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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Public, Private Sectors to Partner on ¥3 Tril. Project to Develop Domestic AI, SoftBank to Be Key Firm Involved
Aiming to develop Japan’s largest foundation model for artificial intelligence, a new company wil...
December 21, 2025
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Other SportsJapan High School Boys Set New Record in Relay Race; Winning Girls Secure School’s Second-Straight Title
KYOTO — Gakuho Ishikawa Senior High School from Fukushima Prefecture set a new record for the boy...
December 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentRubio Seeks to Balance Relations With Japan, China; Says China Will Continue to Be ‘Factor in Geopolitics’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the United States was determine...
December 21, 2025
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General NewsKen Watanabe-Backed Cafe to Close in Japanese Coast Town Hit by 2011 Tsunami
KESENNUMA, Miyagi — A cafe that actor Ken Watanabe supported for about 12 years was to close in K...
December 21, 2025
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CompaniesNomura HD Aims to Increase Number of Individual Clients Through Employee Stock Purchase Associations, Says President
Nomura Holdings, Inc. President Kentaro Okuda expressed his enthusiasm to increase the number of ...
December 21, 2025
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MuseumsPopularity of Piggy Banks Across Time and Place Seen at Bank’s Museum of Money Boxes in Hyogo Pref.
Money boxes come in all shapes and sizes, but the pig is one of the most familiar shapes, as is i...
December 21, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialOutline for Tax System Reform: Put Japan’s Economy on New Growth Path by Promoting Investment
The Japanese economy now stands at a turning point to attract aggressive investment from companie...
December 21, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reflecting on 2025 in Japan: A Year that Raises Both Hopes and Concerns
The World Expo was held in Osaka for the first time in 55 years. Japan also saw its first female ...
December 21, 2025
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DeliciousStudents Recreate 19th-Century Bento Boxes Made for Ino Tadataka’s Survey Team in Hot Spring Town on Nakasendo Road
NAGANO — University students recently devised recipes to re-create a menu that was offered to the...
December 21, 2025
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TroubleshooterMy Gambler Husband’s Debts are Paid off by His Father
I’m a part-time working woman in my 50s.
I believe my husband, who is around my age, is a...
December 21, 2025
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Figure SkatingFigure Skater Yuma Kagiyama Earns Place in Milan Olympics after Dominating in All-Japan Championship
Japan’s figure skating ace Yuma Kagiyama earned a spot on Saturday in next year’s Milan Cortina O...
December 21, 2025
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Travel SpotsSanta Claus Delivers Christmas Presents to Penguins at Aquarium in Japan’s Nagasaki Prefecture
NAGASAKI — An event where Santa Claus presented Christmas presents to penguins was held at the Na...
December 21, 2025
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Washington Post
U.S. Plans to Stop Recommending Most Childhood Vaccines, Defer to Doctors
The Trump administration plans to shift the federal government away from directly recommending mo...
December 21, 2025
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Washington Post
Tucker Carlson Inflames a Raging Battle for Maga’s Future
Tucker Carlson had some concerns. So he called President Donald Trump.
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DeliciousHand-Ground, Aroma-Perfecting, Dressed Dishes; 1 Recipe Comes from 1872
Culinary researcher Ryuta Kijima introduces the classical home-style dishes of daikon radish with...
December 21, 2025