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Politics & GovernmentJapan Ruling Bloc Adopts FY2025 Tax System Reform Package
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s ruling camp on Friday adopted its fiscal 2025 tax system reform pack...
December 21, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Ready to Improve Working Conditions for SDF Members
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government compiled Friday a basic plan on improving working co...
December 21, 2024
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SoccerNetflix Signs US Broadcast Deal With FIFA for the Women’s World Cup in 2027 and 2031
GENEVA (AP) — Netflix has secured the U.S. broadcasting rights to the Women’s World Cup in 2027 a...
December 21, 2024
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Associated PressFrance’s Anti-Terrorism Court Convicts 8 People of Involvement in the 2020 Beheading of a Teacher
PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terrorism court on Friday convicted eight people of involvement in the...
December 21, 2024
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Associated PressHouse Approves Funding Bill and Sends to Senate Hours Before Government Shutdown Deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours to go before a midnight government shutdown, the House approved a new pla...
December 21, 2024
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Associated PressNORAD’s Santa tracker Was a Cold War Morale Boost. Now It Attracts Millions of Kids
The Christmas tradition has become nearly global in scope: Children from around the world track S...
December 21, 2024
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BaseballTomoyuki Sugano’s Resume is Impressive, And the Orioles Hope the 35-Year-Old RHP Has Plenty in the Tank
When Tomoyuki Sugano took the mound in the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic, pitching for...
December 21, 2024
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ReutersExclusive: Nippon Steel Alleges Undue White House Influence on Doomed Deal Review, Letter Says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Nippon Steel alleges the White House had "impermissible undue influence" o...
December 21, 2024
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Associated PressAt Least 2 Dead And 60 Hurt After a Car Drives into a German Christmas Market in a Suspected Attack
MAGDEBURG, Germany (AP) — A car plowed into a busy outdoor Christmas market in the eastern German...
December 21, 2024
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BaseballWith Roki Sasaki Looming, Orioles Left $2.1 Million Unspent from Allotment And Dodgers $1.9 Million
NEW YORK (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles left about $2.1 million unspent from their 2024 internation...
December 21, 2024
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Japan In FocusFukuoka: 3 Asian Elephants Go on Public Display at Fukuoka Zoo; Animals Have Arrived after Years of Delays
FUKUOKA — Three Asian elephants have gone on public display at the Fukuoka Zoo in Fukuoka. It has...
December 21, 2024
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Japan In FocusKagawa: Technology Developed to Make Paper Out of Udon Noodles Set for Disposal; Thinner, Lighter than Ordinary Paper
TAKAMATSU — A technology was developed to make paper using udon noodles set to be discarded in Ka...
December 21, 2024
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Eel Statues Guard Entrance at Shrine; Worshipers Venerate These Fish as Messengers of Deity
The Yomiuri ShimbunThe statues of eels on both sides are seen in front of the torii gate at the Mish...
December 21, 2024
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Travel SpotsSeto Ohashi Bridge: Spectacular View from Service Corridor; Views of Sea, Islands, Trains Stun
OKAYAMA — I have crossed the Seto Ohashi Bridge many times for sightseeing and for work as a jour...
December 21, 2024
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Political PulseAre Tourists Loving Japan’s Ancient Capital to Death? Kyoto Seeks Ways to Welcome Visitors Sustainably
Kyoto, one of Japan’s major tourist destinations, is suffering from overtourism amid booming inbo...
December 21, 2024