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General NewsUniversity Student Dies at Ski Resort in Niigata Prefecture; Woman Found Buried in Snow (Update 1)
A female university student was confirmed dead after she was found buried in snow at Kagura Ski R...
January 13, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialComing-of-Age Day: Young People Should Take Time to Enjoy Inefficient Detours
What is important in an era of rapid change with great emphasis on efficiency? Hopefully, today w...
January 13, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Assessment of Bank of Japan’s Policies: Identify Effectiveness, Limitations So Lessons Can Be Learned
Japan has suffered from a prolonged period of deflation and economic stagnation unprecedented amo...
January 13, 2025
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ReutersUS Probe Finds China Unfairly Dominates Shipbuilding, Paving Way for Penalties, Sources Say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration has concluded that China uses un...
January 13, 2025
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Associated PressRipples of Los Angeles Fires Continue as Meghan Delays Netflix Series Launch, Composer’s Works Lost
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Weaker winds and intense firefighting efforts over the weekend boosted contain...
January 13, 2025
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Coronavirus5 Years After Confirmation of First Coronavirus Infection, Japan Must Take Steps to Prepare for Next Pandemic
Wednesday will mark five years since the first novel coronavirus infection was confirmed in Japan...
January 13, 2025
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Associated PressChina’s Exports in December up 10.7％, Beating Estimates as Higher US Tariffs Loom
HONG KONG (AP) — China's exports in December grew at a faster pace than expected, as factories ru...
January 13, 2025
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SumoMLB Sponsorship Banners Shown Before Crowd at New Year Sumo Tournament in Tokyo
Sponsorship banners advertising upcoming Major League Baseball games were shown before a packed c...
January 13, 2025
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Travel SpotsSpecial Winter Train Tour Starts Amid Winter Scenery in Japan’s Kurobe Gorge; Cargo Transit Rail Cars Enhance Experience
Kurobe Gorge Railway Co. in Toyama Prefecture began a tour on special rail cars on Saturday to at...
January 13, 2025
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Washington PostSoldier’s Suicide Exposes Military’s Struggle with Mental Health Stigma
The fiery News Year’s Day suicide of an Army Green Beret exposed the Pentagon’s struggle to ident...
January 13, 2025
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Washington PostWhat Caused the Palisades Blaze? Visual Evidence Points to a Recent Fire Nearby
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. - About 30 minutes after the Palisades Fire started on Tuesday, the fir...
January 13, 2025
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Crime & CourtsFormer Head of Tokyo Women’s Medical University Arrested; Accused of Distributing ¥120 Million as Fraudulent Fees
The Metropolitan Police Department on Monday arrested Kinuko Iwamoto, former chancellor of Tokyo ...
January 13, 2025
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CompaniesToyota to Shift Some Production from Tokai to Tohoku, Kyushu Regions; Labor Shortages, Disaster Threat Influence Change
Toyota Motor Corp. has plans to start reorganizing its domestic production system in 2030, it has...
January 13, 2025
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General NewsRacehorse Suddenly Bolts, Crashes into 2 Other Horses, Making 3 Jockeys Fall; 1 Killed in Hyogo Pref. (Update 1)
A racehorse, which was heading for a stable after training, suddenly bolted and crashed into two ...
January 13, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapanese Defense Minister Nakatani Takes Part in Parachuting Drill in Chiba Prefecture as GSDF 1st Airborne Brigade Conducts This Year’s 1st Field Drill
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani inspected the year’s first field drill of the Ground Self-Defense F...
January 13, 2025