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General NewsOmikuji tossed for New Year’s luck
A shinto ritual has been held at Gokoku shrine in Niigata to raise the luck of visitors through the ...
December 18, 2022
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Defense & SecurityNorth Korea launches ballistic missile
North Korea launched a ballistic missile toward the Sea of Japan on Sunday morning, according to the...
December 18, 2022
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Baseball2022 news photo exhibition kicks off in Tokyo with help from an ace
An exhibition of memorable news photos from 2022 is underway at the Nihombashi Mitsukoshi department...
December 18, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to expand NISA scheme in shift from savings to investments
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The fiscal 2023 tax reform package adopted by the ruling coalition Friday inclu...
December 18, 2022
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Defense & SecurityChina expresses displeasure at Japan’s revision of 3 key defense documents
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — China is displeased at Japan’s revision of its three key defense- and securit...
December 18, 2022
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Soccer World CupCroatia beats Morocco 2-1 to take 3rd place at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Luka Modric high-fived and embraced his Croatia teammates after what was lik...
December 18, 2022
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EconomyInflation clouds Christmas shopping season
Surging prices of ingredients such as flour, and packaging materials have triggered inflationary clo...
December 18, 2022
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CompaniesTravel time between Kansai Airport, Osaka Station cut by 20 minutes
From next Spring it will be possible to get from JR Osaka Station to Kansai Airport on a direct trai...
December 18, 2022
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Defense & SecuritySDF personnel welcome Cabinet approval of key defense documents
Many members stationed at Self-Defense Forces facilities welcomed the Cabinet decision to approve th...
December 17, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. welcomes Japan’s revision of 3 key national security documents
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The United States has welcomed the Japanese government’s revision of three...
December 17, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentNation bears “responsibility” to find funds to boost defense
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took a leading role in discussions on securing financial resources to d...
December 17, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokushima: ‘Bubble man’ awaits response from Guinness
MATSUSHIGE, Tokushima — A man locally known as “the bubble man” recently attempted to break a Guinne...
December 17, 2022
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General NewsHoliday train reservations track 16% rise
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of train seats reserved for the year-end and New Year holiday period...
December 17, 2022
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ReutersElon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists after suspensions draw backlash
Reuters – Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a...
December 17, 2022
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Associated PressPentagon has received ‘several hundreds’ of new UFO reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has r...
December 17, 2022