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TroubleshooterMy Mother Is against My Marriage Because My Fiancee Is Repaying Student Loans
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a schoolteacher in my 20s. I got engaged to my girlfriend in April and w...
January 11, 2026
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Defense & SecurityElectronics, Heavy Industry Firms Expand Workforces, Boost Capital Spending on Back of Govt Defense Budget Rise
With the government’s defense budget on the rise, manufacturers specializing in defense materials...
January 11, 2026
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Associated PressMyanmar Holds 2nd Round of Elections Amid Armed Conflict
YANGON (AP) — Myanmar resumed voting Sunday in the second round of its first general election in ...
January 11, 2026
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Associated PressAnti-ICE Protesters Assemble across the US after Shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal sh...
January 11, 2026
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Social SeriesInclusive Society / Cultural Barriers Between Japanese, Non-Japanese Made Lower through Musical Activities, Sports
The number of foreign residents living in Japan is at a record high and continuing to rise. While...
January 11, 2026
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General NewsKobe Woman Reads Picture Books to Children to Teach Lessons of Earthquakes
A 69-year-old woman from Kobe, who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake, has been devo...
January 11, 2026
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ScienceUniv. in Japan, Tokyo-Based Startup to Develop Satellite for Disaster Prevention Measures, Bears
Yamagata University will develop and launch its own ultra-small satellite in partnership with a T...
January 10, 2026
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested on Suspicion of Hiding Woman’s Body in Wall in Japan’s Hokkaido
SAPPORO — A 49-year-old man was arrested Saturday in Hidaka, Hokkaido, for allegedly hiding a wom...
January 10, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Mulls Dissolving Lower House on Jan. 23
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also serves as the president of the ruling Liberal Democratic ...
January 10, 2026
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Japan In FocusEhime: Zoo Aims to Breed Endangered Bornean Orangutans on Verge of Extinction
TOBE, Ehime — A female Bornean orangutan from Indonesia has been newly introduced into a zoo in t...
January 10, 2026
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General NewsWildfire in Japan’s Yamanashi Pref. Blazes for 3rd Day, as Firefighters, Self-Defense Forces Battle on Ground, from Air
KOFU — Firefighting efforts continued on Saturday, the third day since a forest fire broke out on...
January 10, 2026
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General NewsWith Their Eyes on ‘Lucky’ Title, Runners in Japan Take Part in Annual Shrine Sprint
NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo — An annual race to decide fuku otoko lucky men took place at Nishinomiya Shri...
January 10, 2026
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General NewsSnow Crabs White Like Snow Landed at Fishing Ports in Japan’s Hyogo Prefecture
TOYOOKA, Hyogo - Two white snow crabs were landed at fishing ports on the Sea of Japan off the co...
January 10, 2026
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Police Arrest Man on Suspicion of Stabbing Boss to Death in Condominium
The Metropolitan Police Department on Friday arrested a 45-year-old man on suspicion of murdering...
January 10, 2026
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Yomiuri EditorialWithdrawal from International Organizations: U.S. Makes High-handed Move that Undermines Multilateral Cooperation
Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] The United States has furthered its “America First” policy...
January 10, 2026