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Associated PressUkraine conflict casts shadow on Russia as it enters 2023
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather ...
January 1, 2023
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Associated PressTroubles aside, Xi says China on ‘right side of history’
BEIJING (AP) — China “stands on the right side of history,” the country's leader Xi Jinping said Sat...
January 1, 2023
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Associated PressRussian strikes intensify as Ukrainians return for holiday
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday, killing at ...
January 1, 2023
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Japan In FocusLocal company in Nagano turning old house, community center into ‘decentralized hotel’
NAGANO — A project is underway to convert a vacant old house and an aging public facility into accom...
January 1, 2023
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TroubleshooterMy son has not attended school for about six months
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a man in my 40s, and live with my wife and two sons. My younger son, who i...
January 1, 2023
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General NewsWishing for a good start to the New Year, many in Japan visit temples, shrines
Crowds eager for blessings on the first day of 2023 flocked to temples and shrines across Japan from...
January 1, 2023
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Troubleshooter
My son’s plan to quit his job and travel around the world worries me
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a 60-year-old unemployed man. I recently got divorced, and I live alone in...
January 1, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida urges social security reform in New Year’s message
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed his determination to “create a Japan suited to the new era” i...
January 1, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan Logs 27.5 M. New COVID-19 Cases in 2022
Tokyo, Dec. 31 (Jiji Press)—Japan confirmed a total of 27,504,428 new COVID-19 cases in 2022, up 18....
January 1, 2023
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Travel SpotsSapporo: Hatsune Miku trains add character
SAPPORO — The Sapporo Transportation Bureau on Nov. 19 started operating trains featuring images of ...
January 1, 2023
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Japan In FocusFolk dances added to UNESCO heritage list performed in Niigata Prefecture
KASHIWAZAKI, Niigata — Two folk dances from Niigata Prefecture that have been added to UNESCO’s Inta...
January 1, 2023
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Japan In FocusFormer school repurposed as wooden toy museum in Nagano
KISO, Nagano — A wood-built elementary school has reopened as a wooden toy museum 25 years after its...
January 1, 2023
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Japan In FocusChiba: Museum serves up nostalgia-packed dioramas
SAKURA, Chiba — Life-size replicas of a retro theater counter, a barbershop and a cafe await visito...
January 1, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan should lead in building a peaceful world / Enhance powers of defense, diplomacy, morality
It was in April 1945 that relevant nations gathered in San Francisco to begin creating the United Na...
January 1, 2023
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Delicious Beautiful Spectacular JAPANGold-Knot / Gold Leaf Jewelry Turns Kanazawa Craft into Fashion Statement
Necklaces, earrings, and brooches covered with gold leaf shine with a delicate luster inside a Kanaz...
January 1, 2023