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TroubleshooterI’m undergoing cancer treatment but want to have a child
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my 40s. I got married two years ago, but subsequently I was dia...
December 25, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, former Soviet states agree to boost ties
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his counterparts from five Central Asian...
December 25, 2022
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Political SeriesDefense Perspective: Forward Reconnaissance / Include industry, academia and Coast Guard in all-hands approach
Japan has come to a turning point with the approval of three defense and security-related documents,...
December 25, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentFiscal rehabilitation remains distant as defense spending pushes next year’s budget to ¥114 tril.
The government’s budget proposal for fiscal 2023, approved by the Cabinet on Friday, has ballooned t...
December 25, 2022
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Defense & SecurityMSDF captain suspected of leaking specially designated secrets
A Maritime Self-Defense Force captain is suspected of leaking classified information that falls unde...
December 24, 2022
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Figure SkatingTakahashi adds ice dance title to list of skating wins
OSAKA — Daisuke Takahashi, a former national champion in men’s singles figure skating, captured his ...
December 24, 2022
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Washington PostSoviet artists drew a freedom message. A KGB agent named Putin investigated.
RIGA, Latvia – A Russian historian was browsing a display on Soviet dissidents in a dim corner of St...
December 24, 2022
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Washington PostAnti-LGBTQ efforts were widespread in 2022. Six people share the impact.
This year’s surge in anti-LGBTQ legislation, threats and protests – punctuated by the killing of fiv...
December 24, 2022
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Washington PostInside the monumental, stop-start effort to arm Ukraine
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. – Virtually every day, a line of 18-wheel trucks loaded with weapons or a...
December 24, 2022
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CompaniesSteelmakers plan greater use of electric furnaces
Major steelmakers are stepping up usage of electric furnaces, which emit less carbon dioxide than bl...
December 24, 2022
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General NewsHeavy snow causes Hokkaido blackouts, Nagoya train delays
Heavy snow from a wintry low-pressure system caused power outages in Hokkaido and train delays in th...
December 24, 2022
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Asia-PacificMovies featuring 2019 H.K. protests shown in Japanese theaters
Two films about the 2019 antigovernment protests in Hong Kong have been running in a Tokyo theater s...
December 24, 2022
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General NewsFlu epidemic starts in Japan’s 6 prefectures
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Six of Japan’s 47 prefectures have entered the influenza season, the health min...
December 24, 2022
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CompaniesJR East to equip station staff with cameras in case of trouble
East Japan Railway Co. has announced that as part of safety measures, station staff will be equipped...
December 24, 2022
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Crime & CourtsSuspect in Abe murder judged mentally competent to be indicted
The Nara District Public Prosecutors Office has judged that Tetsuya Yamagami, the suspect in the fat...
December 24, 2022