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General NewsTravelers in Japan Up Budgets for New Year’s Holiday Trips
People’s average budget for domestic travel during the New Year’s holiday season has risen by about ...
December 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentOkinawa Governor Refuses to Approve Henoko Design Changes; Land Minister Preparing to OK Plans in Place of Governor
NAHA — Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki announced Monday that he would not approve design changes related t...
December 25, 2023
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Manga & Anime‘Kanta on Manga’ Column Released as New E-Book
Selected reviews of “Kanta on Manga,” a popular monthly manga column in The Japan News, have been co...
December 25, 2023
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CompaniesNissan to Mark 90th Anniversary Tuesday
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Nissan Motor Co., which is undergoing major changes such as the levelling of ca...
December 25, 2023
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Washington PostNearly 6,200 Lahaina Wildfire Survivors Face the Holidays with No Home
More than four months since the deadliest wildfire in modern American history burned Lahaina to the ...
December 25, 2023
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CompaniesFirefighters Identify VW Golf as Source of Parking Garage Fire in Kanagawa Pref. (UPDATE 1)
ATSUGI, Kanagawa — A Volkswagen Golf TDI was identified as the source of a fire that broke out in Au...
December 25, 2023
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General NewsJapan Patients Receive New Alzheimer’s Drug; Removes Amyloid-Beta Protein from Brain
A Tokyo woman in her 50s became one of the first patients to receive a newly approved drug for Alzhe...
December 25, 2023
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General NewsSearch Efforts Resume at Site of Landslide in Nara Prefecture; More Vehicles May be Buried on Highway
NARA — Police and rescue workers sped up search efforts on Monday, believing that vehicles may be bu...
December 25, 2023
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EconomyJapan Labor Productivity Ranks 30th among OECD Nations; Observers Blame Failure to Invest in Human Resources
Japan’s labor productivity in 2022 ranked 30th among 38 member nations of the Organization for Econo...
December 25, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan’s Top News of 2023 / Sports Events Bring Jubilation to Japan After End of COVID-19 Pandemic
The long and anguishing COVID-19 pandemic has finally ended. As if bursting forth with their pent-up...
December 25, 2023
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Other SportsBoxing Star Inoue Vows ‘Historic Match’ in Showdown against Tapales
Japanese boxing star Naoya Inoue vowed a “historic match” in his upcoming unification showdown in To...
December 25, 2023
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Children’s Future Strategy / Implement All Possible Measures to Overcome Low Birth Rate
The key is whether it is possible to build a society in which the younger generation wants to have c...
December 25, 2023
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Crime & Courts4 Senior Abe Faction Members Voluntarily Questioned over Suspected Hidden Funds
Four senior officials of the Liberal Democratic Party’s Abe faction were voluntarily questioned by t...
December 25, 2023
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Travel SpotsChristmas Celebrated with LED Drones and Fireworks in Yokohama
About 500 LED drones show Christmas themed decorations in the night sky at Yokohama Hakkeijima Seapa...
December 25, 2023
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EuropeAntique Japanese Incense Burner Features in King Charles’ Christmas Message
LONDON — An antique Japanese incense burner from the Edo period (1603-1867) has been used as a prop ...
December 25, 2023