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Japan In FocusYamanashi: Kofu samurai gathering returns after three years
KOFU —The annual Shingen-ko Festival, referred to as “the largest samurai parade in the world,” was ...
December 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusNagano: Cow milking, soft serve feature at ranch festival
NAGAWA, Nagano — A farm in the town of Nagawa, Nagano Prefecture, held its annual ranch festival at ...
December 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusIwate: Time capsule unsealed 30 yrs after tunnel opening
OFUNATO, Iwate — A time capsule has been opened some 30 years after it was buried to mark the openin...
December 11, 2022
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Kabuki / Noh / RakugoKabuki streams overseas via Shochiku’s new service
Bringing kabuki on tour overseas again will take some time, but a new service is streaming the perfo...
December 11, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentDissent emerges within LDP over tax hike to finance higher defense spending
Now that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has instructed the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coa...
December 11, 2022
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s security draft declares Taiwan’s peace, stability vital for global community
“Peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait are indispensable for peace, stability, and prosperity...
December 10, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentBill to help Unification Church victims passed into law
A bill intended to prevent damage from unscrupulous solicitations for large donations by groups such...
December 10, 2022
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Defense & Security
Drafts call for MSDF to possess electronic warfare unit by 2025
The draft revisions for three defense and security-related documents presented by the government to ...
December 10, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialLoophole allows tax avoidance by large companies posing as smaller ones
An increasing number of large companies are deliberately reducing their capital to obtain advantageo...
December 10, 2022
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Figure SkatingMiura-Kihara make history with pairs gold at GP Finals
TORINO, Italy — The pair of Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara etched their names into Japanese figure sk...
December 10, 2022
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CompaniesLawson to start collecting used clothing
Lawson Inc. will begin an initiative to collect clothes people no longer need at convenience stores ...
December 10, 2022
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Washington PostIn Senate shake-up, Sinema changes her party affiliation to independent
WASHINGTON – Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (Ariz.) announced she was leaving the Democratic Party on Friday, d...
December 10, 2022
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Washington PostIn freeing Griner, Biden faced resistance abroad and at home
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden’s 10-month effort to free Brittney Griner faced stubborn resistance...
December 10, 2022
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Washington PostWho is Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer swapped for Brittney Griner?
Russia has released U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who had been detained in Russia since Febr...
December 10, 2022
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Washington PostIn India, an empire built on coal
GODDA, India – For years, nothing could stop the massive coal-fired power plant from rising over pad...
December 10, 2022