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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Defense Ministry Punishes 245 SDF Members for Power Abuse, Sexual Harassment; GSDF General Receives Two-Rank Demotion
The Defense Ministry announced Friday that 245 Self-Defense Forces members have been punished for se...
December 24, 2023
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General NewsJapan’s 100th Hakone Ekiden Trophy Represents Late Artisan’s Wishes for Brighter Future
HAKONE, Kanagawa — The new trophy for the 100th Tokyo-Hakone Intercollegiate Ekiden relay race set f...
December 23, 2023
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General NewsHeavy Snow Continues to Affect People’s Life; Causing Blackout at 14,000 Households in Ishikawa Pref.
Heavy snow continued Saturday in the areas mainly along the Sea of Japan as strong cold air flew int...
December 23, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Top Prosecutors Office To Admit Alleged Inducement of Statements ‘Inappropriate’
The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office has concluded in an internal investigation that a local assemb...
December 23, 2023
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Defense & SecurityU.N. General Assembly Calls for Rulemaking on ‘Killer AI’; Russia, India Cast Only ‘No’ Votes; China, Israel Abstain
NEW YORK — The United Nations adopted during a General Assembly meeting on Friday a resolution to pr...
December 23, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s 2024 Budget Plan Focuses on Boosting Birth Rate; Details on Paying for Related Measures Remain Unclear
In the compilation of the fiscal 2024 budget that was adopted by the Cabinet on Friday, the key issu...
December 23, 2023
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Travel SpotsTokushima: Prototype of Peeing Boy Statue Donated
MIYOSHI, Tokushima — The Peeing Boy Statue, a tourist attraction standing on a 200-meter-high cliff ...
December 23, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialFY24 Draft Budget: Scant Evidence of Serious Efforts to Reduce Government Spending
Although the government’s initial budget plan has shrunk in size from the previous fiscal year, it r...
December 23, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Incorporation of SCJ: Can Science Body Be Revamped into an Organization That Delivers Results?
The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) — a representative body of scientists — must be restructured to s...
December 23, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Saudi Arabia to Enhance Key Mineral Supply Chain; Focus on Resource-Rich Countries in Africa, Latin America
The government is set to cooperate with Saudi Arabia, which has strong financial resources, to promo...
December 23, 2023
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Washington PostIn Germany’s Struggle Against Antisemitism, the Arts Are Suffering
BERLIN – The subject of Candice Breitz’s art installation in Germany’s southwestern state of Saarlan...
December 23, 2023
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Washington PostWith Western Aid Stalled, Ukrainian Troops Run Low on Artillery Shells
KYIV – Ukrainian forces are suffering from a shortage of artillery shells on the front line, prompti...
December 23, 2023
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Washington PostDeaf Santa Travels the Country so Deaf Kids Can be Heard at Christmastime
When Charles Graves was 5 years old, his parents took him and his four siblings to see Santa Claus a...
December 23, 2023
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Washington PostAmbushes and Booby Traps: Hamas Tactics Stir Confusion, Fear, Danger
JERUSALEM – In a rubble-strewn alley near the Jabalya refugee camp in northern Gaza, Israeli soldier...
December 23, 2023
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Crime & CourtsRadical Group Member Gets 20 Yrs over 1971 Murder
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a 74-year-old member of a Japanese rad...
December 23, 2023