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Yomiuri EditorialEmergency Contraceptive Drug: Establish System to Reduce Burden on Women in Desperate Situations
Over-the-counter sales of emergency contraceptive pills have started at pharmacies on a trial basis ...
December 2, 2023
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Noisy Offerings Ring Out at Temple
MINAMI, Tokushima — A unique event in which people throw handfuls of ¥1 coins at a large board as lo...
December 2, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Kishida, Cabinet Members Held 28 Large-Scale Fundraising Parties in 2022
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and 14 then Cabinet members held a total of 28 fundraising parties that...
December 2, 2023
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EconomyJapan, South Korea Revive Currency Swap Pact After 9-year Hiatus
The financial authorities of Japan and South Korea signed a new bilateral currency swap agreement on...
December 2, 2023
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ScienceNASA Probe to Observe Near-Earth Asteroid’s 2029 Close Encounter
About 5½ years from now, astronomers calculate, an asteroid about as wide as the Empire State Buildi...
December 2, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Urges Calming of Gaza Situation to Israeli President; Hostilities Resume Immediately Following Talks
DUBAI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Friday morning in Du...
December 2, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
National ‘Directive Authority’: Clarify Where Responsibility Lies in Event of Emergency
Widespread chaos would ensue if local governments responded in an uncoordinated manner to emergencie...
December 2, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, France to Compile Roadmap for Bilateral Ties; Focus on Joint Defense Drills, Semiconductor Supply Chains
DUBAI — The Japanese and French governments are working toward an agreement over a new roadmap for t...
December 2, 2023
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Japan In FocusOkinawa: Young Okinawans Work on Shuri Castle Restoration
NAHA — Young craftspeople in Okinawa Prefecture are helping restore the main hall of Shuri Castle in...
December 2, 2023
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CompaniesToyota Partially Halts Production in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Major production adjustments are underway at Toyota Motor Corp.’s assembly pl...
December 2, 2023
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Associated PressNew York Times Report Says Israel Knew about Hamas Attack over a Year in Advance
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military was aware of Hamas ‘ plan to launch an attack on Israeli soil ove...
December 2, 2023
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ScienceJapan, EU Issue Statement Toward Practical Use of Fusion Energy
Japan and the European Union on Friday issued a joint statement committing to work toward the practi...
December 2, 2023
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Associated PressUkrainian Spy Agency Stages Train Explosions on a Russian Railroad in Siberia, Ukrainian Media Say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s spy agency staged two successive explosions on a railroad line in Sib...
December 2, 2023
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Associated PressPentagon Forges New High-Tech Agreement with Australia, U.K., Aimed at Countering China
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding...
December 2, 2023
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Washington PostDeSantis Struggles Grow in GOP Presidential Race
Ron DeSantis’s presidential bid is facing extraordinary turmoil approximately six weeks before the I...
December 2, 2023