An icefall festival begins in Kamikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. The annual event, featuring about 30 ice sculptures lit up in various colors, will run through March 9. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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Japan PM Ishiba Cabinet support rate flat at 35%,84% fret over U.S. tariffs
TOKYO – The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet stands at 35.7 percent, little changed from 36.5 percent last month, amid economic uncertainties, with most respondents fretting over U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff plan, a Kyodo News survey showed…