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By Dirk Piven Health Reporter, Nepleslia Prime News Neko might be putting a certain crusty treat from the arid, post-apocalyptic homeworld of the Gartagen people on their tables, says a YSE Department of Commerce and Trade insider. Known as 'Dust Trout', the desert-dwelling arthropod possesses many qualities that Yamataians and especially Nekovalkyrja cannot get enough of- namely a pungent smell, juicy and salty-tasting flesh and a fatty, slightly filmy texture not unlike the many other fish that the aforementioned species cannot keep their mouths away from. The inside has been alternatively described as pink or red, spongy and wet to the touch, while the outside varies in colors from pale pinks to darker, hirsuite browns. Current...

The anchor appearing on the screen gave a warm, full-lipped smile to the camera. The graphic under her name read "Kawamura Midori." The Neko had blond hair and ear fur, and she had light grey eyes that went with her light-blue blazer. "Good afternoon, Yamatai — This, is SANDRA." The pacing of her words was slow and deep. A red bar with white lettering appeared at her side. The kanji read, "Confirmed: Ketsurui princess ended rebellion in KnI." Her smile disappeared. "After months of speculation, SANDRA has confirmed that the Ketsurui princess Kotori was behind the miraculous dissolution of the rebellion at Ketsurui no Iori in the late winter. "Sources inside the government tell SANDRA that the princess personally involved herself in...

By Hugh Dickson Political Reporter, Nepleslia Prime News Imperial puppet company Tamagahane Corporation continues to expand operations and assume direct control of various non-nationalized businesses operating in Yamataian space with the blessing of the current Empress Ketsurui Himiko, securing an increasingly large monopoly of a variety of industries in the sphere of YSE-DIoN space. The Tamagahane Company, a hypercorporation effectively under the control of the obscure Tamagahane Clan, was founded in YE 33 when they inexplicably amassed the capital to purchase Emrys Industries, and Geshrinari Shipyards, two companies that held significant sway in the Nepleslian marketplace as well as the audiophile-preferred electronics company...

Star Army News Distribution and Reporting Agency: Empress and Industry Provide Opportunities Kyoto, Yamatai -- Today at the Empress Palace, the Empress spoke about her plan to help create new cities, factories, and farms through the use of land grants and rehabilitating Yamataian industry. As part of this, it was announced that NovaCorp and Motoyoshi Fleet Yards are to join Tamahagane Corporation. Himiko's Address "In these trying times of war we recognize that the people of Yamatai have suffered greatly not only from the direct consequences of war but also of the indirect ones such as the disruption of our economy, and of the secession of the United Outer Colonies in their futile attempt to protect themselves from the aggression of...

By Hugh Dickson Science Reporter, Nepleslia Prime News Yamatai continues to demonstrate a flawless humanitarian record and reasonable doctrinal consistency in the face of flaccid resistance by the ineffective and mostly banner-waving 'terrorist' group known as the Independant Worlds' League. In a recent broadcast, Yamataian officials demonstrated remarkable dedication to the humanitarian ideals espoused by military dove Yui 'Save the Freespacers' Ketsurui, treating captured combatants with all the dignity that their military laws mandate. NPN was not able to obtain an official statement from SANDRA about why exactly they've become so miserably soft after having their homeworld bombarded once, although a press leak from a fictional...