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Yomiuri EditorialJapan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting: Beijing Should Take Specific Measures to Resolve Pending Issues
The building of stable relations between Japan and China cannot be expected if only a mood of fri...
December 30, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
New NISA 1 Year On: Shift of Financial Assets from Savings into Investments Must Progress
It has been one year since the significant expansion of the Nippon Individual Savings Account (NI...
December 30, 2024
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CompaniesOkinawa Pref. Farm Produces Domestic Coffee Beans; Ishigaki Growing Japan-Made Arabica Beans
ISHIGAKI, Okinawa — Coffee beans on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, are ripe, red and ready ...
December 30, 2024
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General NewsTop 10 Japanese News Stories of 2024
The massive earthquake in the Noto Peninsula on New Year’s Day topped this year’s list of the top...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressSyria’s De Facto Leader Says It Could Take up to 4 Years to Hold Elections
BEIRUT (AP) — Syria's de facto leader said Sunday it could take up to four years to hold election...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressMusk Causes Uproar for Backing Germany’s Far-Right Party Ahead of Key Elections
BERLIN (AP) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany's far-right party i...
December 30, 2024
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Associated Press3 Die off Northern France Coast in a Channel Crossing Attempt
PARIS (AP) — At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Chan...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressTornadoes in Texas and Mississippi Kill 2 and Injure 6 as Severe Weather System Moves East
HOUSTON (AP) — A strong storm system threatened to whip up tornadoes in parts of the U.S. Southea...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressKansas Once Required Voters to Prove Citizenship. That Didn’t Work out So Well
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republicans made claims about illegal voting by noncitizens a centerpiece of ...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressRussian Man Arrested for Allegedly Running LGBTQ+ Travel Agency Found Dead in Custody
A Russian man arrested for allegedly running a travel agency for gay customers was found dead in ...
December 30, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Ends 2024 with Nearly 20％ Rise (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average retreated on 2024’s last trading day on Monday fro...
December 30, 2024
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ObituariesPM Ishiba Expresses His Condolences over Victims of S. Korea Plane Crash
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba Sunday extended his condolences to the families of the victims of th...
December 30, 2024
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Associated PressKavelashvili Is Inaugurated as Georgia’s President, Complicating Its Path toward EU
TBILISI, Goergia (AP) — Former soccer player Mikheil Kavelashvili was formally inaugurated as pre...
December 30, 2024
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BasketballLebron James at 40: A Milestone Birthday Arrives Monday for the NBA’s All-Time Scoring Leader
When LeBron James broke another NBA record earlier this month, the one for most regular-season mi...
December 30, 2024
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TechnologyAI Breathes Fresh Life into New Year’s Customs; Avoiding Car Congestion near Shrines, Adding New Ideas to Cuisine
Artificial intelligence continues to spread rapidly in society, and the technology is being utili...
December 30, 2024