The international body through which Japan, Britain and Italy will manage a joint project to develop next-generation fighter jets was launched Tuesday, Japan’s Foreign Ministry revealed Wednesday.<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"石崎","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_ishizaki\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0083881b1c65c5a0620a81b3101c8f5b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227509\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227509\/","headline":" Toilet Troubles Force JAL, ANA Planes Back to Starting Points; Both Boeing 787-9 Models But Experienced No...","datePublished":"2024-12-12T20:37:02+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T20:37:02+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/jal-ana.jpg","width":1200,"height":838},"articleSection":"General News","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

A Japan Airlines plane and an All Nippon Airways plane both had toilet-drainage problems that caused them to return to their departure airports Tuesday. Both planes are Boeing 787-9s, but they were said to have experienced no common glitches.<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"松谷","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_matsutani\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/96f8f7dab6c095c4a31b6e5ace76058c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/politics-government\/20241212-227490\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/politics-government\/20241212-227490\/","headline":"Japan Lower House Passes FY 2024 Extra Budget","datePublished":"2024-12-12T18:49:37+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T18:53:17+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Diet-Building.jpg","width":1200,"height":903},"articleSection":"Politics & Government","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

Tokyo, Dec. 12 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s House of Representatives on Thursday passed the government’s supplementary budget bill for fiscal 2024, which will finance the first comprehensive economic policy package compiled under the administration of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"石崎","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_ishizaki\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0083881b1c65c5a0620a81b3101c8f5b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/science-nature\/science\/20241212-227485\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/science-nature\/science\/20241212-227485\/","headline":"Chinese Scientists Rush to Climate-proof Potatoes","datePublished":"2024-12-12T18:22:20+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T18:22:20+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/China.jpg","width":1200,"height":800},"articleSection":"Science","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

YANQING, China (Reuters) — In a research facility in the northwest of Beijing, molecular biologist Li Jieping and his team harvest a cluster of seven unusually small potatoes, one as tiny as a quail’s egg, from a potted plant.<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"平子","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_tairako\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fcb8f812b17bad9746aaa9958c8d1f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/science-nature\/science\/20241212-227477\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/science-nature\/science\/20241212-227477\/","headline":"‘One-of-a-kind’ Skull Fossil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution","datePublished":"2024-12-12T18:13:23+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T18:13:23+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/skull.jpg","width":1200,"height":899},"articleSection":"Science","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

The brains of today’s birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity rivaled only by mammals. But how the avian brain evolved over many millions of years from an ancestral dinosaurian form has long puzzled scientists. That has now changed thanks to a spectacular fossil discovery in Brazil.<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"平子","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_tairako\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fcb8f812b17bad9746aaa9958c8d1f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227474\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227474\/","headline":" Japan’s Hibakusha Speak Of Physical, Emotional Pain Caused by A-Bomb; One Helps With Medical Skill, One With...","datePublished":"2024-12-12T18:05:04+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T18:05:04+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/G2.jpg","width":1200,"height":794},"articleSection":"General News","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

OSLO — Two hibakusha atomic bomb survivors on Wednesday called on members of younger generations to join forces for the abolition of nuclear weapons at a forum marking the winning of the Nobel Peace Prize by Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations).<\/p>\r\n","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"新間","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_shinma\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/105e442b62630b87128cbd1bc9447150?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/features\/travel-spots\/20241212-227468\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/features\/travel-spots\/20241212-227468\/","headline":" Annual Illumination Event at Koiwai Farm Makiba Garden in Japan’s Iwate Pref. Fascinates Visitors; 600,000...","datePublished":"2024-12-12T18:01:50+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T18:01:50+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/JIF-iwate-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":800},"articleSection":"Travel Spots","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

SHIZUKUISHI, Iwate — An annual illumination event is held at Koiwai Farm Makiba Garden in Shizukuishi, Iwate Prefecture. This year’s event, called “Koiwai Winter Lights Night of the Galactic Farm 2024,” began on Nov. 23.<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"平子","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_tairako\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fcb8f812b17bad9746aaa9958c8d1f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227463\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227463\/","headline":"Bidding for Fin Whale Meat Reaches ¥100,000 per Kilo at Sapporo Market","datePublished":"2024-12-12T17:39:26+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T18:08:51+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/whale.jpg","width":1200,"height":886},"articleSection":"General News","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

Bidding for raw meat from fin whales caught off the coast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, was held at the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market early Thursday morning. About 1 ton of meat was arrayed in the market, and the highest price reached was ¥100,110 per kilogram for tail meat, a rare cut of whale meat from near the base of the tail fin.<\/p>\r\n","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"新間","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_shinma\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/105e442b62630b87128cbd1bc9447150?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/sports\/sumo\/20241212-227453\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/sports\/sumo\/20241212-227453\/","headline":"Sumo Scene \/ Sellouts in Kyushu Hark Back to Better Days, Bright Future","datePublished":"2024-12-12T17:17:03+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T17:17:03+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Sumo-scene-1211.jpg","width":1200,"height":818},"articleSection":"Sumo","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

The Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament concluded without incident last month, marking the end of the slate of tournaments for the calendar year. With the COVID-19 pandemic no longer a factor, it can be said that this was a year in which sumo took a significant step toward restoring its popularity.<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"平子","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_tairako\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/41fcb8f812b17bad9746aaa9958c8d1f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/crime-courts\/20241212-227439\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/crime-courts\/20241212-227439\/","headline":" Female Public Prosecutor Says She Felt 'Despair' at Ex-Chief Prosecutor's Claims of Innocence in Sexual...","datePublished":"2024-12-12T16:48:34+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T19:16:52+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/prosecutor-eyecatch.jpg","width":1200,"height":886},"articleSection":"Crime & Courts","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

A female prosecutor who has made allegations of sexual assault against the former head of the Osaka District Public Prosecutor’s Office expressed her desperation after the defendant changed his stance and declared his intention to enter a plea of “not guilty.”<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"石崎","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_ishizaki\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/0083881b1c65c5a0620a81b3101c8f5b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/politics-government\/20241212-227447\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/politics\/politics-government\/20241212-227447\/","headline":" Diet Group Reaffirms Importance of Japan-South Korea Ties Despite Turmoil in Seoul; Meeting Held Ahead of 60th...","datePublished":"2024-12-12T16:47:30+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T16:53:59+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/diet-2024.jpg","width":1200,"height":800},"articleSection":"Politics & Government","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

A multi-partisan Diet group has reaffirmed its policy of encouraging parliamentary diplomacy between Japan and South Korea even amid the ongoing political turmoil in Seoul.<\/p>\r\n","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"新間","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_shinma\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/105e442b62630b87128cbd1bc9447150?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227433\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227433\/","headline":"Production of Kadomatsu Bamboo Decorations for New Year Reaches Peak in Japan’s Chiba Pref.","datePublished":"2024-12-12T16:02:55+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T16:02:55+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kadomatsu-2-yoko.jpg","width":1200,"height":805},"articleSection":"General News","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

CHIBA — Workers at Soshi, a gardening company in Tonosho, Chiba Prefecture, are busy preparing kadomatsu, which are traditional entrance decorations for New Year’s made of cut bamboos, green pine branches and straw, on Wednesday.<\/p>\r\n","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"新間","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_shinma\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/105e442b62630b87128cbd1bc9447150?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/original\/weekly\/20241212-227426\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/original\/weekly\/20241212-227426\/","headline":"The Japan News \/ Weekly Edition (12\/13-12\/19)","datePublished":"2024-12-12T15:49:46+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T15:56:00+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/weekly_2024_1212-e1733986555537.jpg","width":696,"height":342},"articleSection":"Weekly Edition","keywords":"(3) ウィークリー記事","description":"Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View the PDF now by clicking on the following link.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"井手","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_ide\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b625e304fadd003732f8fead8c52240e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227420\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/society\/general-news\/20241212-227420\/","headline":" Japan Nobel Peace Prize Winner Delegation Meets Norwegian Prime Minister; Nihon Hidankyo Cochair Expresses...","datePublished":"2024-12-12T15:41:53+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T16:06:41+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Tanaka-Norwegian-PM.jpg","width":1200,"height":800},"articleSection":"General News","keywords":"(1) 無料記事","description":"

OSLO — Terumi Tanaka, 92, a cochair of Nihon Hidankyo (Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations), which received this year’s Nobel Peace Prize.<\/p>\r\n","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"新間","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_shinma\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/105e442b62630b87128cbd1bc9447150?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/editorial\/yomiuri-editorial\/20241212-227415\/"},"url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/editorial\/yomiuri-editorial\/20241212-227415\/","headline":"Defense Cooperation: Japan Must Take The Lead in Collaboration with U.S., S. Korea","datePublished":"2024-12-12T15:33:56+09:00","dateModified":"2024-12-12T18:52:28+09:00","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/#organization","name":"The Japan News","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"","width":600,"height":60}},"articleSection":"Yomiuri Editorial","keywords":"(2) 有料記事","description":"

Security cooperation among Japan, the United States and South Korea had finally been getting on track, but South Korean politics are becoming increasingly unsettled. There also are concerns that the foreign policy of the United States could be shaken by a shift of administration.<\/p>","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"石田","url":"https:\/\/japannews.yomiuri.co.jp\/author\/eiji_ishida\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3cf7ca0096882193ded876dafe20ae00?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}}}]}

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