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General NewsYumeshima Station Opens for 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo; Enthusiast Line up for Debut Ride
OSAKA — Yumeshima Station opened Sunday morning on a reclaimed island in Konohana Ward, Osaka, th...
January 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Seeks Debate on Resources for Hike in Taxable Income
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Sunday stressed the importance of fi...
January 19, 2025
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CompaniesMizuho Stops Accepting New Applications for Safe Deposit Box
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Mizuho Bank has stopped accepting new customers for its safe deposit box servi...
January 19, 2025
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General News2nd-Day Tests Start for Japan’s Unified University Entrance Exams
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Second-day tests started Sunday for this year’s two-day unified university ent...
January 19, 2025
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EconomyJapan Likely to See “Healthy Growth” through 2026: World Bank Exec
Washington (Jiji Press)—World Bank Deputy Chief Economist Ayhan Kose has said that the Japanese e...
January 19, 2025
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Japan In FocusOtter Quintuplets Seen at Zoo; 1st Pups for Species at Zoo in 24 Years
TOKUSHIMA — Baby Asian short-clawed otters were seen running about energetically in the exhibit s...
January 19, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentNippon Ishin Puts Emphasis on Corporate Donation Ban
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation party) puts importance on the realizatio...
January 19, 2025
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ReutersThousands Gather in Washington to Protest Trump Inauguration
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest Presiden...
January 19, 2025
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Associated Press1985 Was the Last Time an Inauguration Was Indoors. Ronald and Nancy Reagan Felt They Had No Choice
That's what White House press secretary Larry Speakes told reporters on Jan. 18, 1985, after the ...
January 19, 2025
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Associated PressTiktok Goes Dark as U.S. Ban Takes Effect
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of TikTok users in the United States are no longer able to watch videos ...
January 19, 2025
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BaseballMoney Was a Limited Factor for Roki Sasaki, and He Picked the Dodgers Anyway
The courting of young Japanese flamethrower Roki Sasaki was one of the few instances that all 30 ...
January 19, 2025
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Associated PressNetanyahu Warns Again That Gaza Ceasefire Will Not Begin Until Hamas Provides a Hostage List
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Sunday that...
January 19, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialBiden Leaves Office: Struggles of U.S. Embodied in His 4 Years
Joe Biden’s presidency will likely be remembered as a time when the United States struggled to pr...
January 19, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Redevelopment of National Theatre: Explore Ways to Use Cultural Facility from International Perspective
The redevelopment of the National Theatre, which serves as an important base for traditional perf...
January 19, 2025
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General NewsCenturies-Old Pagoda Swathed in Fog
A three-storied pagoda is illuminated in artificial fog at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo during an event ...
January 19, 2025