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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Emperor Emeritus Turns 92, Spends Peaceful Days Despite Heart Illness
The Emperor Emeritus turned 92 on Tuesday.
...December 23, 2025
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CompaniesTEPCO Aims to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Reactor on Jan. 20; 1st TEPCO Plant to Resume Operations since 2011 Fukushima Disaster
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has decided a plan to restart the No. 6 reactor of its...
December 23, 2025
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General NewsHakone Ekiden Banners Hung at Tokyo’s JR Shinagawa Station Ahead of Long-Distance Relay Race
Banners modeled after the sashes to be worn by runners in the Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden...
December 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi Informs Economy Minister of Local Approval to Restart Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant; TEPCO to Restart No. 6 Reactor on Jan. 20
Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi met with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa on Tues...
December 23, 2025
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General NewsNankai Trough Earthquake: Not All Evacuation Towers in Japan Ready for Major Tsunami
KOCHI/WAKAYAMA — Several tsunami evacuation towers built in preparation for a Nankai Trough earth...
December 23, 2025
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General NewsTakaichi Visits 2025 Press Photo Showcase in Tokyo; Top News Moments of the Year Include LDP Election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has visited an exhibition of the most defining news photographs fro...
December 23, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialDiplomacy with Central Asia: Utilize Long-Established Relationship of Trust
The international community’s attention is increasingly turning toward the five countries of Cent...
December 23, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Insurance Coverage for Childbirth: Financial Burden on Expectant Mothers Must Be Reduced
If childbirth costs were uniformly capped regardless of which hospital or clinic is used, mothers...
December 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Budget Proposal for Fiscal 2026: General Account to Hit Record ¥122 Trillion
The government is making final arrangements for a total of about ¥122 trillion in the general acc...
December 23, 2025
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General NewsHepburn Romaji Deemed Standard for Japanese Words, Names; Change from Kunrei Style to Be Implemented in Fiscal 2026
The government has decided to make the Hepburn style of romaji, or romanized Japanese, the offici...
December 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentSalaries of Japan’s SDF Personnel to Increase in Fiscal 2027; Schedule Moved up by 1 Year
The government decided at a ministerial meeting on Monday to increase the basic salary of Self-De...
December 23, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJapanese Woman Investigated for Allegedly Attempting to Break into BTS Member Jung Kook’s Home
SEOUL — Police announced Monday that they are investigating a Japanese woman in her 50s on suspic...
December 23, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 23)
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December 23, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Adopts 1st Basic Plan on AI
Tokyo, Dec. 23 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government at a cabinet meeting Tuesday adopted its firs...
December 23, 2025
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ReutersJapan Shares Rise as Bond Yields Retreat; Tech Jitters Weigh on Nikkei (Update 1)
TOKYO, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Japanese stocks rose on Tuesday as a retreat in domestic bond yields fr...
December 23, 2025