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MarketsTokyo stocks fall back on renewed concerns over U.S. tightening
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks turned lower Thursday, weighed down by rekindled concerns that t...
December 15, 2022
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (12/16-12/22)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
December 15, 2022
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CoronavirusFuneral guidance for COVID victims to be eased
Funeral guidelines for COVID-19 victims are set to be eased, according to a draft compiled by the He...
December 15, 2022
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Crime & CourtsJapan man who used fake lawmaker’s pin ‘wanted to feel like a VIP’
A man who used a fake Diet member’s pin to enter government offices has had the first hearing of hi...
December 15, 2022
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Film & TVActress Tsuji directs sci-fi fantasy silent film
Actress Nagiko Tsuji, 27, made her long film directorial debut with the silent film “I AM JAM. Pizza...
December 15, 2022
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CoronavirusCOVID-19 classification discussions to get into full swing in Japan
Government deliberations over whether to lower the official classification of COVID-19, which would ...
December 15, 2022
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Politics & Government4％-4.5％ corporate surtax approved at LDP commission meeting
A proposal to raise taxes to fund significant improvements in Japan’s defense capabilities was appro...
December 15, 2022
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Associated PressRelaxed COVID rules, deadly crowd crushes mark year in Asia
Natural disasters and crowd-related tragedies claimed hundreds of lives in Asia and overshadowed the...
December 15, 2022
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Cultural ViewpointsDecision-making grows more complicated in a violent, unreasonable world
Imagine, for a moment, being a faculty member at a small residential college away from the big city....
December 15, 2022
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ScienceWorld’s oldest tortoise turns abound 190
LONDON (AFP-Jiji) — He was born not long after Napoleon died, and is now officially the planet’s old...
December 15, 2022
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TechnologySelf-driving trucks hit the road in Sweden
SODERTALJE, Sweden (AFP-Jiji) — Barreling down a motorway south of Stockholm in a 40-ton truck and t...
December 15, 2022
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EnvironmentDugongs now threatened with extinction
MONTREAL (AFP-Jiji) — Dugongs — large herbivorous marine mammals commonly known as “sea cows” — are ...
December 15, 2022
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CompaniesMUFG Bank to invest in space business
MUFG Bank Ltd. plans to invest in Space One Co., which is engaged in launching small rockets, it has...
December 15, 2022
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Associated PressEXPLAINER: What can the Patriot missile do for Ukraine?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Patriot missile systems have long been a hot ticket item for the U.S. and allies i...
December 15, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese lawmakers offer generators to people in Ukraine
A Japanese nonpartisan group of lawmakers will give generators to Ukraine in an effort to help its p...
December 15, 2022