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Yomiuri EditorialU.S. National Security Strategy: ‘America First’ Approach Will Benefit China, Russia
The foreign and security policies that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump seeks to...
December 9, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialNext Year’s Shunto: Significant Wage Increases Must Be Actively Sought
Next year’s shunto spring wage negotiations will be a critical moment for overcoming prolonged hi...
December 9, 2025
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General NewsGovt Issues Subsequent Earthquake Advisory Following M7.5 Earthquake Off Aomori Prefecture, Warning Another Megaquake May Follow
The government has issued a subsequent earthquake advisory, warning that another megaquake may fo...
December 9, 2025
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General NewsFire Spotted on Mt. Myogi in Gunma Pref.; SDF Helicopters Dispatched as Blaze Continues to Burn
A hiker spotted a forest fire on Mt. Myogi in Tomioka, Gunma Prefecture, on Monday morning and ma...
December 9, 2025
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Asia-Pacific75% of Myanmar People Reject Army’s Political Involvement, According to Survey Conducted by Aid Organization
Seventy-five percent of respondents to a survey conducted in Myanmar say that the military should...
December 9, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 9)
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December 9, 2025
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Rises on Boost from Chip-Sector Stocks (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday, shaking off early weakness...
December 9, 2025
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Associated PressChina’s Trade Surplus Tops $1 Trillion as Its Exports Surge
HONG KONG (AP) — China’s exports rebounded in November after an unexpected contraction the previo...
December 9, 2025
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Associated PressMyanmar Military Air Strike on a Tea Shop Kills 18 Watching a Football Match on TV
BANGKOK (AP) — An air strike last week by Myanmar’s military on a tea shop in the country’s upper...
December 9, 2025
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Associated PressLouvre Workers Announce Strike over Work Conditions and Security after $102m Heist
PARIS (AP) — Workers at the Louvre Museum voted Monday for strikes to protest their work conditio...
December 9, 2025
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Associated Press‘One Battle After Another’ Leads Golden Globe Nominations, While ‘Wicked: For Good’ Falters
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd G...
December 9, 2025
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Associated PressWHO Says 114 People Were Killed, Including 63 Children, in Last Week’s Drone Strikes in Sudan
CAIRO (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Monday that the death toll from drone...
December 9, 2025
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TechnologyNo Genome-Edited Babies for Japan: Health Ministry to Submit Bill Banning Implantation of Edited Zygotes
A regulatory proposal prohibiting the implantation of fertilized human eggs that have been modifi...
December 9, 2025
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Associated PressIndonesia Sends Home 2 Dutch Nationals Convicted of Drug Trafficking
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Two Dutch nationals imprisoned in Indonesia on drug trafficking convict...
December 9, 2025
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Associated PressPakistan’s Top General Calls on Afghanistan to Pick between Ties with Islamabad or Pakistani Taliban
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s newly appointed armed forces chief called on Afghanistan’s Taliban go...
December 9, 2025