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ReutersForeign Investors Sell Japanese Stocks for Second Week amid Year-End Profit-Booking
Dec 7 (Reuters) - Foreign investors sold Japanese stocks for the second consecutive week in the peri...
December 7, 2023
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Travel SpotsCapybaras Unwind in Open-air Hot Tub at Nagasaki Bio Park; Winter Tradition Runs through February
Capybaras relaxed and warmed themselves in an open-air hot tub at Nagasaki Bio Park in Saikai City, ...
December 7, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida to Leave Own LDP Faction amid Funds Scandal
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida plans to step down as head of his own facti...
December 7, 2023
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General NewsTraditional Japanese Craft Nambu Ironware Goes Beyond Tea, Steps into Realm of Music
Nambu ironware is generally associated with teapots, however, effects pedals made using the traditio...
December 7, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentG7 Agrees on 1st Comprehensive International Rules for Generative AI; Also Pledge Additional Support for Ukraine
Leaders of the Group of Seven nations met virtually late Wednesday and agreed on the first comprehen...
December 7, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (12/8-12/14)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
December 7, 2023
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PerspectivesSecrets of Kyoto / The First Famous Japanese Travel Guide and the Changing Face of Kyoto
Sightseeing trips became popular among ordinary Japanese people in the mid-Edo period (1681-1780), n...
December 7, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP Abe Faction Kickbacks Probe to Look Into Secretaries General After Questioning Accounting Officials
Prosecutors have questioned an accounting official of late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s politi...
December 7, 2023
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CompaniesJR Tokai to Let Employees Commute by Shinkansen between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka from January, Paving Way for 67-Minute Commute if Maglev is Used
Central Japan Railway Co. plans to allow employees to commute by Shinkansen train on all sections of...
December 7, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialFactions’ Fundraising Scandal: LDP Must Be Accountable for Allegations
Allegations surrounding political fundraising parties have come to light one after another, and dist...
December 7, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Welcomes U.S. Decision to Ground Entire Fleet of Osprey Aircraft
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno welcomed the announcement by U.S. forces to ground its enti...
December 7, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Far Right’s Rise in Europe: Serious alarm Sounded for Established Political Parties
Xenophobic far-right political parties are on the rise in Europe. They have served as a receptacle f...
December 7, 2023
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ReutersSouth Korea Seeking Trilateral Summit With US, Japan Next Year -Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea is pushing to hold a trilateral summit with the United States and Japa...
December 7, 2023
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BaseballJuan Soto Traded to New York Yankees from San Diego Padres in 7-player Blockbuster
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees acquired All-Star slugger Juan Soto in a blockbuster trade with...
December 7, 2023
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ScienceNASA’s Asteroid Sample under Analysis in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An asteroid sample collected by NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft is under analysis ...
December 7, 2023