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Yomiuri EditorialComing-of-Age Day: Take on Challenges Rather Than Rushing to Seek Quick Answers
These are uncertain times. Most people want to make risk-free choices, but young people have the ...
January 12, 2026
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeOn Japan’s Coming of Age Day, New Adults in Disaster-Hit Areas Renew Vow to Revitalize Hometowns
Ceremonies celebrating the start of adulthood for the newest crop of 20-year-olds were held acros...
January 12, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentElection Prep in Limbo as Japanese Parties Await Takaichi Announcement; Diplomatic Schedule a Key Factor in Timing
Ruling and opposition parties are eager to know when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will announce ...
January 12, 2026
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General NewsJapan’s Tokaido Shinkansen Experiencing Delays on Some Sections Due to Heavy Snow
The Tokaido Shinkansen has been operating at reduced speeds between Mikawa-Anjo and Kyoto station...
January 12, 2026
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ElectionsConservatives to Field Naha Deputy Mayor for Okinawa Governor Race; Genta Koja Will Likely Face Incumbent Denny Tamaki in September Election
NAHA — Conservative forces’ committee to select a candidate for this year’s Okinawa gubernatorial...
January 12, 2026
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Innovation Party’s Hirofumi Yoshimura Welcomes Possible Lower House Dissolution Amid Debate Over Legitimacy of Coalition with LDP
Regarding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi considering dissolving the House of Representatives at th...
January 12, 2026
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Associated PressUS Futures Slip While Asian Shares Gain as Fed Chair Powell Faces Legal Threat
BANGKOK (AP) — U.S. futures slipped but markets in Asia advanced Monday after Federal Reserve Cha...
January 12, 2026
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Associated PressFederal Reserve Chair Powell Says DOJ Has Subpoenaed Central Bank, Threatens Criminal Indictment
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellsaid Sunday the Department of Justice has se...
January 12, 2026
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Associated Press‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’ Take Top Honors at Golden Globes
Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga “One Battle After Another” took top honors at Su...
January 12, 2026
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ReutersJapan Sets Sail on Rare Earth Hunt as China Tightens Supplies
SHIZUOKA, Japan, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday for a remote coral ...
January 12, 2026
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General NewsHeavy Snow Strikes Japan During 3-Day Holiday, Causing JAL and ANA to Cancel Flights
Heavy snow and strong winds struck across Japan on Sunday, leading airlines to cancel many flight...
January 12, 2026
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ReutersWinter Pierces Kyiv Homes after Russia Knocks out Heat
Kyiv residents huddled against bitter winter cold inside their unheated apartments on Saturday as...
January 12, 2026
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Washington PostIraq War Critic, Venezuela Mission Defender: Vance’s Foreign Policy Journey
Vice President JD Vance served in the Iraq War and came home a sharp critic of foreign military i...
January 12, 2026
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Associated PressWith Cuban Ally Maduro Ousted, Trump Warns Havana to Make a ‘Deal’ before It’s Too Late
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday fired off another warning to the go...
January 12, 2026
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Washington PostTrump’s College Agenda May Have a Lasting Impact on Research, Culture
The Trump administration’s unprecedented drive for control over American universities has upended...
January 12, 2026