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Takaichi eyes aid program for 'ice age' generation by March
The term refers to people who had difficulty finding a job after graduating from school between around 1993 and 2004.
Source: The Japan Times
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Suspect in woman’s murder stalked her by installing GPS device in her car
A 53-year-old man arrested last month in Saitama Prefecture for abandoning the body of a 51-year-old female acquaintance has been rearrested on suspicion of violating the Stalking Prevention…
Source: Japan Today
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Trump says Muslim lawmakers Omar, Tlaib should be institutionalized, deported
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that two Muslim Democratic U.S. Representatives, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, should be "institutionalized" and sent back to "where…
Source: Japan Today
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Dodgers' Roki Sasaki erratic in first spring training outing
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki was hit hard and had a tough time finding the strike zone in his first spring training outing on Wednesday, giving up…
Source: Japan Today
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Death toll from Brazil floods rises to 46; 21 people still missing
The death toll from the heavy rains in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais has risen to 46, according to figures released by the state fire department on…
Source: Japan Today
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U.S. women's ice hockey captain responds to 'distasteful' Trump remark
Hilary Knight, captain of the victorious U.S. women's Olympic ice hockey team, said Wednesday it was unfortunate that a "distasteful joke" by President Donald Trump had overshadowed the…
Source: Japan Today
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Kishida Prize crowns wordsmiths in the theater world
The 70th iteration of the annual Kunio Kishida Prize for Playwriting announces two winners.
Source: The Japan Times
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North Korea could ‘get on well' with U.S., Kim says, while spurning South Korea
The North Korean leader's remarks suggest he may be open to a return to talks with Washington as he called Seoul's “appeasement attitude” a "clumsy deceptive farce."
Source: The Japan Times
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Japan’s births drop to new low for 10th straight year
The number of births came to 705,809 in 2025, hitting a new record low for the tenth consecutive year, preliminary figures by the health ministry showed Thursday.
Source: The Japan Times
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Hong Kong court overturns China critic Jimmy Lai's fraud conviction in rare victory
Lai will still remain imprisoned for 20 years in a separate national security case.
Source: The Japan Times
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