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TroubleshooterI’m Worried My Children Aren’t Interested in Marriage Because of Me
I’m a female public servant in my late 50s. My husband and I both worked and have three children,...
January 26, 2025
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Crime & CourtsMan Arrested in Connection with JR Nagano Station Stabbing Attack; Alleged Perpetrator Unemployed 46-year-old Living in Nagano City
NAGANO — A man was arrested on Sunday in connection with last week’s stabbing attack in front of ...
January 26, 2025
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EconomyRetailers Try to Boost Chocolate Sales for Valentine’s Day; Stores and Manufacturers Battle Rising Costs to Retain Customers
As the battle for sales heats up ahead of Valentine’s Day, retailers are pulling out all the stop...
January 26, 2025
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General NewsBOJ Decides to Raise Key Policy Rate to 0.5％
The Bank of Japan decided Friday to raise its short-term policy rate target from the current leve...
January 26, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Ishiba to be Tested Ahead of Upper House Election; All Eyes Will be on Whether PM Can Pass Budget this Fiscal Year
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s first policy speech deeply reflected the difficulties the minorit...
January 25, 2025
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Politics & GovernmentPosts Slandering Ex-Member of Hyogo Pref. Assembly Persist; Real-World Harassment Also Occurring
Posts slandering members of the Hyogo prefectural assembly have persisted on social media since t...
January 25, 2025
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Washington PostIn First Days, Trump Deals ‘Death Blow’ to DEI and Affirmative Action
In the first 48 hours of his second term, President Donald Trump moved to eviscerate the survivin...
January 25, 2025
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Washington PostWashington, D.C., Sued the Trump Administration — But Won’t Advertise It
D.C. sued on Tuesday to block President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizens...
January 25, 2025
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Washington PostHealth Researchers Alarmed as Trump Administration Pauses Travel, Communications
No meetings of cancer researchers to discuss issuing new federal grants. No new scientific report...
January 25, 2025
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CompaniesJapan’s Nissan Motor to Cut Nearly 2,000 Jobs in U.S. Plants; Will Reduce U.S. Vehicle Production by About 25%
Nissan Motor Co. has begun final preparations to cut the number of employees working in plants an...
January 25, 2025
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BaseballIchiro Reflects on Hall of Fame Induction; Makes Wry Remark on Missing Unanimity by 1 Vote
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. – Ichiro Suzuki held a press conference on Thursday at the National Baseball Ha...
January 25, 2025
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Washington PostJohnson Aide Discouraged Hutchinson Subpoena over Concerns about Lawmakers’ ‘Sexual Texts’
An aide to House Speaker Mike Johnson advised Republican colleagues against subpoenaing former Wh...
January 25, 2025
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Washington PostThe Evolution of the NFL Quarterback Has Come to Pass — and Run
The evolution of the NFL’s most important position will be on vivid display Sunday. The four quar...
January 25, 2025
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ReutersWang Tells Rubio Leaders Have Set Tone and Direction of US-China Ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio will make his first official trip abroad next we...
January 25, 2025
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Yomiuri EditorialPolicy Speech: Does It Really Deserve to Be Called ‘Remodeling The Japanese Archipelago’?
There can be no objection to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s basic idea of restoring vitality to ...
January 25, 2025