Los Angeles Times
New UCLA coach’s JMU team last playoff pick
New UCLA coach Bob Chesney’s James Madison team bumped Notre Dame for the final spot in the College Football Playoff 12team field revealed Sunday morning, setting up a busy stretch for Chesney as he juggles leading two programs.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Growth From the Forest: Rewiring an Industrial Platform for Low-Carbon Demand
Oji Holdings, managing approximately 635,000 hectares of forests worldwide, is repositioning a 152-year industrial platform toward a forest-based circular bioeconomy as it adapts to shrinking paper demand and rising sustainability-driven markets.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Daiso's Global Play: Turning a 100-Yen Idea into a Retail Empire
Daiso Industries, led today by CEO Seiji Yano, has evolved from humble street sales in the 1970s into one of the world’s largest value retailers, operating more than 5,600 stores across 26 countries and regions. Built on the promise of exciting price, exciting quality,” the company continues to balance scale with standards as it charts its next phase of global expansion.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
'Kill Bill' is back as one head-rolling saga
'Whole Bloody Affair' fuses two films, with Uma Thurman ruling every gory minute.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Winning on Quality: Japan's Curated Commerce Strategy
Japanet Holdings began as a single camera store in Nagasaki. With a model based on the three steps of \"Discover, Polish and Communicate,\" the company has redefined Japan's approach to retail, travel, and sports, growing into one of the country's most innovative consumer service groups.
5 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Already starting to earn her stripes
Fresh off her first headline tour, pop singer Maris has had a taste of mega-stardom and likes it: 'Get ready for me.'
8 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Kings go on rare scoring outburst
Backed by Kuemper, Clarke tallies twice in 6-0 win over Chicago.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Rams back on top of game and NFC
They turn around to rout Cardinals for 10th win and conference lead
3 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Williams commits last-minute interception to seal Packers' win
Keisean Nixon intercepted Caleb Williams' pass in the end zone with 22 seconds remaining to preserve Green Bay's 28-21 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday that moved the Packers into first place in the NFC North.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Benin president condemns soldiers who attempted coup
Beninese President Patrice Talon on Sunday condemned an attempted coup that was foiled by the country’s army in his first public comments since sporadic gunfire was heard in parts of the administrative capital, Cotonou.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Courage lacking to fix state budget shortfall
It seems beyond lawmakers’ ability to creditably balance taxes and spending
4 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
State urged to protect children online
Legislators must do more to restrict social media and AI, parents and advocates say.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
La Niña? El Niño? Wet winter perplexes
Californians can be excused for being confused about the weather forecast.
6 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
L.A. preschools struggle to compete
As transitional kindergarten expands and thrives, the state sees unintended fallout
6 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Guitarist played with Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson
Among the classic records he performed on was Chaka Khan’s ‘I’m Every Woman.’
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Schiff takes aim at Trump and affordability
In first year in Senate, he remains a White House foil and carries his party’s message.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
From Indigo Tradition to Global Expansion
Seilin & Co., the company behind Blue Blue and Blue Blue Japan, has grown from a small used-clothing shop in Tokyo into a respected manufacturer and retailer anchored in Japanese craftsmanship and cultural philosophy.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Crackdown turns to legal immigration
Since D.C. attack, official pathways toward citizenship also hit a roadblock.
7 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Turning Hidden Treasures into New Value
Kishun Inc. has transformed Japan's perception of reuse jewelry through a visionary \"reframing business\" model that converts items once seen as waste into valuable, beautifully reimagined assets.
2 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Connected for the Future
Fujikura is channeling 140 years of Japanese innovation into the infrastructure of tomorrow— from the optical fiber networks fueling artificial intelligence to the superconducting wires driving fusion energy. With a legacy defined by technology and enterprising spirit, Fujikura stands as one of Japan's most enduring symbols of reinvention and resilience.
9 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Malians tell of atrocities by Russian military unit
Refugees say Africa Corps, which replaced Wagner Group, raped and beheaded people.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Netflix would acquire a host of classics
'Harry Potter,' 'Batman' and others would be part of the Warner Bros. deal.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Literary events are comin' to town
Here are the best readings and book events in and around L.A. this season.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Australia’s youth social media ban inspires other nations
Australia will soon ban its youths from popular services such as TikTok and Instagram, becoming the world’s first democracy to carry out such a crackdown, in response to growing concerns about social media’s harms.
6 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
School breaks leave hungry youths vulnerable to abuse
The holidays are a time when people gather with loved ones and celebrate abundance, but when California's most vulnerable young people aren't going to school because they are on break, it means even more uncertainty over where to find food.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Criticism of ICE in New Orleans tracked by officials
State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and demonstrations against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for suspected threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public “sentiment” surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by the Associated Press.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
What 'Zootopia 2's' success in China shows Hollywood
It used to be that China was a gold mine for certain types of U.S. films.
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December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
After 2 years, Christmas returns to Bethlehem
About 80% of the residents depend on tourists and pilgrims for their livelihoods.
3 min |
December 08, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Big Ten champion Indiana in Rose Bowl
The Indiana Hoosiers edged the Ohio State Buckeyes in the Big Ten championship game and were rewarded Sunday morning with a No. 1 College Football Playoff ranking and the invitation to the Rose Bowl that goes with it.
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December 08, 2025
The Wall Street Journal
White House Softens Language on China
The White House's new national-security strategy signals a softer approach to competition with Beijing, playing down ideological differences between the two superpowers and marking a break from years in which China was singled out as posing the U.S.'s greatest challenge.
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