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General NewsJapan Government Seeks to Improve Post-Quake Support System, Will Pre-Designate Local Governments to Provide Help
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry will designate in advance local governments that...
February 11, 2025
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General NewsWater Spews as High as 10 Meters from Beneath Asphalt in Chiba Pref.; Water Pipe Suspected of Being Damaged
A column of water reaching 10 meters high gushed out from beneath the asphalt in a residential ar...
February 11, 2025
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CompaniesBain May Not Launch Tender Offer for Fuji Soft
Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press)—U.S. investment fund Bain Capital may not launch a tender offer for J...
February 11, 2025
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General NewsResidents’ Lives Still Affected 2 Weeks After Sinkhole in Saitama Pref.; Some Residents Near Sinkhole Asked to Evacuate
YASHIO, Saitama — Tuesday marked two weeks since a truck fell into a sinkhole on a prefectural ro...
February 11, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialRecord-high Emergency Transports to Hospitals: How Can Strained Medical System Be Protected?
The number of patients transported to medical institutions as the result of emergency calls conti...
February 11, 2025
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U.S. Sanctions against ICC: Pressure on Intl Justice Is Unacceptable
Sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), of which 125 countries and regions incl...
February 11, 2025
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CompaniesJapanese Bankers Association to Name FY25 Chair; Junichi Hanzawa of MUFG Bank in Line for Post
Arrangements are being made for the Japanese Bankers Association to name Junichi Hanzawa, preside...
February 11, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (February 11)
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February 11, 2025
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Washington PostTrump Expected to Order a Crackdown on D.C. Crime, Homeless Encampments
President Donald Trump is expected to issue an executive order that would seek to ratchet up pena...
February 11, 2025
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Associated Press‘Back to Plastic’: Trump Signs Order for Plastic Straws as He Declares Paper Ones ‘Don’t Work’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, s...
February 11, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Ruling-Opposition Talks Reaching Critical Point
Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press)—Talks between Japan’s ruling coalition and opposition parties on some...
February 11, 2025
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BaseballNaha City Council Dresses in Giants Uniforms; Spring Training Season Set to Kick off Feb. 15
Naha City officials, including the mayor and council members, dressed in replica Yomiuri Giants u...
February 11, 2025
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Travel SpotsTry Your Luck with Gacha Gacha Toy Vending Machine to Win Local Delicacy, Snow Crab, at Tottori Pref. Airport
A gacha gacha capsule toy vending machine has been installed on the second floor of Yonago Airpor...
February 11, 2025
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Washington PostFarmers on the Hook for Millions after Trump Freezes USDA Funds
Farmers report missing millions of dollars of funding they were promised by the U.S. Department o...
February 11, 2025
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Associated PressHawaii Court Rules against Insurance Companies in Maui Wildfire, Allowing $4b Settlement to Proceed
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court ruled Monday that insurance companies can’t bring their ow...
February 11, 2025