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Travel SpotsTokyo’s Female Rickshaw Pullers Draw Attention in Asakusa; They Attract Tourists Through Social Media Posts
Female rickshaw pullers are drawing attention in Tokyo’s Asakusa area, a site to which tourists f...
December 18, 2024
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CompaniesTrust in Financial Industry at Risk After Spate of Scandals Rocks Sector; Customer Confidence Could Ebb
There is concern within the financial industry that a spate of scandals involving financial insti...
December 18, 2024
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CompaniesThefts From MUFG Safe Deposit Boxes Shake Confidence; Current System Makes It Difficult to Notice Missing Items
A former MUFG Bank employee’s thefts of customer assets worth more than ¥1 billion from safe depo...
December 17, 2024
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ReutersDenmark Will Not Extradite Anti-Whaling Activist Paul Watson to Japan, His Lawyer Says
COPENHAGEN, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Denmark has rejected a Japanese request to extradite anti-whaling ...
December 17, 2024
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Crime & Courts‘Dark’ Part-time Jobs to Be Tackled with More Stringent Posting Requirements, Investigations Using Fake IDs
The government on Tuesday decided on emergency measures to stop robberies involving those recruit...
December 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLDP Accepts Opposition Bloc’s Plan to Abolish Political Activity Funds; Paves Way for Revision of Political Funds Law
The Liberal Democratic Party has accepted the draft bill proposed by the opposition parties at fa...
December 17, 2024
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Associated PressA Bomb Kills the Head of Russia’s Nuclear Defense Forces and His Assistant in Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) — An explosive device planted close to a residential apartment block in Moscow killed...
December 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentDPFP Ranked as No. 1 Opposition Party; Efforts to Change ‘￥1.03 Million Barrier’ Credited for Popular Support
In a nationwide opinion poll conducted by The Yomiuri Shimbun from Friday to Sunday, the Democrat...
December 17, 2024
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EconomyKeidanren Picks Nippon Life Insurance Chairman Tsutsui as Next Chief; He was Chosen for His Business Connections, Understanding of Decarbonization
The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, plans to appoint Nippon Life Insurance Co. Chairman ...
December 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentTrump Willing to Meet with Ishiba, Maybe Before Inauguration; Gave Gifts for Prime Minister to Shinzo Abe’s Widow
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump expressed his willingness to meet with ...
December 17, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialDamages from Cosmetic Treatments: How Will Safety of Operations Be Ensured?
Demand is increasing for cosmetic treatments, such as the formation of double eyelids and hair re...
December 17, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Joint Development of Frigates: Take This Opportunity to Boost Security Cooperation with Australia
If Japan and Australia could jointly develop frigates, it would improve their ability for interop...
December 17, 2024
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EconomyJapan Vows to Use as Much Renewable, Nuclear Energy as Possible
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s industry ministry on Tuesday released a draft of a new basic energy pl...
December 17, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (December 17)
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December 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentPM Ishiba, Questioned About His Smoking Habit, Says He Is Down to a Few Cigarettes a Day
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is known to be a regular smoker, replied to a suggestion that ...
December 17, 2024