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Defense & SecurityJapan Must Confirm Defense Emergency Before Funding Evacuations, But Doing So Could Be Highly Political
The government’s timing in confirming a “situation where armed attacks are anticipated” around Ja...
March 29, 2025
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Defense & SecuritySakishima Islands Evacuation Plan Not Yet Perfected; Prospect of Taiwan Contingency Said to Be Growing
The government’s plan to evacuate 120,000 people from several southwestern Japanese islands near Tai...
March 28, 2025
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BaseballJapan Baseball Season Begins as Giants Face Swallows at Tokyo Dome; Giants Aim to Defend Central League Title, Capture Japan Series Title
Japan’s professional baseball season began Friday for both the Central and Pacific leagues.
...March 28, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentVote on Japan’s Fiscal 2025 Draft Budget to Take Place Monday; Bill Expected to Pass in Lower House Vote
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan a...
March 28, 2025
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CompaniesTrump Tariffs Set to Deal Heavy Blow to Japanese Automakers, Drag Down Japanese Economy
The United States’ move to impose added tariffs on cars will likely be a major blow to Japanese a...
March 28, 2025
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EconomyMixed Feelings as Stockpiled Rice Arrives at Stores; In Spite of Expected Short-Term Price Relief, Worries Arise about Persistent Market Problems
The first lots of government-stockpiled rice, released to ease distribution, have reached shelves...
March 28, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapan Draws Up Evacuation Plan from Okinawa Pref. Islands; Evacuees to Be Relocated to 8 Other Prefs in Event of Taiwan Contingency
The government has released a comprehensive plan to evacuate residents and tourists on the Sakish...
March 28, 2025
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Associated PressPowerful Quake Rocks Myanmar and Thailand and Kills More than 150 People (Update3)
BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Myanmar and neighboring Thailand on Friday, destroyin...
March 28, 2025
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CompaniesLogo Made to Label Authentic Japanese Whisky; Association Seeks to Promote Increasingly Popular Domestic Whisky
The Japan Spirits & Liqueurs Makers Association on Thursday unveiled a logo to label domestically...
March 28, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialPro baseball season opens: Will New Stars be Born?
The professional baseball season, long awaited by fans, has arrived. The Central and Pacific leag...
March 28, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
U.S. auto tariffs: Measures are Unreasonable, Unacceptable
The high-tariff policy which the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has been imposing ...
March 28, 2025
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EnvironmentGreat Blue Spotted Mudskipper, Or Mutsugoro, Listed as vulnerable Species
The International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), an organization ...
March 28, 2025
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CompaniesMitsui Sumitomo Insurance, Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance to Enter Merger Discussions
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., the third largest non-life insurance company in Japan, and Aioi Ni...
March 28, 2025
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Associated PressChatGPT’s Viral Studio Ghibli-Style Images Highlight AI Copyright Concerns
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fans of Studio Ghibli, the famed Japanese animation studio behind “Spirited Aw...
March 28, 2025
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Associated PressEx-Philippine President Duterte Marks 80th Birthday in ICC Detention
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte marked his 80th birthday i...
March 28, 2025