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Yomiuri EditorialRuling Bloc Tax Reform Package: Can Tax Break Proposals Help End Deflation?
Although a number of tax-cut measures to help household finances, including fixed-amount cuts in inc...
December 16, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Curtain Falls on COP28 Talks: Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuel Gathers Momentum
While the paths to reducing greenhouse gas emissions vary from country to country, the importance of...
December 16, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan Accelerates Deployment of Enhanced Long-Range Missiles for Strategic Deterrence
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will deploy improved Type 12 surface-to-ship guided missiles startin...
December 16, 2023
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BaseballAfter 6 Years Together, Angels Move on from Shohei Ohtani’s Departure for the Dodgers
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Shohei Ohtani decided to move 30 miles up the I-5 freeway to the Dodgers, he...
December 16, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapan Tourism / A Nagasaki Winter: Panoramas, History, Foot Spa
Nagasaki shines most brilliantly during winter. The city boasts a cultural history nurtured by inter...
December 16, 2023
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BaseballShohei Ohtani’s Contract with the Dodgers Could Come with Bonus of Mostly Avoiding California Taxes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — If $700 million wasn’t enough, Shohei Ohtani’s record-setting contract wit...
December 16, 2023
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General NewsNihon University Decides to Scrap American Football Club for Now
The university intends to create a new club from scratch in the future. It plans to support current ...
December 16, 2023
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Defense & SecurityLDP-Komeito Team Urges Japan PM to Ease Defense Equipment Export Restrictions
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida received a proposal at his office on Friday in a meeting with former De...
December 16, 2023
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CompaniesCelebrating Shohei Ohtani’s Megadeal with Dodgers, ‘Ohtani Sale’ Is Held at Supermarket Chain in Akita
AKITA — A local supermarket chain in Akita Prefecture named after the Los Angeles Dodgers is holding...
December 16, 2023
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CompaniesSubaru Unveils New Development Hub Aimed at Speeding Up EV Production
Subaru Corp. has unveiled to the press its new development base set up in their Gunma plant in Ota, ...
December 16, 2023
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Manga & Anime‘Berserk’ Continues After Author’s Untimely Death
The year 2023 is coming to an end. Amid my encounters with various manga this year, I had forgotten...
December 16, 2023
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Japan In FocusEhime: New Cuisine from Governor’s Gaffe
UWAJIMA, Ehime — A frozen hot pot set containing local specialties of Akita and Ehime prefectures ha...
December 16, 2023
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SoccerLionel Messi and Inter Miami Add Japan Stop to Preseason Tour
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The preseason tour for Lionel Messi and Inter Miami keeps growing, with...
December 16, 2023
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SoccerUrawa to face Man City at Club World Cup in Saudi Arabia. Benzema Penalty Saved as Al-Ittihad Exits.
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Karim Benzema had a penalty saved in Al-Ittihad’s loss at the Club World...
December 16, 2023
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Political PulseKishida Reverts to Dovish Ways amid an Unsettled Political Landscape
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was known as a dovish politician elected from the peace-oriented city o...
December 16, 2023