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Defense & SecurityChina expresses displeasure at Japan’s revision of 3 key defense documents
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — China is displeased at Japan’s revision of its three key defense- and securit...
December 18, 2022
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Soccer World CupCroatia beats Morocco 2-1 to take 3rd place at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Luka Modric high-fived and embraced his Croatia teammates after what was lik...
December 18, 2022
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EconomyInflation clouds Christmas shopping season
Surging prices of ingredients such as flour, and packaging materials have triggered inflationary clo...
December 18, 2022
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CompaniesTravel time between Kansai Airport, Osaka Station cut by 20 minutes
From next Spring it will be possible to get from JR Osaka Station to Kansai Airport on a direct trai...
December 18, 2022
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Defense & SecuritySDF personnel welcome Cabinet approval of key defense documents
Many members stationed at Self-Defense Forces facilities welcomed the Cabinet decision to approve th...
December 17, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. welcomes Japan’s revision of 3 key national security documents
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The United States has welcomed the Japanese government’s revision of three...
December 17, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentNation bears “responsibility” to find funds to boost defense
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida took a leading role in discussions on securing financial resources to d...
December 17, 2022
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Japan In FocusTokushima: ‘Bubble man’ awaits response from Guinness
MATSUSHIGE, Tokushima — A man locally known as “the bubble man” recently attempted to break a Guinne...
December 17, 2022
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General NewsHoliday train reservations track 16% rise
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of train seats reserved for the year-end and New Year holiday period...
December 17, 2022
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ReutersElon Musk restores Twitter accounts of journalists after suspensions draw backlash
Reuters – Elon Musk reinstated the Twitter accounts of several journalists that were suspended for a...
December 17, 2022
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Associated PressPentagon has received ‘several hundreds’ of new UFO reports
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Pentagon office set up to track reports of unidentified flying objects has r...
December 17, 2022
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CompaniesEnd of zero-COVID likely to dampen China’s economy, affecting Japanese firm
BEIJING / SHENYANG — The end of China’s zero-COVID measures is likely to dampen its economy for some...
December 17, 2022
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Defense & SecurityU.S. envoy hails Japan security revision
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel on Friday welcomed the Japanese governmen...
December 17, 2022
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Asia-PacificUltranationalist Buddhists back Myanmar’s junta
In a monastery in central Myanmar, a Buddhist monk, Wathawa, rallies his militia with a cry: “What’s...
December 17, 2022
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General NewsVictims of Osaka clinic arson attack mourned 1 year later
OSAKA — Bereaved families mourn the victims of an arson attack at a psychosomatic clinic one year la...
December 17, 2022