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TRAVEL SPOTSNew Tour in Japan Featuring Kumano Kodo, Hot Springs Targets Foreign Tourists
WAKAYAMA — A model tour combining trekking along a Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route with visits to hot s...
December 4, 2023
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENTResumption of Gaza Fighting Blurs Kishida’s Visit to Middle East
DUBAI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s diplomatic efforts in the Middle East ended Saturday after a ...
December 3, 2023
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SOCCERJapan’s ‘Genius’ Shinji Ono Calls It Quits at 44
SAPPORO (AFP-Jiji) — Japanese great Shinji Ono retired at 44 on Sunday, ending a career that saw him...
December 3, 2023
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ASSOCIATED PRESSA Suspected Bomb Blast Kills at Least 4 Christian Worshippers During Mass in Southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful explosion believed caused by a bomb ripped through a Catholic ...
December 3, 2023
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GENERAL NEWSKickbacks Allegedly Kept Off-the-Books by More than 10 Members of Late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Political Faction
More than 10 members of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s political faction are suspected of having...
December 3, 2023
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YOMIURI EDITORIALOpening of COP28 / Boost Momentum of Measures to Combat Global Warming
Extreme climate events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods have been occurring frequently aroun...
December 3, 2023
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YOMIURI EDITORIAL
Gaza Combat Resumes / Residents Must Not Be Dragged Back Into Humanitarian Crisis
Israel and the Islamist group Hamas have resumed fighting in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. The ...
December 3, 2023
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENT
Unreported Party Ticket Revenue Suspected at Another LDP Faction
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese ruling party faction led by heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai is suspected...
December 3, 2023
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENTKishida Intends To Address Alleged Off-the-books Funds Within Liberal Democratic Party
DUBAI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed Saturday his intention to address off-the-book funds ...
December 3, 2023
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENTJapan May Provide Up to 230 M. Dollars in Aid to Egypt
DUBAI (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that his country will consider offerin...
December 3, 2023
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ARTKaga Craftsmen Join Forces to Produce a New Series of Traditional Lacquerware
KAGA, Ishikawa — An association of businesses for Yamanaka lacquerware, a traditional handicraft in ...
December 3, 2023
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DEFENSE & SECURITYJapan, Germany Effectively Agree to Execute Defense Logistics Pact
DUBAI — Japan and Germany have effectively agreed to execute an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agre...
December 3, 2023
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GENERAL NEWSMissing U.S. Soldiers Who Were Aboard Fallen Osprey Still Unaccounted For; Search Set to Continue off Yakushima Island
The Japan Coast Guard and other entities were unable to find any of the missing U.S. soldiers that w...
December 3, 2023
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POLITICS & GOVERNMENTKishida Places Well ahead of Political Party Leaders in Income Rankings with ¥200 million
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida topped the income list of political party leaders with ¥206.79 million,...
December 3, 2023
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WASHINGTON POSTFarmers Race to Innovate as Climate Change Threatens African Food Supply
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Scientists, government officials and farmers are reviving neglected crops an...
December 3, 2023