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Associated PressKremlin Confirms US Envoy Will Visit as Talks on Ending War in Ukraine Gain Momentum
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve ...
December 22, 2025
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TechnologyJAXA Launches 8th H3 Rocket from Japan’s Kagoshima Pref.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its eighth H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space C...
December 22, 2025
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Associated PressUS Envoy Witkoff Meets Putin in Moscow
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on T...
December 22, 2025
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Associated Press‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Launches with $88m Domestically, $345m Worldwide
NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to ...
December 22, 2025
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BaseballWhite Sox Add Munetaka Murakami with $34 Million, 2-Year Contract
CHICAGO (AP) — The rebuilding Chicago White Sox added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup on Sunday...
December 22, 2025
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Associated PressUS Says Talks with Ukraine, Europe on Ending War with Russia ‘Constructive’
A White House envoy said Sunday he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrai...
December 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, China Continue Trading Barbs Over Radar Incident; Tokyo Rejects Claim That Advance Notice of Training Was Provided
Half a month after Chinese fighter aircraft directed radar at Air Self-Defense Force jets, Japan ...
December 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Lawmakers Support Continued Ban on Sports Betting
A suprapartisan group of Diet members focused on sports promotion recently confirmed they were ag...
December 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Public, Private Sectors to Partner on ¥3 Tril. Project to Develop Domestic AI, SoftBank to Be Key Firm Involved
Aiming to develop Japan’s largest foundation model for artificial intelligence, a new company wil...
December 21, 2025
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Other SportsJapan High School Boys Set New Record in Relay Race; Winning Girls Secure School’s Second-Straight Title
KYOTO — Gakuho Ishikawa Senior High School from Fukushima Prefecture set a new record for the boy...
December 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentRubio Seeks to Balance Relations With Japan, China; Says China Will Continue to Be ‘Factor in Geopolitics’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the United States was determine...
December 21, 2025
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General NewsJapanese Actor Ken Watanabe-Backed Cafe to Close in Coast Town Hit by 2011 Tsunami
KESENNUMA, Miyagi — A cafe that actor Ken Watanabe supported for about 12 years was to close in K...
December 21, 2025
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CompaniesNomura HD Aims to Increase Number of Individual Clients Through Employee Stock Purchase Associations, Says President
Nomura Holdings, Inc. President Kentaro Okuda expressed his enthusiasm to increase the number of ...
December 21, 2025
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MuseumsPopularity of Piggy Banks Across Time and Place Seen at Bank’s Museum of Money Boxes in Hyogo Pref.
Money boxes come in all shapes and sizes, but the pig is one of the most familiar shapes, as is i...
December 21, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialOutline for Tax System Reform: Put Japan’s Economy on New Growth Path by Promoting Investment
The Japanese economy now stands at a turning point to attract aggressive investment from companie...
December 21, 2025