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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (January 15)
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January 15, 2025
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General NewsRed-Crowned Cranes Perform Dance of Love at Hokkaido Sanctuary
A pair of Tancho, or red-crowned cranes, perform a dance of love in the village of Tsurui in Hokk...
January 15, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialInfluenza Rages: Increase Vigilance to Prevent Mass Infections
Influenza continues to rage across the country. The rapid increase in the number of patients has ...
January 15, 2025
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Crime & CourtsUnprovoked Anger Believed to be Motive of Kitakyushu Stabbing Suspect; Authorities Think Victims were Likely Targeted by Suspect
KITAKYUSHU — Unprovoked anger is believed to be the motive of the suspect in the stabbing of two ...
January 15, 2025
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Japan In FocusShinto Purification Ceremony Held in Northern Japan Shrine; Worshippers at Aomori’s Uto Shrine Burn Items to Pray for Good Health in New Year
AOMORI — About 50 worshippers attended a Shinto purification ritual at Uto Shrine on Dec. 28, bur...
January 15, 2025
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Crime & CourtsIwamoto Suspected of Receiving Another ¥50 mil. in Kickbacks; Architect Received ¥150 mil. Related to Hospital Project
Kinuko Iwamoto, 78, the former chancellor of Tokyo Women’s Medical University arrested over havin...
January 15, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
China’s Foreign Policy: Is ‘Smiling Diplomacy’ Only Skin-deep?
Rather than sealing off its “wolf warrior diplomacy,” which is meant to intimidate adversaries th...
January 15, 2025
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General NewsHakone Tozan Railway Services Resume Between Odawara, Hakone Yumoto Stations
Services on the Hakone Tozan Railway between Odawara and Hakone Yumoto stations resumed at about ...
January 15, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Commutes from Official Residence to PM’s Office for the First Time; Will Also Maintain Residence in House of Representatives Members’ Dormitory in Akasaka
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday made his first commute to the Prime Minister’s Office si...
January 15, 2025
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General NewsEx-SMAP Leader Masahiro Nakai Allegedly Had Issue with Woman; Major Shareholder Demands Fuji Media Investigate Scandal
One of the largest shareholders of Fuji Media Holdings is demanding that the network establish a ...
January 15, 2025
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Associated PressSmall Airborne Embers Play a Big Role in the Spread of Wildfires
While authorities still don't know what sparked the deadly fires in the Los Angeles area, they do...
January 15, 2025
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Associated PressContaminated Drinking Water Is a Growing Concern for Cities Facing Wildfires
As fires continue to burn across Los Angeles, several utilities have declared their drinking wate...
January 15, 2025
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Associated PressBiden Health Officials Say They Built up US Pandemic Defenses. Trump Promises Changes
NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday released a "roadmap" for maintaining governme...
January 15, 2025
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Associated PressBlinken Makes the Case for Post-War Reconstruction, Security and Governance of Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a last-minute case Tuesday for a plan fo...
January 15, 2025
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Associated PressTop DC Prosecutor: Trump Pardons Couldn’t Erase Impact of Capitol Riot Convictions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pardoning rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago can't erase the t...
January 15, 2025