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Yomiuri EditorialNew NISA: Use Expanded Program to Spread Investment-Related Knowledge
Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] The Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA) investment program...
December 30, 2023
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CompaniesJetstar Japan to Cancel At Least 8 Domestic Flights on Saturday; Labor Union Plans Strike Until Jan. 7
Jetstar Japan, a low-cost carrier (LCC), announced Friday that 17 domestic flights were cancelled t...
December 30, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 30)
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December 30, 2023
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General NewsCompetition High for Non-reserved Seats on Outbound Shinkansen Trains; Year-End Rush Causes Crowds at Tokyo Station
The rush of people returning home to spend the year-end and New Year holidays in their hometowns con...
December 30, 2023
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Travel SpotsGiant Dragon Statue Appears at Mie Pref. Shrine for New Year
A giant statue of a dragon, the zodiac sign of 2024, spews mist from its mouth at Tatsumizu Shrine i...
December 30, 2023
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General NewsPrivate Junior High Schools in Tokyo to Prioritize English in Entrance Exams
Some private junior high schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area plan to introduce a new entrance exa...
December 30, 2023
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General NewsHigh of 14 C Expected in Tokyo, Yokohama on Saturday; Rain Expected on New Year’s Eve
The Kanto and Koshin regions will be sunny due to a high-pressure system for most of Saturday, but a...
December 30, 2023
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ReutersFighting between Israeli Forces and Hamas Rages after nearly 200 Killed in Gaza
CAIRO/GAZA (Reuters) – Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza St...
December 30, 2023
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Associated PressPoland Says ‘Everything Indicates’ a Russian Missile briefly Entered Its Airspace and Left
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s defense forces said an unknown object entered the country’s airspace ...
December 30, 2023
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General NewsTokyo Chorus Group to Perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Sign Language in Vienna
The White Hands Chorus Nippon, a choir whose members include children with hearing and visual disabi...
December 30, 2023
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Associated PressMaui’s Economy Needs Tourists. Can They Visit without Compounding Wildfire Trauma?
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The restaurant where Katie Austin was a server burned in the wildfire that de...
December 30, 2023
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Associated PressEx-Trump Lawyer Michael Cohen Says He unwittingly Sent AI-generated Fake Legal Cases to His Attorney
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s onetime personal lawyer and fixer, says he unwittingly...
December 30, 2023
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Associated PressThe Biden Administration Once More Bypasses Congress on an Emergency Weapons Sale to Israel
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the second time this month the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to a...
December 30, 2023
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Associated PressSouth Africa Launches Case at Top UN Court Accusing Israel of Genocide in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — South Africa launched a case Friday at the United Nations’ top court a...
December 30, 2023
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Associated PressRussia Launches The Biggest Aerial Barrage of The War And Kills 30 Civilians, Ukraine Says
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched 122 missiles and dozens of drones against Ukrainian targets, of...
December 30, 2023