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Political Pulse
Why Do LDP ‘Politics and Money’ Scandals Keep Happening?
When we look back over the past month, it is astonishing how drastically the situation surrounding P...
December 30, 2023
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General News
Japanese Universities Serve Special Dishes from Refugees’ Homelands to Promote Awareness
In early December, the cafeteria at Tokyo’s Shirayuri University offered a special set menu featurin...
December 30, 2023
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Politics & Government
Ground Improvement Work for Air Station Set to Start in Henoko; Issues of Spiraling Costs, Opposition in Okinawa Remain
The Defense Ministry is set to start ground improvement work in the Henoko coastal area of Nago, Oki...
December 30, 2023
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Politics & Government
Former Japan Ambassador Evaluates Relations with China; Says Xi Jinping Has Shifted from Collective Govt to One-Man Rule
Former Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi said Japan and China are now ready to resolve speci...
December 29, 2023
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Associated Press
Palestinians Stream into a Southern Gaza Town as Israel Expands its Offensive in the Center
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at ...
December 29, 2023
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Associated Press
Russia Fires 122 Missiles, 36 Drones in What Ukraine Calls the Biggest Aerial Barrage of the War
Ukrainian Emergency Service via APFirefighters work on a site of a building damaged after a Russian ...
December 29, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Japan Prosecutors: Diet Member-Led Bribes Couldn’t Be Overlooked
A case of alleged bribery involving a Diet member was “impossible to overlook,” a public prosecutor ...
December 29, 2023
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Reuters
China Appoints Dong Jun as New Defense Minister – State Media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China named Dong Jun as its new defense minister on Friday to replace the last m...
December 29, 2023
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Markets
Japan’s Nikkei Rounds Off 2023 With Biggest Yearly Gain in a Decade
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed 2023 with its best year in a decade on expecta...
December 29, 2023
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Associated Press
The Year of Social Media Soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are Born and AI Gets Personal
We lost Twitter and got X. We tried out Bluesky and Mastodon (well, some of us did). We fretted abou...
December 29, 2023
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Politics & Government
China Sees Value in ‘Mutually Beneficial’ Ties With Japan; Retired Ambassador Tells Story of Recent Turning Point
The reaffirmation of a “mutually beneficial relationship based on common strategic interests” agreed...
December 29, 2023
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Associated Press
After Serving Jail Term over Security Law, a Hong Kong Pro-independence Activist Seeks Asylum in UK
HONG KONG (AP) — An activist who advocated for Hong Kong independence and was jailed under a sweepin...
December 29, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Japan’s Executions Drop to 0 for Year; 106 Still on Death Row
The government executed no prisoners this year, for the first time since 2020. The law on inmate tre...
December 29, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Dependence on Other Countries for Drugs: Govt Must Establish System to Ensure Reliable Supplies
This nation relies on other countries for medicines, giving rise to concerns over the protection of ...
December 29, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Arrest of Kakizawa: This Time, It’s a Different Scandal Related to ‘Elections and Money’
Even as the political world is being shaken by one scandal related to political funds raised by fact...
December 29, 2023