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General NewsGinzan Onsen Hot Spring Town Limits Tourist Entry; Decision Helps Ease Evening Traffic Congestion
Ginzan Onsen, a popular hot spring resort in Obanazawa, Yamagata Prefecture, started limiting ent...
January 6, 2025
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeArt Student Launches Community Paper Featuring Voices of Noto Quake Victims; Local Publication Provides Inside Look at Noto Victims
NOTO, Ishikawa — A university student who was visiting her family home in Noto, Ishikawa Prefectu...
January 6, 2025
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Asia-PacificVietnam’s First Subway Opens in Ho Chi Minh City; Japanese Companies And Organizations Supported Development And Operation
HO CHI MINH CITY — Vietnam’s first subway, built with Japanese assistance, opened in Ho Chi Minh ...
January 5, 2025
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapan Sports Agency to Use AI to Strengthen Athletes; New Strategy Calls for Using It to Manage Form, Improve Condition
The Japan Sports Agency plans in March to revise their strategy for strengthening athletes, refor...
January 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentNippon Steel May Need to Overhaul Growth Strategy; Developing Overseas Markets Vital to Company’s Survival
Nippon Steel Corp. has stepped up preparations to sue the U.S. government in a bid to realize its...
January 5, 2025
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DeliciousOverhead Dining Videos Gaining Popularity; Social Media Trend Brings Floods of New Customers to Restaurants
An increasing number of young people are enjoying shooting videos of themselves eating at restaur...
January 5, 2025
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ElectionsSouth Korea Protesters Rally For, Against Yoon Arrest as Deadline Looms
SEOUL (Reuters) — Thousands braved heavy snow in Seoul on Sunday to rally for and against arresti...
January 5, 2025
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Washington PostAs Another Trump Presidency Nears, Ukraine’s Army is on the Defensive
DONETSK REGION, Ukraine - Russian forces in Ukraine are advancing at their fastest pace since the...
January 5, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialU.S. Steel: Decision to block buyout opens door to problems in Japan-U.S. relations
In an extremely unusual situation, the U.S. president has used his authority to block the planned...
January 5, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Food Loss and Waste: There Is Room for Reduction, if Ingenuity Is Exercised
Reducing food loss and waste — edible food being discarded — is a major issue for Japanese societ...
January 5, 2025
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ReutersTrump Complains That U.S. Flags Will be Half-Staff on His Inauguration Day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump complained on Friday that American flags...
January 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentBiden Prioritized Labor Unions in U.S. Steel Decision; Opinion Divided Within U.S. Government on Security Risks
The proposed deal for Nippon Steel Corp. to purchase United States Steel Corp. has been blocked b...
January 5, 2025
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Washington PostDramatic Speaker Vote May be the Start, Not the End, of House GOP Chaos
The House Republicans have been so dysfunctional over the last few years that once mundane tasks ...
January 5, 2025
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Washington PostBiden Rejected Appeals of Several Top Advisers in Blocking U.S. Steel Bid
President Joe Biden’s blocking of a Japanese company’s bid to purchase U.S. Steel overrode the ad...
January 5, 2025
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Washington PostMost U.S. Schoolchildren Toss Their Lunch Trays Every Day. Here’s a Better Way.
JOHNSTON, R.I. - Brown Avenue Elementary’s cafeteria looks just like any other, except for one th...
January 5, 2025