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Soccer World CupKishida: Samurai Blue surprised world
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida praised Japan’s national soccer team on Thursday, saying that the Samur...
December 8, 2022
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Washington PostRussia killed 441 civilians extrajudicially in Kyiv area early in war, U.N. finds
Russian forces killed extrajudicially at least 441 civilians outside of Kyiv, in what likely amounte...
December 8, 2022
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General NewsJapanese veterans of World War II recount horrors of the battlefield
Veterans of World War II, some of them more than 100 years old, continue to recount their experience...
December 8, 2022
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General NewsAverage age of Japan’s Pacific War veterans tops 100
The average age of former soldiers who served in the Pacific War and receive a military pension has ...
December 8, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.K., Italy to jointly develop fighter aircraft
Japan, the U.K. and Italy plan to jointly develop a fighter jet for their respective air forces, wit...
December 8, 2022
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Reuters‘We’re going to be free’: Chinese cheer as COVID curbs are loosened
BEIJING - China on Wednesday announced the most sweeping changes to its resolute anti-COVID regime s...
December 8, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan wants to boost tax revenue by ¥1 tril. to fund defense spending hike
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to instruct the Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalitio...
December 8, 2022
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ReutersNY Times union members to walk out after contract talks miss deadline
More than 1,100 union employees at the New York Times Co NYT.N will walk out for one day on Thursday...
December 8, 2022
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Imperial FamilyCrown Prince and Princess attend Statistics Bureau ceremony
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko attended a ceremony to commemorate the 150th anniversa...
December 8, 2022
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Soccer World CupThe next World Cup will jump to 48 teams. Is bigger better?
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The next World Cup will be the biggest ever after world soccer body FIFA took the...
December 8, 2022
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Soccer World CupSamurai Blue showed unity at World Cup: Moriyasu
The Samurai Blue may have been defeated by Croatia in the round-of-16 at the World Cup soccer tourna...
December 8, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Make shunto talks a turning point for large wage increases
Soaring prices are weighing on the Japanese economy. To overcome this, wages must be raised substant...
December 8, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Why was shocking abusive behavior left unchecked?
A number of inconceivable abuse cases have been revealed in childcare settings. What is the cause? T...
December 8, 2022
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General NewsWinter buds: Women make hanamochi decorations at a workshop in Takayama, Gifu Pref.
Women make hanamochi (flower mochi) decorations at a workshop in Takayama, Gifu Prefecture, ahead of...
December 8, 2022
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ArtInfusing the colors of Shikoku into designs
MATSUYAMA — After many years as a textile designer at Marimekko, the world-famous Finnish design hou...
December 8, 2022