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Jiji PressU.S. Hoping to Use Heavy Weapons in Training at 5 GSDF Sites
Tokyo, Dec. 24 (Jiji Press)—The United States has informed Japan of its hope to additionally use ...
December 24, 2025
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Associated PressVoluminous New Epstein Document Release Includes Multiple Trump Mentions, but Little Revelatory News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has released tens of thousands more documents relat...
December 24, 2025
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Associated PressLibya’s Military Chief and 7 Others Are Killed in a Plane Crash after Takeoff from Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A private jet carrying Libya’s military chief, four other officers and thre...
December 24, 2025
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SumoSumo Scene / 2 New Yokozuna Make 2025 a Year of Great Upheaval, 2026 Shaping Up to be Exciting Time for Sumo
With the curtain about to fall on 2025, we can look back on a year in which the sumo world can be...
December 24, 2025
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ObituariesMasashi ‘Jumbo’ Ozaki, Japan’s Top Rated Pro Golfer with 133 Career Wins, Dies of Cancer at Age of 78
Professional golfer Masashi Ozaki, known by his nickname “Jumbo Ozaki” and long regarded as Japan...
December 24, 2025
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Politics & Government70% of School Institutions in Japan Fail to Check New Database on Whether Job Applicants Have Records of Sexual Violence against Students
About 70% of boards of education and school corporations have not checked a government-operated d...
December 24, 2025
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ScienceIn the Italian Alps in a Region That Will Host the 2026 Winter Olympics, Collection of Dinosaur Footprints Found
ROME (AFP-Jiji) — Hundreds of meters of dinosaur tracks with toes and claws have been found in th...
December 24, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Meets With Anime, Music Experts to Discuss Development of Content Industry
Anime director Mamoru Oshii, TV personality Demon Kakka and music producer Tetsuya Komuro were am...
December 24, 2025
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ScienceH3 Rocket Failure Disrupts Timeline for ‘Japanese GPS’
The failed launch on Monday of an H3 rocket, which was carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite, is...
December 23, 2025
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CompaniesSuntory to Halt Jim Beam Distillery in Kentucky for Year
New York, Dec. 22 (Jiji Press)—Suntory Global Spirits Inc. will halt production of its bourbon wh...
December 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Eyes Plan to Accept Up To 1.23 Mil. Foreign Workers by End of Fiscal 2028
The government presented a plan to accept up to 1,231,900 foreign workers by the end of fiscal 20...
December 23, 2025
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TechnologyH3 Launch Failure Leaves Japan Without Core Rockets, Deals Blow to Global Competitiveness in Space Development
Japan will not be able to launch satellites and probes for the time being, after the failed launc...
December 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSouth Korean President May Visit China, Japan in January
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korean President Lee Jae-myung may visit China and Japan next month, i...
December 23, 2025
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Travel SpotsArrival of Migratory White-Fronted Geese at Peak at Izunuma Pond, Miyagi Pref.; 100,000 Birds Spotted This Season
White-fronted geese fly above Lake Izunuma, which straddles the cities of Kurihara and Tome in Mi...
December 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Fair Trade Commission to Launch Investigation into Use of News Articles by AI-Powered Search Engines
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to conduct a fact-finding investigation into search engines...
December 23, 2025