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Yomiuri Editorial80 Years since End of WWII: Continue Considering Ways to Face Unsolved Challenges
The milestone year marking 80 years since the end of World War II is drawing to a close. Yet many...
December 26, 2025
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General NewsNew Bear Warning Signs in Japan Aimed at Informing Travelers, Made Widely Available to Help Prevent Attacks
The Japan Tourism Agency has released a set of pictograms warning against feeding or approaching ...
December 26, 2025
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General NewsDecorative Kumade Rakes ‘Rake In’ Good Luck for New Year
Workers assemble decorative fuku-kumade “lucky rakes” at the workshop of a cooperative in Nara Ci...
December 26, 2025
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BaseballDodgers Superstar Shohei Ohtani Heads 1st Wave of Samurai Japan Players Named for WBC
It’s official. Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani, a key member of Samurai Japan’s victo...
December 26, 2025
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ObituariesScreenwriter Makiko Uchidate Dies at 77; 1st Woman to Serve on Yokozuna Council
Screenwriter Makiko Uchidate died on Dec. 17 from acute heart failure at the age of 77.
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Washington PostOn Mount Fuji, Summit Udon Is a Lifesaver
MOUNT FUJI, Japan - The climb doesn’t reveal its difficulty all at once. It starts slowly, before...
December 26, 2025
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Associated PressBlast at Mosque in Nigeria Kills 5 and Injures More Than 30 in Apparent Suicide Attack
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A bomb exploded during prayers at a mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city o...
December 26, 2025
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Associated PressAlgeria Votes to Declare French Colonization a Crime and Demands Restitution
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Legislators in Algeria voted to declare France’s colonization of the Nort...
December 26, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Topix Gauge Touches Record High on Easing Debt Concerns (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Dec 26 (Reuters) - Japan's broad Topix gauge touched a record high on Friday, as easing co...
December 26, 2025
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Associated PressSon of Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Returns after 17 Years in Exile with a Chance to Lead
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — The son of a former prime minister of Bangladesh returned home Thursday,...
December 26, 2025
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ScienceNanotyrannus Was Not Juvenile T. Rex — a Throat Bone Settles It
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Paleontologists for decades debated whether meat-eating dinosaur Nanotyran...
December 26, 2025
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General News1 Dead in 4-Vehicle Accident in Nagano Pref.; Slipping May Be Cause
One person died in a four-vehicle accident in Matsukawa Village, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday mor...
December 26, 2025
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Associated Press3 Palestinians Arrested on Suspicion of Torching a Christmas Tree at a Catholic Church in West Bank
Three Palestinians have been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a Christmas tree and damagi...
December 26, 2025
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Associated PressPope Leo XIV Urges the Faithful on Christmas to Shed Indifference in the Face of Suffering
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the fai...
December 26, 2025
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General NewsHeavy Snowfall Expected in Hokuriku, Western Tohoku; Also Forcast in Nagano and Gunma
Heavy snow is expected mainly in the Hokuriku and western Tohoku regions from Friday to Saturday ...
December 26, 2025