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Defense & SecurityGovt Aims to Raise Salaries for SDF Personnel with Law Revision to Encourage Them to Stay in Jobs
The government aims to raise salaries for Self-Defense Forces personnel across all age groups to ...
November 7, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Skytree Lit Up in Christmas Colors
Tokyo Skytree is illuminated in a Christmas color palette, as seen on Thursday night in Sumida Wa...
November 7, 2025
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General NewsGo Prodigy Nakamura Wins 1st Title in South Korea
Fourth-dan Go player Sumire Nakamura, 16, won her first title in an official tournament in South ...
November 7, 2025
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Travel SpotsAutumn Leaves, Waterfalls Create Beautiful Contrast in Yamagata Pref.
YAMAGATA — Tourists flocked to see the contrast between waterfalls, autumn leaves and a river at ...
November 7, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (November 7)
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November 7, 2025
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General NewsBear Sightings, Attacks Spur Delivery Companies in Japan to Go Extra Mile in Ensuring Safety
Leading courier companies are taking extra steps and even delaying deliveries to protect drivers ...
November 7, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Newspaper Sues City for ¥61 Million, Claiming Articles Were Used Without Permission
The Yomiuri Shimbun’s three headquarters in Tokyo, Osaka and Fukuoka filed a lawsuit on Thursday ...
November 7, 2025
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Associated PressSudan’s Paramilitary Group Agrees on Truce Proposed by US-Led Mediator Group
CAIRO (AP) — The Rapid Support Forces, a paramilitary group that has been at war with the Sudanes...
November 7, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialExpansion of Palliative Care: Establish System that Enables People to Live out Their Lives Peacefully
As the population ages, more people may prioritize pain relief over treatment that puts a burden ...
November 7, 2025
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General NewsJapan Highlights Online Authenticity System at World Media Meeting
Japan’s efforts toward implementing Originator Profile (OP) in society was highlighted at a meeti...
November 7, 2025
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General NewsJapan’s North Welcomes Riot Police for Culling Bears, but Concerns Linger
The decision to allow rifle-carrying riot police officers to cull wild bears in Akita and Iwate p...
November 7, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
1 month since Gaza Ceasefire: Stop Attacks that Threaten Fragile Agreement
Nov. 9 will mark one month since Israel and the Islamist group Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in the...
November 7, 2025
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Performing ArtsAinu Thanksgiving Festival to Be Held in Tokyo with Performances from Ainu, Other Indigenous Groups
The Ainu Thanksgiving Festival will be held at the Curian civic hall in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on...
November 7, 2025
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General NewsBear Enters, Stays at Hot Spring Inn in Yamagata Pref.; No One Hurt
YAMAGATA — A bear entered a hot spring inn and stayed there on Friday in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefe...
November 7, 2025
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Defense & SecurityNorth Korea Fires Ballistic Missile, South Korea and Japan Say (Update2)
SEOUL (Reuters) — North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Friday towards the sea off its east co...
November 7, 2025