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CompaniesCorleo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Four-legged Robot, to Go on Sale as Early as 2035
A quadrupedal robot by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. will hit the market as early as 2035, the ...
December 3, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMan Charged with Fatally Shooting Former Japan PM Abe Says Targeting Other Politicians ‘Would Not Have Had as Much Meaning’
NARA – The man charged with fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday during...
December 3, 2025
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CompaniesShimamura Opens 1st Shop in Southeast Asia, Casual Clothing Chain Makes Foray in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Shimamura Co., the operator of casual clothing chains, opened a shop in central Bangkok...
December 3, 2025
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Travel SpotsDragons, Deities Glow Each Night at Sensoji Temple Event Until Sunday
Vivid projections of images of Nio guardian deities and dragons are seen at Sensoji temple in Tai...
December 3, 2025
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Crime & CourtsWidow of Slain Former PM Shinzo Abe Appears in Court at Trial of Husband’s Shooter
NARA — Akie Abe, the widow of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, appeared in court for the first t...
December 3, 2025
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General NewsStandard Childbirth Costs to Be Fully Covered by Insurance; New System Would Replace Current Lump-Sum Payment
The health ministry was expected to propose Thursday that standard childbirth costs be covered en...
December 3, 2025
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Travel SpotsStrawng Horse Brings in Tourists to City in Gunma Pref.
A giant straw horse — next year’s Chinese zodiac animal — is attracting tourists at Takuminosato,...
December 3, 2025
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General NewsTokyo Aims to Increase Enrollment at Metropolitan High Schools with New English Programs
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education began full-fledged discussions to increase the number o...
December 3, 2025
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Associated PressDeadly Asian Floods Are No Fluke. They’re a Climate Warning, Scientists Say
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as l...
December 3, 2025
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Politics & Government
Japan to Lower Official Drug Prices in FY 2026
Tokyo, Dec. 3 (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government is expected to lower the state-set prices of d...
December 3, 2025
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General NewsMore Japanese Universities Offering Classes Taught in English to Attract International Students, Boost Global Standing
More Japanese universities and graduate schools are offering programs taught in English. The obje...
December 3, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialHigh-rise Residential Complex Fire in Hong Kong: Construction Practices that Disregarded People’s Lives Led to Tragedy
The sight of a high-rise residential complex — a common sight throughout Hong Kong — engulfed in ...
December 3, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Tax System Revision Debate: When Cutting Taxes, Don’t Forget Promise of ‘Responsible’ Finances
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration advocates “responsible and proactive public financ...
December 3, 2025
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General NewsJohnny Depp Meets Minamata Disease Patient in Tokyo, Expresses Wish to Visit Minamata
Shinobu Sakamoto, a fetal patient of Minamata disease, a form of mercury poisoning caused by poll...
December 3, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 3)
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December 3, 2025