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Japan In Focus
Fukuoka: Market recovering step by step after 2 large fires
KITAKYUSHU — The Tanga Market in Kokurakita Ward, Kitakyushu, has had a brick-paved plaza installed ...
December 24, 2022
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Associated Press
3 dead in Kurdish center shooting in Paris; suspect arrested
PARIS (AP) — A man who was charged last year with attacking migrants shot and killed three people at...
December 24, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
N. Korean cyber spies tricking foreign experts into writing research for them
SEOUL (Reuters) — When Daniel DePetris, a U.S.-based foreign affairs analyst, received an email in O...
December 24, 2022
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Associated Press
Facebook parent Meta will pay $725M to settle user data case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook’s corporate parent has agreed to pay $725 million to settle a lawsuit ...
December 24, 2022
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Associated Press
Bidens visit patients at Children’s National Hospital
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, visited Children’s Nation...
December 24, 2022
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Associated Press
Massive winter storm brings rolling blackouts, power outages
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Tens of millions of Americans endured bone-chilling temperatures, blizzard cond...
December 24, 2022
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Political Pulse
Archaic ways make Diet sessions a lengthy ordeal for prime ministers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida must have found 2022 to be a tumultuous year. Just five months ago, whe...
December 24, 2022
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Economy
Winter bonuses at major firms rise 9%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average winter bonus at major Japanese companies this year rose 8.92% from...
December 24, 2022
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Economy
Chilly weather lures back shoppers for winter goods
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — As Japan has been hit by a cold wave in earnest recently, seasonal items are f...
December 24, 2022
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Associated Press
G7 nations vow continued support for Ukraine
TOKYO/BERLIN (Jiji Press) — The Group of Seven major democracies reiterated their commitment Thursda...
December 24, 2022
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Coronavirus
Tokyo medical system alert to highest level
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo metropolitan government raised its alert for medical preparedness to...
December 24, 2022
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Politics & Government
New energy plan reignites push for nuclear power
Next-generation nuclear power plants will be constructed and existing reactors will be allowed to op...
December 24, 2022
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Political Series
Defense Perspective: Forward Reconnaissance / Self-Defense Forces to be transformed into ‘fighting force’
“The target date is ... in fiscal 2027.” The year 2027 appears everywhere in the three defense and ...
December 24, 2022
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Reuters
1 dead, several wounded after gunshots fired in central Paris – BFM TV
PARIS (Reuters) - At least one person was killed and several people were wounded after gunshots were...
December 23, 2022
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Politics & Government
Digitization initiative eyed to spur regional migration
The Cabinet approved a five-year comprehensive strategy to develop the digital environment in rural ...
December 23, 2022