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Japan Govt to Formally Decide Fri. to Lower COVID-19 Classification under Law

Turkey Hardens Stance on Sweden, Finland Joining NATO amid Radical Protests

PM Kishida's 1st Son Used State Car for Sightseeing in London, Paris: Magazine

Having Counterattack Capability Not Running against Defense-Only Policy: Kishida

US to Provide Ukraine with 31 "Abrams" Powerful Battle Tanks

Russian Envoy Slams Germany's Tank Delivery to Ukraine as Extremely Dangerous

Historic Center of Odesa in Ukraine Inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List

Japan's Ex-PM Yoshiro Mori Says Russia's Defeat in War in Ukraine "Unthinkable"

Meta Says It Will Restore Donald Trump's Facebook, Instagram Accounts

Kishida Vows Not to Touch Consumption Tax for Time Being, despite Spending Hike

CDP Leader Urges Kishida to Call General Election over Defense Tax Hike Plan

IAEA Denies Russia's Claim of West-Supplied Weapons at Nuclear Plants in Ukraine

Classified Documents Also Found at Ex-US Vice Pres. Pence's Home: CNN Report

CDP Demands Hosoda Explain Ex-PM Abe's "Deep Ties" with Unification Church

Germany Decides to Provide Ukraine with Army's Mainstay Leopard 2 Tanks: Media

Japan to Establish Green Transformation Law to Realize Carbon-Free Society

G-7 Foreign Ministers Confirm Commitment on Winter Aid for Ukraine

Chris Hipkins Succeeds Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand's Prime Minister

Japan Govt Planning to Establish Infectious Disease Crisis Management Agency

Japanese Wanting Govt to Focus on Tackling Inflation Double to 64.4% in Poll

LDP Heavyweight Hosoda Denies Allocating Unification Church Votes in Elections

Brazilian, Argentine Presidents Agree to Aim for Creation of Common Currency

EU Foreign Ministers Agree on 500 M. Euros in Additional Military Aid to Ukraine

LDP Proposes Motion for Disciplinary Action against NHK Party Lawmaker GaaSyy

Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Talks Impossible: Putin Spokesman

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Planning to Visit Taiwan: Reports

Japan, EU to Hold Vice-Ministerial Talks over Hotline Establishment

Japan Issues Administrative Instruction to Unification Church over Adoptions

NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg to Visit Japan from Jan. 30 to Meet Kishida

Govt Policy Speeches to Diet Delivered with No Face Masks for 1st Time in 3 Yrs

Japan Crude Steel Output Falls in 2022 amid Slow Recovery of Auto Production

Kishida Calls Defense Tax Hikes "Our Responsibility to Future Generations"

Germany Faces Growing Pressure for Provision of Leopard Tanks to Ukraine

Melbourne Forecast to Replace Sydney as Australia's Biggest City in 2030s

Russia Refuses Talks on Japan Boats' Safe Fishing around Disputed Isles

Hipkins Picked as New Zealand's Next Prime Minister

Japan Parliament Called into 2023 Ordinary Session

Okinawa Governor Denny Tamaki Planning to Visit US in March at Earliest

Japan to Equip New Aegis Destroyers with CEC System to Strengthen Air Defense

Japan Defense Ministry Developing Mobile Bridges for Island Troop Deployment

Japan Govt to Nominate Successor to Outgoing BOJ Governor Kuroda in Feb.