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Associated PressPowerful Winter Storm Dumps Heavy Snow, Causing Flight Delays, Slick Roads and School Closings
ATLANTA (AP) — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across mu...
January 11, 2025
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Japan In FocusOsaka: Smartphone App Revives CG Images of Naniwa Palace; Digital Rendering of Historic Japanese Capital
OSAKA — Computer images of Naniwa Palace buildings located in present day Osaka, which served as ...
January 11, 2025
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General NewsRunaway Dog Causes Delay at Okinawa’s Naha Airport
A dog that had been left in the care of an airline company at Naha Airport in Okinawa Prefecture ...
January 11, 2025
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Japan In FocusMiyazaki: Japan Train Emblazoned with Characters from Pokémon Games; Train Services Run
MIYAZAKI — A train wrapped with illustrations of popular palm-tree-like characters from the “Poké...
January 11, 2025
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General NewsStudents Write Messages on Candles for Memorial of Hanshin Great Earthquake; Memorial Service to Take Place in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture
ITAMI, Hyogo — Students at a junior high school in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture, wrote messages to the...
January 11, 2025
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TechnologyJapan’s Govt Starts Development of Generative AI for Medical Services; LLM to be Compiled Using Domestic Data
The government has launched the development of a generative AI system designed to assist doctors ...
January 11, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (January 11)
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January 11, 2025
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Japan In FocusOkayama: Beckoning Cats Attract Visitors to Museum; Over 800 Manekineko on Display
OKAYAMA — The Manekineko Art Museum in Okayama City is Japan’s first museum to especially exhibit...
January 11, 2025
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeCity Hit by Noto Peninsula Earthquake Holds Ceremony Celebrating 20-year-olds 1 Year Later; Mayor Applauds Young Participants
A ceremony to celebrate those turning 20 years old took place in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Sa...
January 11, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialShortage of SDF Personnel: Improve Discipline to Secure Capable Personnel
Given the current deteriorating security environment around Japan and the frequent occurrence of ...
January 11, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Aeon Bank Punished: Money Laundering of Criminal Proceeds Cannot Be Left Unaddressed
Society has entered an era in which people who have never met before connect with each other thro...
January 11, 2025
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Crime & CourtsTokyo Police Arrest South Korean Student in Hammer Attack Incident; Suspect Says She Was ‘Bullied on Daily Basis’
Police in Tokyo arrested a second-year female student at Hosei University’s Tama campus on Friday...
January 11, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Foreign Minister Iwaya to Attend Trump’s Inauguration; Japan Aims to Make Building Relations with Incoming Administration a Priority
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya plans to attend the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Tr...
January 11, 2025
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Associated PressBiden Levies New Sanctions against Russian Energy Sector, but It’s up to Trump Whether to Keep Them
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration announced Friday that it's expanding sanct...
January 11, 2025
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Deployment of F-35B Fighters to ASDF Base in Miyazaki Pref. until FY 2025; Delivery Delays Cited as Cause
Deployment of the Air Self-Defense Force’s F-35B stealth fighters to ASDF Nyutabaru Base in Miyaz...
January 11, 2025