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Travel SpotsFree Shuttle Bus Hopes to Bring Tourists To City near Hakuba Ski Resort; Service connecting Hakuba to Nearby Omachi City To Start In December
Free shuttle bus services connecting the popular ski resort village of Hakuba and the neighboring...
December 19, 2024
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MusicRyuichi Sakamoto’s Creative Legacy Showcased at Tokyo Exhibition; Player Piano Brings Sound of Musician to Ginza
An exhibition showcasing the works and intellectual property of Ryuichi Sakamoto, the internation...
December 18, 2024
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General NewsYomiuri, Dow Jones Plan For Corporate News Service Positively Anticipated By Japan’s Business Leaders
Positive expectations have been voiced in the business community for “DOW JONES YOMIURI SHIMBUN P...
December 18, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Ruling Bloc Divided on Nuclear Power Use in New Energy Plan; Komeito Wants Less N-Power Use, LDP Pushes for More
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry announced its draft of the government’s Strategic Energy...
December 18, 2024
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CompaniesHonda, Nissan Eye Business Integration; New Automaker Group Would Be World’s 3rd Largest
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. have entered negotiations toward a business integration, it ...
December 18, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s Foreign Visitor Count from Jan.-Nov. 2024 Breaks Previous Whole-Year Record; South Korea and China are Sources of Largest Numbers
The total number of foreign visitors to Japan from January to November 2024 was 33,379,900, setti...
December 18, 2024
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Climate ChangeEU Scientists: 2024 to Be Hottest Year on Record
BRUSSELS (Reuters) — This year will be the world’s warmest since records began, with extraordinar...
December 18, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialEnergy Plan: Utilization of Nuclear Power Needed for Decarbonization
To achieve both decarbonization and a stable supply of electricity, there is a need to make use o...
December 18, 2024
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Funds Control Law to Be Revised Again: A Step Forward toward Transparency of Political Funds
Bills, including one to revise the Political Funds Control Law with a focus on abolishing politic...
December 18, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt to Carefully Assess Timing of Trump-Ishiba Meeting; Officials Fear Receiving ‘Homework’ from President-elect
The government will carefully assess the timing for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to visit the Un...
December 18, 2024
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Technology‘Primitive’ Beers Draw Crowds at Belgian Brewery
BRUSSELS (AFP-Jiji) — Winding between copper vats and oak barrels, a cluster of early-morning vi...
December 18, 2024
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Japan In FocusJR Tourist Train Makes 1st Visits to Local Stations in Akita, Iwate; Performances Welcome Tourist Train to Stations
AKITA — Hinabi Hachimantai, a tourist train operated by East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), ran on ...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressPolice Chief Says Motive for Wisconsin School Shooting Was a ‘Combination of Factors’
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The motive for a shooting that killed a teacher and a student and wounded ot...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressNetanyahu Says Israeli Troops Will Occupy a Buffer Zone inside Syria for the Foreseeable Future
JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will stay in ...
December 18, 2024
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Associated PressCongress Unveils Funding Deal with More Than $100 Billion in Disaster Aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the ...
December 18, 2024