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Japan In FocusArt Project Calls for Proposals for Event at Closed School in Gero, Gifu Pref., Looks to Give Form to Shared Memories
GERO, Gifu — The “Minna no Gakko” (everyone’s school) art project to be held at the former Yuya E...
January 4, 2026
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GlobalNo Japanese Casualties Reported After Attack on Venezuela; Japan Citizens There Urged to Avoid Nonessential Outings
No injuries to Japanese nationals had been confirmed in Venezuela as of Saturday night after the ...
January 4, 2026
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Japan In FocusFormer Overseas Volunteers Celebrate 60 Years of JICA Program in Tohoku
MORIOKA — To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers program ...
January 4, 2026
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Associated PressSecurity Advisers Discuss Peace Proposals in Ukraine Ahead of Leaders’ Summit
KYIV — National security advisers from Europe and other allies visited Kyiv on Saturday to discus...
January 4, 2026
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DeliciousMiddle Eastern Cherry Meatballs a Perfect Sweet-and-Sour Dish for Festive Occasions
During the year-end and New Year’s holiday season, we have more opportunities to gather with peop...
January 4, 2026
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Associated PressSouth Korean President Visits China Following Beijing’s Rising Tensions with Japan over Taiwan
HONG KONG — South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is set to begin his visit to China on Sunday as ...
January 4, 2026
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Travel SpotsSnowfall on Kyoto’s Kinkakuji Temple Sets Beautiful Scene, Parts of the Prefecture Accumulate Up to 12 Centimeters
KYOTO — Kinkakuji temple in Kita Ward, Kyoto, was covered with snow on Saturday.
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Associated PressAfter Ousting Maduro in Venezuela, Trump Commits Himself to Another Foreign Policy Project
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump declared Saturday's military operation that led to the ...
January 4, 2026
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ReutersIran Supreme Leader Says Will Not Yield As protests Simmer Snd U.S. Threatens
DUBAI — Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed not to yield after U.S. President Dona...
January 4, 2026
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BaseballInfielder Kazuma Okamoto and Blue Jays Agree to $60 Million, 4-Year Contract, AP Sources Say
TORONTO (AP) — Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $60 million, four-y...
January 4, 2026
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ReutersU.N. Security Council to meet Monday over U.S. action in Venezuela
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council is due to meet on Monday after the U.S. atta...
January 4, 2026
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AFP-JIJIVenezuela’s Maduro Arrives in U.S. After Capture
NEWSBURGH, N.Y. — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived Saturday evening at a military base...
January 4, 2026
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ReutersNorth Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Toward The Sea off Its East Coast
SEOUL — North Korea fired a ballistic missile towards the sea off its east coast, South Korea’s J...
January 4, 2026
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General NewsNoto Peninsula Earthquake Victims Memorialized in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
WAJIMA, Ishikawa — A memorial ceremony for the victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake was held ...
January 4, 2026
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Japan In FocusHiroshima: 14-Year-Old California Student Offers 3,000 Paper Cranes at Sadako’s Monument
HIROSHIMA — A student from California offered a thousand paper cranes at the Children's Peace Mon...
January 4, 2026