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- INTERVIEW: Ex-U.S. Official Calls for Collective Defense Pact in Indo-Pacific
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- People in northern Japan urged to stay vigilant as seismic activity remains high
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- India eyed as new source of caregivers as Japan's labor crunch worsens
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- Online fund-raising spreads among Japanese political parties
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- Belarus Releases Prisoners, Including Japanese
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- LDP joint group drafts plan to review solar-power project support
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- FEATURE: Suspects now get "quasi-legal help" during questioning in Japan
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- Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 14, 2025
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- Number of Japanese Workers at U.N. Agencies Hits Record
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- More cyclists in Japan face driver's license suspension for 'drunk riding'
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- Japanese, South Korean children make kimchi pickled vegetables together
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- Abductees' relatives appeal for return as soon as possible
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- U.S. troops in Japan prepared for nuclear war in 1970s: archive
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- Japan's green tea exports reach highest level in over 70 years
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- Japan Finance Chief Effectively Accepts BOJ Rate Hike
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- Japan Govt Vows All-Out Push to Resolve N. Korea's Abductions
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- Japanese Film Director Masato Harada Dies at 76
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- Rugby: Kolbe scores for Sungoliath in season-opening win over Black Rams
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- Traditional Kyoto entertainers offer early New Year greetings
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- Football: Chiba back to J1 after 16 yrs with playoff win over Tokushima
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- Moscow Court Rules ICC Pres. Akane, Others Guilty
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- Askul Suffers 740,000 Sets of Data Breached after Cyberattack
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- Nanjing Incident Memorial Held in China on 88th Anniversary
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- Graduation ceremony for alpacas held at elementary school in central Japan
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- Japan quake highlights need to better convey disaster info to foreigners
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- Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 13, 2025
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- Sacred bridge at Nikko World Heritage site gets year-end cleaning
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- Oscar-nominated documentary ‘Black Box Diaries’ has delayed premiere in Japan after legal issues
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- Japan to ask owners of forested land to register nationality
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- Rare Hideyoshi letter written at time of his lord’s death found
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Honda may import more US-made models to Japan
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- Chinese Flattop Liaoning Back to East China Sea
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- LDP, DPFP to Continue Talks on Income Tax Threshold
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- US Ally Reveals Warship Test With Game-Changing Laser Weapon
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- Journalist Ito's Documentary Debuts in Japan
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- Japan woman swindled out of $2.6 million in gold bars
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- Lower House Seat Bill Unlikely to Be Enacted This Session
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- Female Japanese lawmakers call for improving Diet ladies' rooms
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- Japan Auto Unions Eye Pay Hike of 12,000 Yen or More
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- URGENT: Japan eyes record defense budget of about 9 trillion yen for FY 2026
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- Early Genomic Profiling Boosts Cancer Treatment Options
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- About 20 Japanese firms consider investing in chipmaker Rapidus
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- "Kuma," or Bear, Chosen for Kanji of 2025
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- Don’t Go Wobbly on China
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- Japan hit by M4.9 earthquake
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- Kanji for "bear" picked to mark 2025 representing bear attacks and panda
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- URGENT: BOJ set to raise policy rate at Dec. 18-19 board meeting: source
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- Japan FTC Warns Logistics Biz over Subcontract Law Breaches
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- Snowboarding: Olympic champ Hirano qualifies for Milan-Cortina Games
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- Damaged tower in quake-hit Japanese city judged safe from collapse for now
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- Japanese public chooses 'bear' as kanji of 2025
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- ‘Bear’ chosen as kanji of 2025 after spike in recorded attacks
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Dragon‑adorned armor, national treasure may have connection
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japanese Destroyer Conducts Joint Drill with U.S. Navy
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- Nearly Half of Japanese Familiar with Loneliness, Isolation
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- Japan banks greenlight $12.8 billion loan for chipmaker Rapidus
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- Universities divided over tuition hikes for foreign students
The Asahi Shimbun
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- UNESCO adds 6 Japanese items to Cultural Heritage list
The Asahi Shimbun
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- (Update 2) Tsunami Advisories Issued Briefly for Northern Japan
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- U.S. to Form Supply Chain Coalition with Japan, Others
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- Japan's Takaichi Mulling Ministers' Fundraising Rule Change
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- Japan Eyeing Extending Life Insurance Premium Tax Breaks by 1 Year
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- Takaichi's Taiwan Remark Not Included in Prepared Documents
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- AIST to Build Semiconductor R&D Base in Hokkaido
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- INTERVIEW: No Year-End Gasoline Price Plunge Due to Tax Cut
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- Film about Japanese journalist's rape screens domestically despite dispute
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- Japanese Wholesalers' Group to Sell Rice Coupon for 477 yen
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- Japan, US defense chiefs share deep concerns over China radar incident
NHK
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- Driver injured after train hits tree, falls from bridge in Akita
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan, U.S. Defense Chiefs Affirm Cooperation after China Radar Use
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- Japan to Finalize Plan to Address Tax Revenue Gap Next Year
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- (Update) Quake Triggers Tsunami Advisories for Japan's Hokkaido, Aomori
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- Japanese Nobel Winners Recall Award Ceremony, Express Emotions
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- New Quake Triggers Tsunami Advisories for Japan's Hokkaido, Aomori
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- 6.7 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Northeast Japan
Newsweek
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- Tsunami advisory issued for northern Japan's Pacific coast
NHK
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- Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Japan's northeast region
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Tsunami advisory issued for north, northeast Japan after M6.7 quake
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- "Kodomo Shokudo" Kids' Cafeterias Hit Record 12,601 Sites
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- Cancellations of Lodging Bookings on Rise amid Quake Advisory
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- More Municipalities in Japan Support Crime Victims
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- Japan, China, S. Korea set for health talks amid Tokyo-Beijing dispute
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- U.S. Avoids Taking Sides over Japan-China Tensions
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- Japan, U.S. defense chiefs discuss China radar incident over phone
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- BOJ Tankan Likely to Show Slightly Stronger Biz Sentiment
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- US and Japan hold joint flight drills as China ups military activity near Japan
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 12, 2025
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- Japanese Nobel laureates discuss award ceremony, call for more research support
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- Tokyo’s private colleges leave some in ‘double payment’ bind
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- Japanese class teaches soba noodle-making for New Year's Eve eating
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- Prep materials indicate Japan PM made controversial remarks on the spot
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- US conducts military exercise with key ally as China tensions explode
Daily Express US
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- Highest tsunami following Monday quake hit Japan about 90 minutes after 1st wave
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- JIP Leader Negative on Ending Coalition with LDP
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- Japan Eyeing Tax Cut to Promote R&D on Advanced Technologies
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- Mother of Thai Girl in Tokyo Sex Work Case to Be Returned to Thailand
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- (Update) Japan Unveils Measures to Tackle Mass Oyster Deaths
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- Japan's Lower House approves supplementary budget bill
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- Japan's China Policy Lacking Strategy: Univ. of Tokyo Professor
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- NHK learns over $3 million in unused election campaign funds unaccounted for
NHK
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- Canadian man accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Japan by mail
Kyodo News
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- (Update) Unification Church's Japan Head Resigns
JIJI PRESS
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- Travel app for foreign visitors awarded for exceptional services in Japan
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- Incoming NHK Chief Vows to Stop Viewer Fee Revenue Drop
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- Quake-Hit Aomori Residents Worried over Aftershock Warning
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- INTERVIEW: Hidankyo's 93-Yr-Old Exec Resolved to Move Public Opinion
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- Head of Unification Church's Japan branch steps down, expresses apology
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- Head of ex-Unification Church in Japan steps down
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- Canadian man accused of smuggling 2 kilograms of drugs into Japan
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- Tokyo Police Use AI to Spot Shady Online Job Offers
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- Japanese ferry operator suspends passenger services between Japan and China
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- Many in Japan Urged to Stay Ready to Evacuate after Aomori Quake
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- Japanese female shogi star seeks rule change on perinatal forfeits
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- (Update) BOJ's Ueda Vows to Increase Bond Purchases if Necessary
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- Japanese group uses immune cell-inducing vaccine to remove cervical cancer cells
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- China’s ‘Radar Lock-On’ Against Japan—Why Move Is Seen as Hostile
Newsweek
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- U.S. military parachute lands on children’s center in Fussa
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Takaichi Vows Appropriate Action on Rapid Yen Fall
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- Japan Prefectures Asked to Pay Half of Free School Meal Costs
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- Unification Church's Japan Head to Resign
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- U.S. Lawmakers Urge Trump to Support Japan amid China's Coercion
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- INTERVIEW: JATA Head Calls for Reducing Reliance on Chinese Visitors
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- Empress Masako turns 62, shares hope to protect hard-won peace
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan's Takaichi Eager to Legislate Maiden Name Use
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- Power Line Fire Occurs between Hokkaido, Mainland Japan
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- Long-Term Interest Rates Rising Slightly Fast: BOJ Ueda
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- Japan's defense chief on China radar incident
NHK
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- Distances in China radar incident were about 52 km and 148 km, NHK learns
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- Journalist settles defamation suit with apology to Kurds in Saitama
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Japan Rejects China's Claim on Radar Use
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- Japan to Create Ministerial Post for Intelligence
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- "Minato," "Sui" Most Popular Japanese Baby Names in 2025
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- Japan counters China's claim that radar use was a 'normal' measure
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- Firefighters battling spreading forest fires on Mount Myogi in Gunma Pref.
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- "Demon Slayer" Nominated for Golden Globe Award
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- G-7 Ministers Agree to Diversify Rare Earth Supply Chains
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- S. Korea's National Assembly Speaker Hopes to Visit Japan
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- Japan Govt Proposes Numerical Criteria for Dangerous Driving
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- Quake off Aomori hurts 30; special advisory issued for first time
The Asahi Shimbun
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- Ferry linking Shanghai, western Japan suspended amid China-Japan row
Kyodo News
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- Japan gov't considering new intelligence minister post
Kyodo News
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- Japan-China Hotline Seen Not Functioning after Radar Incident
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- (Update 5) Powerful Quake Hits Northeastern Japan; 30 Injured
JIJI PRESS
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- NHK to appoint Inoue Tatsuhiko as next president
NHK
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- Japanese Girl, 15, Becomes Youngest Muay Thai Pro
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- 30 injured in M7.5 quake in northeast Japan, gov't warns of bigger temblor
Kyodo News
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- Japan-China Passenger Ferry Services Halted
JIJI PRESS
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- Kyodo News Digest: Dec. 9, 2025
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- Horyuji Temple's statues get year-end cleaning
NHK
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- 'Demon Slayer' film nominated for Golden Globes Awards
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