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Asia-Pacific
Movies featuring 2019 H.K. protests shown in Japanese theaters
Two films about the 2019 antigovernment protests in Hong Kong have been running in a Tokyo theater s...
December 24, 2022
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General News
Flu epidemic starts in Japan’s 6 prefectures
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Six of Japan’s 47 prefectures have entered the influenza season, the health min...
December 24, 2022
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Companies
JR East to equip station staff with cameras in case of trouble
East Japan Railway Co. has announced that as part of safety measures, station staff will be equipped...
December 24, 2022
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Crime & Courts
Suspect in Abe murder judged mentally competent to be indicted
The Nara District Public Prosecutors Office has judged that Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect in the fat...
December 24, 2022
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Washington Post
Gun ownership went up. Killings went down. Brazil debates why.
BALNEÁRIO CAMBORIÚ, Brazil – Take away the açaí smoothies and the skewers of barbecued Brazilian mea...
December 24, 2022
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Associated Press
Russia scrubs Mariupol’s Ukraine identity, builds on death
Throughout Mariupol, Russian workers are tearing down bombed-out buildings at a rate of at least one...
December 24, 2022
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General News
Japan’s humanitarian efforts recalled 100 years on
In the early 1920s, Japanese volunteers rescued hundreds of Polish orphans from the Russian region o...
December 24, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida made ‘series of difficult decisions’ over past year
Looking back on the past year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said during a lecture in Tokyo that he h...
December 24, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea: Spring-warm or winter-cool? Personal color tests, the latest beauty craze
Are you warm-toned or cool-toned? The current craze for South Koreans is to take personal color tes...
December 24, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Govt lacks sense of crisis over ballooning expenditure
The impression is that only the scale, rather than the content, has taken precedence. The government...
December 24, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make the most of new technology, while also keeping the sky safe
The increased use of drones will improve convenience in a variety of fields, including logistics and...
December 24, 2022
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General News
Santas help clean up Tokyo’s Marunouchi district
Clad in Santa Claus costumes, about 200 people working nearby Tokyo Station took part in a cleanup e...
December 24, 2022
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Delicious
Chipping away at rising food costs
Rising prices for food items, including the cost of sweets and other snacks, continue to leave a bad...
December 24, 2022
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Associated Press
U.S. consumer spending, inflation rise moderately amid rate hikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. consumer spending barely rose in November, while annual inflation increa...
December 24, 2022
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Associated Press
House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill with Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and pro...
December 24, 2022