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ReutersJapan’s ‘Muscle Girls’ Look to Crush Norms of Willowy Beauty
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - A dozen women in sports bras and tight shorts stood behind a U-shaped c...
November 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Fair Trade Commission to Approve Shipbuilder Mergers and Acquisitions, Says No Issue Under Antimonopoly Law
The Japan Fair Trade Commission plans to issue its standpoint that it will approve mergers and ac...
November 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Bodies Call for Party Members Not to Attend Japan-China Friendship Event
Two Liberal Democratic Party bodies compiled a recommendation on Friday calling for LDP members n...
November 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentGovt. Compiles Countermeasure Package for Preparations Against Bears, Aims to Pass It in Diet with Supplementary Budget
The government compiled a countermeasure package on Friday to strengthen preparations for taking ...
November 14, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialDiet Houses’ Budget Committees: Reconsider Old-fashioned Aspects of Deliberations’ Content, Procedures
The Liberal Democratic Party is now a minority ruling party in both houses of the Diet, with the ...
November 14, 2025
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Crime & CourtsYamagami’s Mother Apologizes in Testimony at Abe Shooting Trial, Still Follows Unification Church
The mother of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man charged with murdering former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe i...
November 14, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Deaflympics: Turn Cheering for Athletes into Driving Force for Inclusive Society
Athletes who are deaf or hard of hearing are to engage in fierce competition. The hope is that sp...
November 14, 2025
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BaseballHawks’ Skipper Kokubo Wins Shoriki Award
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks manager Hiroki Kokubo, who led the team to its first Japan Series champion...
November 14, 2025
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Defense & SecurityMotegi Urges G7 Cooperation in FOIP Push, Meeting Joint Statement Notes Opposition to Unilateral Changes to Status Quo
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Canada — Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called for cooperation in promot...
November 14, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Establish ¥1 Trillion Fund to Fill Shipbuilding Industry’s Sails, Ensure Economic Security
The government is planning to establish a ¥1 trillion public-private investment fund dedicated to...
November 14, 2025
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Associated PressA Truck Hits Pedestrians at a Market in South Korea, Killing 2 and Injuring 18
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A truck plowed into pedestrians at an outdoor market in South Korea on ...
November 14, 2025
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Associated Press10 Years after the Bataclan Massacre, Paris Is Still Scarred by That Night of Terror
PARIS (AP) — Anne-Laure, Djamila, Justine, Guillaume, Nick and so many others — sons, daughters, ...
November 14, 2025
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Associated PressEU Renews Demand That Ukraine Crack down on Corruption in Wake of Major Energy Scandal
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Union officials warned Ukraine on Thursday that it must keep cracki...
November 14, 2025
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MarketsJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Slides as Investors Book Profit on Tech Stocks (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average sank on Friday, as tech stocks tracked Wal...
November 14, 2025
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Associated PressAmmonia Gas Leak from a Tanker Truck in Oklahoma Sickens Dozens and Forces Evacuations
WEATHERFORD, Okla. (AP) — A leaking tanker truck spewed dangerous ammonia gas outside a hotel ove...
November 14, 2025