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Yellow sand fills air over Osaka in rare winter arrival from Gobi
Asahi News 17 Jan 2026
The dreaded springtime clouds of yellow sand carried by westerly winds were observed in Osaka on Jan. 16, a rare occurrence for the winter season, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency ... 18 ... Tokyo and Osaka ... on Jan. 16 ... .
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VOX POPULI: Memories of the Great Hanshin Earthquake still fresh 31 years on
Asahi News 17 Jan 2026
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Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products
Asahi News 17 Jan 2026
BEIJING--Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday ... “Well, it’s OK ... U.S ... “The question is ... .
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A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree
Asahi News 17 Jan 2026
SEOUL, South Korea--A South Korean court sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison Friday in the first verdict from eight criminal trials over the martial law debacle that forced him out of office and other allegations ... 19 ... .
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Mourners mark 31st anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake
Asahi News 17 Jan 2026
Memorial events were held in Hyogo Prefecture on Jan. 17 to remember and pray for the 6,434 people who perished in the Great Hanshin Earthquake 31 years ago ... The structure was completely destroyed but Masako’s body was never found ... Jan.
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Nearly 500,000 students start 2-day unified university exams
Asahi News 17 Jan 2026
Although no new subjects were added to the unified university entrance exams that began on Jan. 17, test takers said they had prepared for anticipated changes that they believed would make them more difficult ... The subjects to be tested on Jan ... On Jan.
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Former prime minister Suga to retire from politics at 77
Asahi News 17 Jan 2026
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Jan. 17 that he would not run in the Lower House election tentatively scheduled for Feb. 8, but instead will retire from politics ... After explaining to his supporters in the Kanagawa No ... .
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Students restore Mercedes-Benz ladder truck from 1935
Asahi News 17 Jan 2026
SAKAHOGI, Gifu Prefecture—College students here restored a Mercedes-Benz ladder truck and took it on its first drive in more than half a century. Built 90 years ago, the fire truck had been in service in Nagoya until 1968 ... on Dec. 17 ... 11.
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The Integrated Report 2025 is now available. (Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation)
Public Technologies 16 Jan 2026
Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation published this content on January 16, ...
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Commuter chaos: Keihin-Tohoku, Yamanote lines stop in Tokyo
Asahi News 16 Jan 2026
Power outages forced a suspension of all services on the JR Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines in the Tokyo area, stranding morning rush hour crowds and causing confusion at stations on Jan. 16 ... said ... The company is investigating the cause.
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Some in BOJ see scope to raise rates sooner than markets expect, sources say
Asahi News 16 Jan 2026
Some Bank of Japan policymakers see scope to raise interest rates sooner than markets expect with April a distinct possibility, as a sliding yen risks adding to already broadening inflationary pressure, four sources familiar with its thinking said ... .
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