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Film & TVJapanese film narrators still active around the world
Katsudo benshi, or film narrators, practice a unique form of Japanese film culture born at the end o...
December 15, 2022
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ReutersEx-Twitter worker gets 3-1/2-year U.S. prison term for spying for Saudi Arabia
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec 14 (Reuters) - A former Twitter Inc manager convicted of spying for Saudi Arabi...
December 15, 2022
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Associated PressUkraine: Russian strikes thwarted, wreckage hits buildings
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian authorities said they thwarted a Russian attack on Kyiv and the surro...
December 15, 2022
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Associated PressFed raises key rate by half-point and signals more to come
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve reinforced its inflation fight Wednesday by raising its key in...
December 15, 2022
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Associated Press3 dead in Louisiana as US storm spawns Southern tornadoes
KEITHVILLE, La. (AP) — A volatile storm ripping across the U.S. spawned tornadoes blamed for killing...
December 15, 2022
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Associated PressPeru’s new government declares police state amid protests
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peru’s new government declared a national emergency Wednesday as it struggled to c...
December 15, 2022
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Associated PressTwitter changes rules over account tracking Elon Musk’s jet
Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Mus...
December 15, 2022
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Soccer World CupFrance celebrates WCup victory, fans cheer Morocco team
PARIS (AP) — Crowds in Paris and other French cities erupted in shouts of joy as France advanced to ...
December 15, 2022
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ReutersNo Christmas ceasefire in Ukraine, Russia says, as prisoner swap frees American
KYIV, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Moscow on Wednesday said no "Christmas ceasefire" was on the cards after ne...
December 15, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Foreign Chief Hayashi Planning to Visit China by Year-End
Tokyo, Dec. 14 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is planning to visit China a...
December 15, 2022
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EconomyLarge manufacturers’ sentiment worsens for 4th straight quarter
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Business sentiment among large manufacturers in Japan worsened for the fourth s...
December 15, 2022
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RussiaUkrainian ranking official expects Japan’s support on reconstruction of the country
KYIV — Prior to the presidency of the Group of Seven (G7) to be replaced by Japan from Germany from ...
December 15, 2022
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Soccer World CupMbappe, France advance to World Cup final, beat Morocco 2-0
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) — France and Kylian Mbappé are headed back to the World Cup final for a much-ant...
December 15, 2022
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Political SeriesDefense Perspective: In the field / Public-private cooperation will determine future of Japan’s defense industry
In a corner of a factory complex facing Osaka Bay, there is an old assembly plant that has been oper...
December 15, 2022
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SumoJSA needs to act after seeing 4 ozeki demoted in quick succession
Last month in my previous column dealing with ozeki demotions, I touched on the viewpoint that the t...
December 14, 2022