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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (12/12-12/18)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. Vie...
December 11, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Tackle ‘¥100 Million Wall’ with Lower Threshold for Tax Surcharge on Ultra-High Earners
For earned income such as wages, the combined income tax and local inhabitant tax rate rises with...
December 11, 2025
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CompaniesNissan Partners With U.K. Startup on AI Vehicles; New Tech Will Allow Self-Driving Cars in Urban Areas
Nissan Motor Co. has signed an agreement to partner with British startup Wayve Technologies Ltd. ...
December 11, 2025
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ScienceJapanese Nobel Winners Sakaguchi, Kitagawa Attend Awards Ceremony
STOCKHOLM — Two Nobel Prize winners from Japan received their medals and diplomas from Sweden’s K...
December 11, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Govt Plans to Double Staff Tasked with Checking AI Safety; Move is Part of Basic Plan for Increasing Development, Use of AI
The government plans to double the number of staff at a government-affiliated body that works to ...
December 11, 2025
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Washington PostDCA Crash Families, NTSB Warn against Restoring Military Flight Waiver
Family members of those killed in the January midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk hel...
December 11, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialCompensation for Public Assistance Recipients: Bring Steady Relief to Households Affected by Welfare Benefit Cuts
Following the Supreme Court ruling in June this year that the significant reduction in welfare be...
December 11, 2025
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Washington PostThese U.S. Surgeons Want to Treat Patients in Chad. A Visa Ban Prevents Them.
There were three surgeons serving Béré Adventist Hospital, a missionary clinic in rural Chad that...
December 11, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Restart of Tomari N-plant Reactor: Stimulation of Local Economy Would be Significant
Securing a stable and inexpensive electric power source and stimulating the economy are highly im...
December 11, 2025
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese Women’s Curling Team Secures Ticket to Olympic Games in Italy with Win Over Norway
KELOWNA, Canada — Japan’s women’s curling team, Fortius, on Wednesday secured a spot to compete a...
December 11, 2025
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Defense & SecurityChina Claims Japan Orchestrated Radar Incident; Japan Issues Denial
BEIJING — “It was the Japanese side that was first to deliberately engage in harassment and then ...
December 11, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 11)
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December 11, 2025
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Associated PressSan Francisco Woman Gives Birth in a Waymo Self-Driving Taxi
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Self-driving Waymo taxis have gone viral for negative reasons involving the ...
December 11, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Ends Lower as SoftBank Group Tracks Oracle’s Declines (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Thursday, with SoftBank Group lead...
December 11, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, India Hold Talks on Economic Security Cooperation
New Delhi, Dec. 11 (Jiji Press)—Around 50 government officials, researchers and others from Japan...
December 11, 2025