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General News13 Evacuation Shelters to be Built on Mt. Fuji’s Yoshida Trail; Capacity for 1,750 More People on Downhill Route
KOFU — Yamanashi Prefecture plans to build 13 more evacuation shelters along a downhill route on ...
December 20, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialStabbing Attack on Junior High School Students: Why Was A Girl Deprived of Her Life and Future?
What on earth was the purpose of a male suspect attacking two junior high school students? The ba...
December 20, 2024
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Associated PressIsraeli Airstrikes Hit Yemen’s Rebel-Held Capital and Port City after Houthi Attack Targets Israel
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen's rebel-hel...
December 20, 2024
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December 20, 2024
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General NewsMonkey Missing Left Hand Spotted in Yamanashi Pref. After Sightings in Tokyo, Kanagawa
Reports of monkey sightings poured in on Thursday in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, at the fo...
December 20, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Eyes Jan. 24 Start of Ordinary Diet Session; Upper House Election Likely to Be Held on July 20
The government and ruling bloc on Thursday began making adjustments to the schedule in order for ...
December 20, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Slumps to Weekly Loss Despite Softer Yen (Update 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday and logged its worst week in more t...
December 20, 2024
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General News2 Ex-Johnny’s Members Sue Agency in U.S.; They Request $300 Million in Damages
LOS ANGELES — Two former members of the Japanese talent agency previously known as Johnny & Assoc...
December 20, 2024
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Associated PressPutin Boasts of Gains in Ukraine at Annual News Conference Meant to Reinforce His Authority
MOSCOW (AP) — President Vladimir Putin boasted that his military operation in Ukraine has strengt...
December 20, 2024
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Associated PressGisèle Pelicot Thanks Backers after Her Ex-Husband and His Co-Defendants Are Convicted in Rape Trial
AVIGNON, France (AP) — Gisèle Pelicot spoke of her "very difficult ordeal" after 51 men were conv...
December 20, 2024
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Manga & AnimeSatoru Hiura Marks 40th Anniversary of Her Career as Manga Creator; Works Still Continuously Serialized
Manga creator Satoru Hiura has been representing charming women who reflect their times in her wo...
December 20, 2024
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Crime & CourtsPenal Code Offenders in Japan Rise for 1st Time in 19 Years
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese police took action against 183,269 people for Penal Code violations...
December 20, 2024
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Manga & Anime‘Sakamoto Days’ A Thrilling and Visually Innovative Chronicle of the Life of A Retired Assassin
Some manga series make us realize decades later that they changed the “grammar” of manga, even th...
December 20, 2024
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Crime & CourtsStudent Stabbing Case in Kitakyushu: Suspect Caused Problems in Neighborhood, Shouting, Playing Loud Music
The 43-year-old man arrested in connection with the stabbing case in which two students were atta...
December 20, 2024
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Associated PressFrance’s Macron Says Tour of Cyclone-Devastated Mayotte Is a Day He Won’t Forget
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean i...
December 20, 2024