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Young people wearing traditional kimono have shot their first arrows of the year in a New Year's archery event at a Buddhist temple in Kyoto.

石破総理大臣は、アメリカ、フィリピンの首脳とテレビ会議方式で会談し、中国も念頭に海洋安全保障などの分野で連携を継続していくことで一致しました。一方、アメリカのバイデン大統領に対し、日本製鉄によるUSスチールの買収計画の禁止命令をめぐり懸念を払拭（ふっ ...

相次ぐ金属類の盗難被害を防ぐため、盗品の流通を規制する千葉県の新たな条例が今月1日に施行されました。買い取り業者は営業許可が必要で、取り引きの際には本人確認を行い記録を保管することなどが義務づけられます。

童門さんは東京生まれで、東京都の職員として勤務するかたわら作家活動にあたり、1960年に発表した「暗い川が手を叩く」が芥川賞の候補となりました。 当時の美濃部亮吉 ...