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CoronavirusEateries fraudulently received over ¥500 million in pandemic subsidies
Fraudulent claims for coronavirus pandemic subsidies worth more than ¥500 million had been identifie...
December 10, 2022
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Defense & SecurityGovt mulls decommissioning SDF rescue planes, combat helicopters
The government is considering decommissioning Self-Defense Force search and rescue planes and combat...
December 9, 2022
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Insights Into The WorldIn 2022, beleaguered democracy showed resilience
Many of the world’s democracies appeared to have nearly fallen into crisis in 2020 and 2021, when th...
December 9, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 9)
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December 9, 2022
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General NewsJapan tour boat likely flooded through hatch
The Kazu I sightseeing boat, which sank off the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido in April with 26 peo...
December 9, 2022
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CompaniesNissan, Mitsubishi mini EVs named Japan Car of the Year
Electric minivehicles jointly developed by Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. were named 2...
December 9, 2022
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Defense & SecurityCorporate tax hike eyed to finance planned defense spending increase
A possible corporate tax hike has become the focus of attention by the government and the ruling par...
December 9, 2022
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General NewsFamily members of Unification Church followers welcome upcoming legislation on donations
Families of Unification Church followers held a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday to express the...
December 9, 2022
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General NewsUnification Church requested ‘application forms’ for adoption between followers
The Unification Church requested that “adoption application forms” be submitted for adoptions arrang...
December 9, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialDoubts cannot be dispelled about claims of promoting ‘peaceful use’
China has continued to “change the status quo by force” and has increased military threats against n...
December 9, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Major power companies’ unfair practice undermines public trust in industry
Collusion among major electric power companies to refrain from operating in each other’s service are...
December 9, 2022
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ObituariesFilm director Yoshishige Yoshida dies at 89
Film director Yoshishige Yoshida died of pneumonia on Thursday. He was 89. Yoshida was known for su...
December 9, 2022
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General News1,000 extra welfare officers proposed to help tackle child abuse
The government aims to increase the number of child welfare officers by the end of fiscal 2024, as p...
December 9, 2022
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EnvironmentGlobal wildlife summit approves shark protections
PANAMA CITY (AFP-Jiji) — Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species on Nov. 25 appr...
December 9, 2022
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ReutersChina’s producer prices fall, consumer inflation slows on soft demand
BEIJING – China’s factory-gate prices showed an annual fall for a second month in November while con...
December 9, 2022