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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP Executives Demand Scandal-hit Abe Faction’s Leading Members to Leave Party
The Liberal Democratic Party’s executives have demanded the scandal-hit Abe faction’s leading member...
January 25, 2024
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General NewsTokyo Set to Build Underground Shelter in Event of Missile Attack
The Tokyo metropolitan government intends to construct an underground shelter in which residents can...
January 25, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida: Govt to use ¥150 Billion from FY2023 Budget’s Reserve Fund to Support People in Areas Affected by Noto Peninsula Earthquake
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Wednesday that the government will appropriate ¥150 billio...
January 25, 2024
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ReutersIsrael Denies Attack on UN Refuge in Gaza That Drew Rebuke from Washington
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israeli tanks struck a ...
January 25, 2024
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ReutersNATO’s Largest Military Exercise Since Cold War Kicks Off
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy dock landing ship Gunston Hall left port on Wednesday t...
January 25, 2024
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ReutersHow Biden Plans to Fight Trump in 2024, Hoping for a Repeat Win
WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden is getting the opponent he thinks he was mad...
January 25, 2024
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Associated PressThe Primaries have just Begun. But Trump and Biden are Already Shifting to a November Mindset
NEW YORK (AP) — Barely 400,000 votes have been cast in two rural Republican primaries over the span ...
January 25, 2024
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Crime & CourtsKyoAni Arsonist, Shinji Aoba, Sentenced to Death for 2019 Studio Attack; Judge Rejects Claims of Insanity, Diminished Capacity (UPDATE 1)
KYOTO — The Kyoto District Court on Thursday sentenced Shinji Aoba to death for killing 36 people in...
January 25, 2024
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General NewsStart of Debris Test Removal from Fukushima Plant to be Postponed ‘Until October This Year’
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. has decided to postpone the start of test removal of nuc...
January 25, 2024
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Associated Press2 US-flagged Ships with Cargo for US Defense Department Come under Attack by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels
NEW YORK (AP) — Barely 400,000 votes have been cast in two rural Republican primaries over the span ...
January 25, 2024
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Associated PressHonored to Have Your Back, and You Have Mine’: Biden Endorsed by United Auto Workers in Election
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden picked up an endorsement from the United Auto Workers union We...
January 25, 2024
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Companies2 Banks in Japan’s Tohoku Region Eyeing Merger in FY 2026
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Fidea Holdings Co. said Thursday that its two subsidiary banks will consider merg...
January 25, 2024
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General NewsKeio Sagamihara Line Resumes Operation between Chofu and Hashimoto Stations (UPDATE 1)
The Keio Sagamihara Line resumed operation between Chofu and Hashimoto stations around 1:00 p.m....
January 25, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (January 25)
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January 25, 2024
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Crime & CourtsTrial Begins for Man Over 2019 Kyoto Animation Arson Attack; Ruling to be Given Same Day
The last day of the trial for Shinji Aoba, the suspect in a deadly arson attack on a studio of Kyoto...
January 25, 2024