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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Help Ukraine Eradicate Corruption
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government will begin a program this year to strengthen law enf...
January 5, 2025
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Travel SpotsEfforts Underway to Restore Mt. Kinpu Trail
Mt. Kinpu, a 2,599-meter high mountain that straddles Yamanashi and Nagano Prefectures, is known ...
January 5, 2025
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EnvironmentUsed Solar Panel Disposal Likely to be Big Problem in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Disposal of used solar panels is expected to be a big problem in Japan in th...
January 5, 2025
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DeliciousDisguise Chicken as Peking Duck for a New Year Party; Tasty Sauce Makes a Great Veggie Dip
Cooking expert Ryo Imai recommends “chicken a la Peking duck” as a feast for New Year holiday gat...
January 5, 2025
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TroubleshooterMy Childhood Bully is Now My Coworker, Still Harassing Me
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a female civil servant in my 20s. There was a staff reshuffle at my work...
January 5, 2025
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TroubleshooterMy Mother is Against Me Marrying a Man I Met on a Dating App
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a woman in my early 30s. My mother is against me marrying a man whom I m...
January 5, 2025
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ObituariesWorld’s Oldest Person Dies in Japan at 116
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tomiko Itooka, recognized by Britain’s Guinness World Records as the world’s...
January 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentIshiba Aims to Rebuild LDP Ahead of 70th Anniversary, Elections; PM Hints at Double Election in 2025
The situation surrounding the party has changed drastically since its 60th anniversary in 2015, w...
January 5, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentExpo Official Character ‘Myaku-Myaku’ Greets Visitors at PMO; PM Gets into Spirit of Expo
A large stuffed “Myaku-Myaku,” the official character of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, is being dis...
January 5, 2025
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General NewsBreakthrough AI System for Rapid Epicenter Detection and Tsunami Forecasting for Nankai Trough Earthquake
A team of researchers has developed a system using artificial intelligence to more accurately and...
January 4, 2025
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ReutersBiden Honors Vietnam War Veterans, Nashville Police with Presidential Medals
Jan 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday recognized seven veterans of the Korean and ...
January 4, 2025
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ReutersMyanmar Junta to Free 5,864 Prisoners Under Amnesty
Jan 4 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government will release 5,864 prisoners, including 180 forei...
January 4, 2025
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Washington PostInspired by ISIS: From a Taylor Swift plot in Vienna to carnage in New Orleans
By the time he came up with the idea of bombing a Taylor Swift concert, Beran Aliji’s young life ...
January 4, 2025
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Surgeon General Calls for Alcohol to Carry Cancer Warning
Health warning labels on alcohol should be updated to include a cancer risk warning, the U.S. sur...
January 4, 2025
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Washington PostJudge Upholds Trump’s Felony Conviction but Does Not Plan to Order Jail Time
NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump will be sentenced on 34 counts of falsifying business rec...
January 4, 2025