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Defense & SecurityJapan eyes creation of Okinawa defense group within GSDF
The Defense Ministry is considering establishing a group within the Ground Self-Defense Force to def...
December 4, 2022
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Defense & SecurityGovt plans to build 130 ammo depots to enhance SDF capabilities
The government plans to construct about 130 new ammunition depots across the country by 2035 in orde...
December 4, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentCabinet reshuffle idea smolders on after passage of 2nd supplementary budget
The extraordinary Diet session cleared its highest hurdle Friday with the green-lighting of the seco...
December 3, 2022
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General NewsSota Fujii successfully defends Ryuo title
Ryuo titleholder Sota Fujii successfully defended the title for the first time, defeating eighth-dan...
December 3, 2022
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Crime & CourtsMan arrested over alleged assault of woman sleeping on train
A 39-year-old man has been arrested over the alleged assault of a woman sleeping on a train, Chiba p...
December 3, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentDiet enacts legislation to prepare for pandemics
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet enacted legislation Friday to take steps to prepare for future pandemi...
December 3, 2022
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General NewsNursery school probed over alleged abuse
Three nursery school teachers allegedly abused children in such ways as suspending them off the floo...
December 3, 2022
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 3)
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December 3, 2022
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea: Hyundai Motor to build air mobility ecosystem in Indonesia’s new capital
Hyundai Motor Group recently unveiled a new ambitious plan to build an ecosystem for advanced air mo...
December 3, 2022
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Asia-PacificIndia: Why young Indians are anxious about dating
Dating has always been correlated with how people feel about themselves, especially for Indian youth...
December 3, 2022
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General News31 adoptions among Unification Church followers since April 2018
Thirty-one adoptions took place among followers of the Unification Church after it became mandatory ...
December 3, 2022
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General NewsTokyo ward pushes healthy, delicious school lunches
Adachi Ward, Tokyo, has succeeded in drastically reducing leftovers from school lunches by serving e...
December 3, 2022
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Capsule machines dispense random hometown tax gifts
MATSUBARA, Osaka — Capsule machines that pop out plastic-encased slips showing what gift applicants ...
December 3, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentKishida tops party leaders’ political income rankings
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, also president of the ruling Liberal Democratic P...
December 3, 2022
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Soccer World CupSamurai Blue supporters juggle study, jobs, match-viewing in Qatar
DOHA — Samurai Blue supporters who flew to Qatar to cheer on Japan in the 2022 FIFA World Cup are fi...
December 3, 2022