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Imperial FamilyNew Year Poetry Reading Held at Imperial Palace in Tokyo; This Year’s Works Inspired by ‘Wa’ or Harmony
The annual ceremony of the Utakai Hajime, or the Imperial New Year’s Poetry Reading, was held in ...
January 19, 2024
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Crime & CourtsIndictments Filed Regarding 3 LDP Factions; Unreported Funds of Abe, Nikai, Kishida Factions Exceed ¥950 Million (UPDATE 1)
Indictments were filed Friday against those who were in charge of accounting for three factions of t...
January 19, 2024
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Washington PostJapan will Attempt to Land a Spacecraft on the Moon Precisely
TOKYO – Japan will attempt to land its high-precision “Moon Sniper” explorer on the lunar surface on...
January 19, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialNew JCP Chairperson: Can Generational Change Expand Party Strength?
The Japanese Communist Party seems to be aiming to rebuild its strength through a new initiative wit...
January 19, 2024
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Washington PostMcConnell, Republican Lawmakers Sign Supreme Court Brief on Keeping Trump on Ballot
Nearly 180 congressional Republicans signed on to an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in suppo...
January 19, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Support for The Vulnerable in Disasters: Act with Urgency to Prevent Disaster-Related Deaths
The cold in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake has become more severe, and a number of ...
January 19, 2024
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Washington PostFighting in Central Gaza Rages on Amid Hostage Families’ Growing Doubts
JERUSALEM – Israel pounded southern Gaza on Thursday, including one attack in Rafah near the Egyptia...
January 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentCalls to Dissolve Abe Faction Intensify; Other Factions May Follow Suit
Lawmakers within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction have called for dissolution of th...
January 19, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Urges Supreme Court to Keep His Name on Ballot, Warns of ‘Bedlam’
Donald Trump urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to ensure his name can appear on election ballots n...
January 19, 2024
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Washington PostMichael Berman, Political Strategist who Revealed Private Struggles, Dies at 84
Michael Berman, a political strategist who came to Washington as a top aide to Vice President Walter...
January 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Communist Party Aims to Renew Party Image by Naming 1st Female Leader; Longtime JCP Head Shii Remains Powerful
The Japanese Communist Party’s move to replace its chairperson for the first time in 23 years by pic...
January 19, 2024
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ReutersExclusive: Reddit Seeks to Launch IPO in March
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Social media platform Reddit has drawn up detailed plans to launch its initial pu...
January 19, 2024
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ReutersCanada Gives Mineral-Rich Arctic Region of Nunavut Control over Its Resources
IQALUIT, Nunavut, Jan 18 (Reuters) – Canada on Thursday formally gave the giant Arctic territory of ...
January 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP Nikai Faction Revises Political Funding Report; Underreported ¥210 Million over 3 Years
The Liberal Democratic Party’s Nikai faction, led by former Secretary General Toshihiro Nikai, made ...
January 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Faction to be Dissolved Over Political Funds Scandal; Others May Follow
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party faction which was formerly led by Prime Minister and LDP Presid...
January 19, 2024