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General NewsShops roll out fukubukuro ‘lucky bags’ ahead of New Year holiday
Supermarkets and department stores have started stacking shelves with fukubukuro “lucky bags” ahead ...
December 27, 2022
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General NewsMonkeys huddle to form the kanji character ‘rabbit’
SUMOTO, Hyogo — Wild monkeys at the Awaji Island Monkey Center gathered together to form the kanji c...
December 27, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentLDP’s Seko calls for further improvement of Japan-Taiwan ties in Taipei
TAIPEI — Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hiroshige Seko called for efforts to further improve Japa...
December 27, 2022
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General NewsMother creates bilingual picture book in memory of late son
A Japanese mother living in the United Kingdom created a Japanese-English bilingual picture book to ...
December 27, 2022
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Yomiuri EditorialNegative impact on national security, intelligence sharing feared
If classified information on national security is leaked to an outside party, it could cause distrus...
December 27, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Safety, peace of mind badly shaken, but sports brought welcome respite
A former prime minister was gunned down in broad daylight, and a tragedy occurred in a tourist area....
December 27, 2022
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Associated PressWestern NY death toll rises to 28 from cold, storm chaos
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo residents hovered around space heaters, hunted for cars buried in snow ...
December 27, 2022
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General NewsFirefighters battle Tokyo factory blaze all day long
A fire broke out in a two-story factory of Daiichi Kagaku Kogyosho, a liquid soap manufacturing comp...
December 27, 2022
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Associated PressRussia says it shot down Ukrainian drone near air base
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian military reported Monday that it shot down a Ukrainian drone approa...
December 27, 2022
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Associated PressChina to scrap COVID-19 quarantine for incoming passengers
BEIJING (AP) — China will drop a COVID-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad...
December 27, 2022
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Associated PressHoliday sales up 7.6％ despite the squeeze of inflation
NEW YORK (AP) — Holiday sales rose this year as American spending remained resilient during the crit...
December 27, 2022
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Wider WorldFinal goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2022
One would have to go back hundreds of years to find a monarch who reigned longer than Queen Elizabet...
December 27, 2022
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Associated PressS. Korea launches jets, fires shots after North flies drones
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military fired warning shots, scrambled fighter jets and fle...
December 27, 2022
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Crime & CourtsPanel disputes prosecutor decision over detainee’s death
Nagoya, Dec. 26 (Jiji Press)—A Japanese prosecution inquest panel has labeled a decision by public p...
December 27, 2022
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Associated PressChina sends 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour dis...
December 27, 2022