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General NewsExpanding Child Allowance System No Easy Task for Japan Government
Full-fledged discussions have gotten underway about how to realize Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s po...
January 23, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Climb on Wall St. Rally Buoyed by Tech Issues
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks continued to climb Monday fueled by a Wall Street rally, with tech...
January 23, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Needs to Foster Empathy to Regain Public Support
In his policy speech Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida described the state of the world, includin...
January 23, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan PM: Tackling Declining Birth Rate is Top Priority
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged Monday to reverse the decline in the nation’s birth rate, sayin...
January 23, 2023
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Asia-PacificS. Korean Fantasy Saga Rakes in Record-high Deal for Overseas Rights
The author of the fantasy saga that broke the record for a single export deal in Korean literature s...
January 23, 2023
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Defense & SecurityU.S. Won’t Send Medium-Range Missiles to Japan as Part of First Island Chain Strategy
The U.S. government has decided not to send ground-launched medium-range missiles to U.S. forces in ...
January 23, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S. to Review Division of Roles in Regional Security
In light of Japan revising its three security-related documents, the Japanese and U.S. governments a...
January 23, 2023
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Crime & CourtsPolice Evacuate Residence After Second Phone Seized
Police are guarding an evacuated Tokyo residence after the address was found on the second smartphon...
January 23, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialIdentifying Risk Areas to Prevent Crime Is an Important Issue
How should a balance be struck between realizing universities that are open to all and ensuring camp...
January 23, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Is Xi Administration Looking at Actual Situation?
This is not the time for believing that the number of births can be increased or decreased by a sing...
January 23, 2023
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Police Suspect Kanto Robbers also Committed Similar Crimes in Hiroshima, Yamaguchi Prefectures
Members of a group involved in a series of robberies in the Kanto region are suspected of also commi...
January 23, 2023
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General NewsStrongest Cold Wave of Season to Hit Tuesday
The Japanese archipelago is expected to experience the strongest cold wave of the season, starting T...
January 23, 2023
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General NewsJapan Govt Issues Administrative Guidance to Unification Church over Adoption
The government on Monday issued a letter of administrative guidance to the Unification Church over i...
January 23, 2023
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Associated PressEast Asia marks Lunar New Year of the Rabbit
BEIJING (AP) — From Jakarta to Seoul, Bangkok to Beijing, people in Asia have been celebrating the L...
January 23, 2023
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Defense & SecurityNATO Head Stoltenberg ‘Planning to Visit Japan’
Jens Stoltenberg, NATO’s secretary general, is planning to visit Japan as early as this month for ta...
January 23, 2023