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CompaniesJapan’s Steelmakers Turn to Hydrogen in Decarbonization Efforts, but High Costs Hinder Progress
Major Japanese steel companies are conducting tests utilizing hydrogen in the extraction of iron ...
December 8, 2025
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General NewsPocky, Other Glico Chocolate Products to be Recalled Due to Smell
Confectionary manufacturer Ezaki Glico Co. will voluntarily recall about 6 million units of 20 ch...
December 8, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapan On Heightened Alert Amid China’s Military Coercion; Planes May Have Been Within Missile Range
The Japanese government is on heightened alert in the wake of Chinese aircraft directing radar at...
December 8, 2025
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CompaniesMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group in Final Stages of Promoting MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa to President
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. has entered the final stage of arrangements to promote Junic...
December 8, 2025
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Defense & SecurityDefense Ministry Continues to Monitor Liaoning
The Defense Ministry continues to monitor and track the movement of the Liaoning aircraft carrier...
December 8, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Starts Deliberations on FY25 Supplementary Budget Plan
The government on Monday morning submitted a supplementary budget proposal for fiscal 2025 to the...
December 8, 2025
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Defense & SecurityHegseth Demands Allies Increase Defense Spending, Warns of Consequences Otherwise
WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated a policy of prioritizing deterrence ag...
December 8, 2025
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Other SportsIkuma Horishima Prevails in Moguls Season-Opener
RUKA, Finland — World moguls champion Ikuma Horishima, showing little effect of a knee injury tha...
December 8, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialRadar Directing: An Extremely Dangerous Provocation by China
This act by the Chinese Navy could lead to unforeseen events and is extremely dangerous.
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Yomiuri Editorial
Reconstruction of Syria: Another Flash Point Must Not Be Added to Middle East
Despite the collapse of a half-century-long dictatorship, Syria is in ruins after nearly 14 years...
December 8, 2025
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Defense & SecurityLDP Commissions Criticize China over Radar Incident, Demand Japan Act Decisively
The Liberal Democratic Party’s research commissions demanded the government react decisively foll...
December 8, 2025
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Crime & CourtsPolice Use AI to Identify 18,500 ‘Dark Part-Time Job’ Recruiting Posts, System Significantly Expands Deterrence Efforts
The Metropolitan Police Department has used artificial intelligence to automatically detect posts...
December 8, 2025
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ScienceKitagawa Urges Long-Term Scientific Funding Ahead of Nobel Prize Award Ceremony
STOCKHOLM — Susumu Kitagawa, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year, spoke about the im...
December 8, 2025
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General NewsHonolulu Ceremony Marks 84 Years Since Pearl Harbor Attack; Attendees Include Atomic Bomb Survivors from Nagasaki Pref., Japan
HONOLULU — Victims of the Japanese Imperial Navy’s attack on Pearl Harbor on Hawaii’s Oahu Island...
December 8, 2025
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Japan In FocusTokyo ‘Secret Base’ Preserves Idol Boom of Showa Era; Izakaya Offers Nostalgic Tunes, Specialty Cocktails at Retro Prices
Candies, Kyoko Koizumi and Masahiko Kondo to name a few — about 900 vinyl records by these idol s...
December 8, 2025