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Yomiuri EditorialComprehensive Economic Measures: Are They Enough to Overcome Price Increases?
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration has compiled its first economic measures, but rega...
November 22, 2025
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Japan In FocusHiroshima: Children Cry, Running Away Around, Festival Blesses Them by 3 Demons’ Scaring
ONOMICHI, Hiroshima — Children’s cries echoed throughout a street in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefectu...
November 22, 2025
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Princess Aiko Returns From Laos, Expresses Thanks for Warm Hospitality
Princess Aiko, the daughter of the Emperor and the Empress, has returned home from her first offi...
November 22, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Foreign Ministry Rebuts China’s Assertion of ‘Surge in Crime’ Against Chinese Nationals in Japan
The Foreign Ministry has issued a press release on its website, rebutting announcements by the Ch...
November 22, 2025
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Yomiuri Editorial
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant: Niigata Governor Makes Weighty Decision on Restart of Reactors
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant has taken a ...
November 22, 2025
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (November 22)
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November 22, 2025
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CompaniesJapan Govt to Invest ¥100 Billion in Chipmaker Rapidus
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s industry ministry decided Friday to invest ¥100 billion in Rapidus C...
November 22, 2025
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Washington PostTensions between Renters and Homeowners Challenge Mamdani Housing Plan
NEW YORK - As he waited for the bus in a neighborhood packed with two-story homes, Bradley Shield...
November 22, 2025
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Washington PostAuthors of HHS Report Blasting Youth Gender Care Revealed
The Trump administration released a report in May warning the science behind gender transition ca...
November 22, 2025
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Travel SpotsSnowboarders Carve Season’s First Turns in Sapporo, Ski Resort Opens 9 Days Earlier Than Last Year
Snowboarders carve their first turns of the season as the Sapporo Teine ski resort opens for wint...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, Former Trump Loyalist, Says She Is Resigning from Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a loyal supporter-turned-critic of Pres...
November 22, 2025
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SumoJapan’s First Female Leader Faces a Taboo over Entering the Male-Only Sumo Ring
TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan's first female prime minister in Octob...
November 22, 2025
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CompaniesAsahi Group Aims for Full System Recovery in February
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. has told business partners that it aims to fully r...
November 22, 2025
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Crime & CourtsJapan GSDF Member Arrested for Attempted Murder in Tokyo’s Busy Akasaka District
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo police arrested Saturday a 43-year-old Ground Self-Defense Force membe...
November 22, 2025
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Associated PressChristian Pastor’s Daughter Urges US Lawmakers to Help Free Her Father in China
WASHINGTON (AP) — The daughter of a detained Chinese Christian pastor is urging U.S. lawmakers to...
November 22, 2025