaders, Prime Minister San...
December 18, 2025
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EconomyAs Chinese Tourists Shun Japan, Hotels and Stores Suffer
The Chinese government’s advisory against traveling to Japan has severely blunted the growth in C...
December 18, 2025