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Ex-Nagano assembly member sentenced to 19 years in prison for killing wife

Ex-Nagano assembly member sentenced to 19 years in pris...

Prosecutors argued that Daisuke Maruyama, 50, was motivated to kill his wife bec...

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There is no war on Christmas. There are many.

There is no war on Christmas. There are many.

As usual, our holiday cornucopia overfloweth with litigation.

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A holiday season built on creativity and care

A holiday season built on creativity and care

Fusing African heritage with Japanese spirituality, our columnist crafted a holi...

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Trump upending global politics a month before taking office

Trump upending global politics a month before taking of...

While it’s not unusual for political leaders at home and abroad to jockey for th...

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China takes steps against Canada institutions and individuals over Uyghurs and Tibet

China takes steps against Canada institutions and indiv...

For the two institutions, China said it is freezing their "movable property, imm...

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Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?

Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal e...

Japan boasts the world’s third-largest potential supply of geothermal energy, bu...

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A cultural casualty of the war in Ukraine: ‘The Nutcracker’

A cultural casualty of the war in Ukraine: ‘The Nutcrac...

Many in the art world oppose banning works on the basis of their nationality, be...

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Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance shifts

Syrian Kurdish groups on the back foot as power balance...

Part of a stateless ethnic group straddling Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Armenia and Syri...

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Can lessons from Iraq's regime change be applied in Syria?

Can lessons from Iraq's regime change be applied in Syria?

If regional tensions escalate, disruptions to energy supplies could impact globa...

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A race to the Blue House or the jail house

A race to the Blue House or the jail house

Since the end of martial law in 1987, there have been eight democratically elect...

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Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan

Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan

Sergiy Korsunsky played a key role in galvanizing Tokyo’s support for Kyiv amid ...

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How Bashar Assad's inner circle fled Syria after his fall

How Bashar Assad's inner circle fled Syria after his fall

The ousted president was accompanied by only a handful of confidants, leaving bo...

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Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt

Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle wit...

Personal debt is overwhelming an increasing number of Japanese as higher interes...

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Chip cities rise in Japan’s fields of dreams

Chip cities rise in Japan’s fields of dreams

Injections of cash are transforming once-sleepy areas, lifting stagnant house pr...

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Japan's SDF to resume Osprey flights

Japan's SDF to resume Osprey flights

Officials announced the decision after the U.S. military said that its Ospreys w...

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North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says

North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canad...

Pyongyang's provision of troops as well as weapons and munitions that Moscow can...