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General NewsBear Repellent Rental Business Booming in Hokkaido
The business of renting out bear repellent spray, which is seeing increased demand as mountaineer...
September 21, 2025
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ReutersChinese COVID Whistleblower Sentenced to 4 More Years in Jail, Group Says
Sept 21 (Reuters) - A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases...
September 21, 2025
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General NewsCity Brands Self As Birthplace of Suzuki Surname; It May Have Begun with a Priest in the Heian Period
WAKAYAMA — Since ancient times, pilgrims have passed through the city of Kainan, Wakayama Prefect...
September 21, 2025
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General NewsStrong Typhoon Neoguri in Waters Near Tokyo’s Minamitorishima Island
Strong typhoon Neoguri reached the waters near Tokyo’s Minamitorishima Island, Japan’s easternmos...
September 21, 2025
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ElectionsRuling Liberal Democratic Party Feels Sense of Crisis over Decreasing Number of Rank-and-File Members
The Liberal Democratic Party is feeling an increasing sense of crisis about the recent decline in...
September 21, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentProgram to Provide Up to ¥200,000 in Subsidies Per Egg Freezing Cycle
The Children and Families Agency will begin next year a subsidy program to provide women who want...
September 21, 2025
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General NewsPowerful Typhoon Ragasa in Waters South of Okinawa, Moving Toward Hong Kong
The powerful typhoon Ragasa had reached waters south of the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa Prefecture...
September 21, 2025
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TroubleshooterLiving at Home for Maternity Leave, I’m Stressed out By My Mother’s Complaints
I’m a female office worker in my 30s who is currently on maternity leave. My husband was transfer...
September 21, 2025
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Associated PressAfro-Descendants in Bolivia Fight Invisibility with Dance and Memory
YUNGAS, Bolivia (AP) — Cielo Torres had always lived in Bolivia. Yet before moving at age 17 to t...
September 21, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan-U.S. Joint Exercise: Drills Should Be Clear Demonstration of Deterrence
China has acquired military capabilities that threaten peace across the entire Asia-Pacific regio...
September 21, 2025
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Associated PressNew Hampshire Country Club Shooting Leaves 1 Dead and Several Wounded. Suspect in Custody
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — A gunman opened fire in a New Hampshire country club on Saturday, killing one...
September 21, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Misconduct in DNA Profiling: Incident Disgraces Trust in Forensic Science
An unprecedented incident that undermines public confidence in forensic science has occurred. DNA...
September 21, 2025
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Associated PressTrump and MAGA Movement Will Honor Charlie Kirk at Arizona Memorial
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump and prominent members of his "Make America Great Ag...
September 21, 2025
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Associated PressTrump Says He Will Award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson
President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Free...
September 21, 2025
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General NewsOsaka-Kansai Expo Reservation Slots Fully Booked, Many Purchased Tickets May Go Unused
Reservation slots for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo are fully booked, the Japan Association for the ...
September 21, 2025