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Soccer World Cup
Fans applaud hard-charging Samurai Blue
From joy, to nervousness, to disappointment, fans of Japan’s national team were on an emotional roll...
December 6, 2022
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Imperial Family
Japan’s Emperor, Empress attend awards ceremony in Tokyo
The Emperor and Empress attended a ceremony in Tokyo that presented awards to essays and posters ins...
December 6, 2022
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Economy
Japan real wages log biggest drop since 2015
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wage index in October fell 2.6% from a year bef...
December 6, 2022
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Crime & Courts
4 charged with professional negligence in child’s death
SHIZUOKA — Criminal charges have been filed against the former chairman and three former staffers of...
December 6, 2022
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Companies
Ex-BOJ Inaba to become NHK president
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese public broadcaster NHK said Monday it will appoint former Bank of Japa...
December 6, 2022
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Associated Press
Indonesia passes law criminalizing adultery, foreigners included
JAKARTA (AP) — Indonesia’s Parliament passed a long-awaited and controversial revision of its penal ...
December 6, 2022
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Defense & Security
N. Korea orders new artillery firings over South’s drills
SEOUL (AP) — North Korea’s military says it has ordered frontline units to conduct artillery firings...
December 6, 2022
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Defense & Security
Kishida instructs ministers to spend ¥43 trillion on defense over next 5 years
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed his defense and finance ministers to earmark a total of ...
December 6, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Japan bags ¥1.77 bil. for getting as far as knockout stage
Japan will receive $13 million (about ¥1.77 billion) in prize money after losing to Croatia in the W...
December 6, 2022
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Washington Post
The crisis of student mental health is much vaster than we realize
The change was gradual. At first, Riana Alexander was always tired. Then she began missing classes. ...
December 6, 2022
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Europe
Japan House in London to promote Osaka Expo
LONDON (Jiji Press) — The Osaka prefectural government will strengthen efforts to disseminate infor...
December 6, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Household viewership averages 34.6% for Japan-Croatia World Cup match
TV ratings for the World Cup match between Japan and Croatia averaged 34.6% for households and 20.2%...
December 6, 2022
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Politics & Government
Swift passage seen on bill related to Unification Church solicitations
The Liberal Democratic Party has presented to opposition parties a draft amendment to a bill prohibi...
December 6, 2022
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Figure Skating
Yuzuru Hanyu to give solo ice show at Tokyo Dome in February
Two-time Winter Olympic figure skating champion Yuzuru Hanyu, who turned professional in July, revea...
December 6, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Yuto Nagatomo: Japan’s fighting spirit was on display
AL WAKRAH, Qatar — Japan has again failed to advance to the quarterfinals of a World Cup, falling to...
December 6, 2022