Six newly recruited hula dancers debut on July 7, 2023, at a Hawaii-themed hot spring resort in Iwaki in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo The following is the latest list of selected news summaries by Kyodo News. ---------- TOKYO - Saturday marks one year since former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was assassinated, with several controversial issues unresolved, including ties between lawmakers and the Unification Church, and the rules for holding a state funeral.

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