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General NewsBenihoppe, Yumenoka Strawberries At Peak Harvest Season in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture Amid High Demand During Festive Seasons
NAGOYA — Strawberries are now at their peak harvest season in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, as demand i...
December 22, 2025
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ReutersUkrainian Drone Attack Damages Two Vessels in Russia’s Krasnodar, Regional Authorities Say
Dec 22 (Reuters) - Two vessels and two piers were damaged as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack...
December 22, 2025
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General NewsFarewell Ceremony Held for Late PM Tomiichi Murayama
OITA (Jiji Press) — A farewell ceremony for former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, who died in ...
December 22, 2025
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TechnologyJAXA Stops Rocket Launch Broadcast amid Engine Issues
JAXA announced during a live broadcast of its rocket launch on Monday that the second-stage engin...
December 22, 2025
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Associated PressKremlin Confirms US Envoy Will Visit as Talks on Ending War in Ukraine Gain Momentum
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Kremlin official confirmed Wednesday that U.S. special envoy Steve ...
December 22, 2025
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TechnologyJAXA Launches 8th H3 Rocket from Japan’s Kagoshima Pref.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its eighth H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space C...
December 22, 2025
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Associated PressUS Envoy Witkoff Meets Putin in Moscow
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on T...
December 22, 2025
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Associated Press‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Launches with $88m Domestically, $345m Worldwide
NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to ...
December 22, 2025
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BaseballWhite Sox Add Munetaka Murakami with $34 Million, 2-Year Contract
CHICAGO (AP) — The rebuilding Chicago White Sox added Munetaka Murakami to their lineup on Sunday...
December 22, 2025
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Associated PressUS Says Talks with Ukraine, Europe on Ending War with Russia ‘Constructive’
A White House envoy said Sunday he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrai...
December 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, China Continue Trading Barbs Over Radar Incident; Tokyo Rejects Claim That Advance Notice of Training Was Provided
Half a month after Chinese fighter aircraft directed radar at Air Self-Defense Force jets, Japan ...
December 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Lawmakers Support Continued Ban on Sports Betting
A suprapartisan group of Diet members focused on sports promotion recently confirmed they were ag...
December 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Public, Private Sectors to Partner on ¥3 Tril. Project to Develop Domestic AI, SoftBank to Be Key Firm Involved
Aiming to develop Japan’s largest foundation model for artificial intelligence, a new company wil...
December 21, 2025
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Other SportsJapan High School Boys Set New Record in Relay Race; Winning Girls Secure School’s Second-Straight Title
KYOTO — Gakuho Ishikawa Senior High School from Fukushima Prefecture set a new record for the boy...
December 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentRubio Seeks to Balance Relations With Japan, China; Says China Will Continue to Be ‘Factor in Geopolitics’
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that the United States was determine...
December 21, 2025