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Turkey's Foreign Minister Meets with Syria's De Facto Ruler in Damascus

England Soccer: Southampton Appoint Former Roma Boss Ivan Juric as Manager

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 39,043.59 (+341.69)

Noted Japanese Architect Yoshio Taniguchi Dies at 87

Japanese Economy Recovering at Moderate Pace, Govt Says in Monthly Report

Trump Demands Panama Reduce Fees on Panama Canal or Return It to US Control

Horse Racing: Regaleira Becomes 1st 3-Yr-Old Mare to Win Arima Kinen in 64 Yrs

Okinawa People Stage Rally Sun. against Sexual Assaults by US Servicemen

Japan Govt to Cut Official Prices for Half of Drugs in Its Fiscal 2025 Revision

Senior Japanese, South Korean Diplomats Agree to Beef Up Economic Ties

Kaori Sakamoto Wins Japan Figure Skating Championships for 4th Straight Year

Japanese Emperor Emeritus Akihito, Father of Emperor Naruhito, Turns 91

Japanese Ground SDF to Resume Osprey Flights after Suspension since Dec. 10

Japan to Issue Cease-and-Desist Order against Google for Antimonopoly Violations

Japan Horse Race: Do Deuce to Miss Arima Kinen, Her Farewell Run, on Sun.

MLB: Roki Sasaki Reportedly Meets with Mets

Japan Average Wholesale Rice Price Jumps 57% to 23,961 Yen per 60kg in Nov.

Assets Held by 2nd Ishiba Cabinet Members Average 65.17 M. Yen

Restarted Onagawa No. 2 Reactor to Enter Commercial Operation on Thurs.

Police Accept Hyogo Gov. Race Obstruction Charges Brought by Inamura Backers

Tokyo Forex (5 P.M.): U.S. Dollar=156.81-84 Yen; Euro=1.0381-0382 Dollars

Sapporo Arson Suspect Dies from Burns: Hokkaido Police

Japan Enacts Bill to Oblige Lawmakers to Disclose 1-M.-Yen Allowance Spending

Nakamura Advances to Worlds BMX Freestyle Semis as Leading Qualifier

Japan Officials Conduct On-Site Inspection of US Yokota Base over PFAS Pollution

Meta Demands Fake Ads Lawsuit Be Dropped in 1st Oral Argument in Osaka

25th Macau Reversion Anniv Ceremony Held with China Pres. Xi's Presence

Tokyo Stocks (Closing): Nikkei Average 38,701.90 (-111.68)

MLB: Tomoyuki Sugano Says Aiming for Championship in 1-Year Deal with Orioles

US House Rejects Trump-Backed Stopgap Funding Bill Ahead of Fri. Deadline

BOJ Review Finds Ex-Gov. Kuroda's Easing Initiative Less Effective than Expected

Criminal Suspects in Japan Rise 8.2% to Over 180,000 in 2023, 1st Rise in 19 Yrs

LDP Conservatives Draft Bill to Separate Men, Women Based on Physical Features

Japan's Core Consumer Price Index Rises 2.7% in Nov., Up for 39th Straight Month

IOC Pres. Candidate Watanabe Proposes Holding Olympics on 5 Continents Together

15 More Lawmakers' Testimonies Fail to Clarify Details of LDP Slush Fund Scandal

Taiwan's Hon Hai Reportedly Proposes Acquiring Nissan Shares from Renault

Japan Health Ministry Suspends E-Prescription System after Errors Reported

Ex-PM Kishida Assumes Adviser Post in LDP Group on Decarbonization in Asia

Tokyo Stocks (Morning Close): Nikkei Average 38,889.95 (+76.37)

Georgia Appeals Court Disqualifies Fani Willis from Trump Election Case

Palestinian Leader Abbas, Egypt's Sisi Meet to Discuss Ceasefire in Gaza

Spanish State-Run Firm Navantia to Acquire Titanic Builder Harland & Wolff

Wrestling: Taizo Yoshida Wins Men's 82kg Greco-Roman Title at Japan Championship

At Least 100 N. Korean Troops Killed in Russia in Ukraine War: S. Korea Says

Zelenskyy Says He Wants to Have "Strong" Donald Trump on Ukraine's Side

Sony Group to Raise Stake in Kadokawa to 10% to Become Largest Shareholder

Soccer: Japan Remains in 15th Place in FIFA Men's Rankings, Asia's Highest

52 People Dead, Over 60 Others Injured in 2 Traffic Accidents in Afghanistan

Russian President Putin Says He Is Ready to Hold Talks with Trump, Assad