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Travel SpotsIlluminations Brighten Up Events, Buildings and Roadside Trees in Central Tokyo
Marunouchi Illumination 2023, a nightly event to light up roadside trees in the Marunouchi district ...
November 17, 2023
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Asia-PacificJapan’s Kishida, South Korea’s Yoon Confirm to Cooperate Against N. Korea in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday co...
November 17, 2023
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ReutersWarren Buffett’s Stamp of Approval Helps Japan’s Mitsubishi Shed Conglomerate Stigma
TOKYO (Reuters) — Warren Buffett’s vote of confidence in Japanese trading houses is helping Mitsubis...
November 17, 2023
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Defense & SecurityUS Gives China Leader Xi Jinping Special Treatment; President Joe Biden Shows Old Photo to Create Friendly Feeling
SAN FRANCISCO — U.S. President Joe Biden made every effort to warmly welcome Chinese President Xi Ji...
November 17, 2023
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ScienceEurope’s Euclid Space Telescope Releases First Images
DARMSTADT, Germany (AFP-Jiji) — The first images from Europe’s Euclid space telescope were released ...
November 17, 2023
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ReutersIsraeli PM Says Attempts to Minimise Civilian Casualties ‘Not Successful’
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) — Israeli soldiers found a tunnel shaft used by Hamas militants at Gaza’s A...
November 17, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialGDP Contraction: Enterprises Should Return Profits to Increase Domestic Demand
The economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic has come to a standstill due to high prices. It is ...
November 17, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
U.S.-China Summit: Leaders Must Utilize Dialogue to Avoid Possible Conflict
The United States and China have a responsibility to maintain communications among their respective ...
November 17, 2023
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ScienceScientists Observe Chimpanzees Using Human-Like Warfare Tactic
On the boundary of dangerous territory, a troop of about 30 individuals engaging in a border patrol ...
November 17, 2023
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Crime & CourtsKabuki Actor Ichikawa Ennosuke Sentenced 3 Years, Suspended 5 Years for Assisting Parents’ Suicide
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ennosuke IV, whose real name is Takahiko Kinoshi, was sentenced to three years...
November 17, 2023
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General NewsJR Yamanote Line in Tokyo Partly Suspended between Shibuya and Osaki over Weekend (UPDATE 1)
Services on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo will be partly suspended over the weekend due to track work a...
November 17, 2023
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Washington PostPanda Diplomacy to Live on? China’s Xi Hints U.S. may Get more Bears.
Chinese President Xi Jinping hinted that Beijing could send new pandas to the United States, days af...
November 17, 2023
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Washington PostDeported Afghans Return Home by the Thousands to Unexpected Welcome
TORKHAM CROSSING, Afghanistan – At Pakistan’s main border crossing with northern Afghanistan, the na...
November 17, 2023
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Washington PostAs Mass Shootings Multiplied, the Horrific Human Cost Was Concealed
After a burst of gun violence claimed 13 lives at Columbine High School in 1999, a difficult questio...
November 17, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Kishida Forced to Walk to Meeting with S. Korean President Yoon; Roads Apparently Closed for U.S. President Biden
SAN FRANCISCO – Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is currently attending the Asia-Pacific Economic C...
November 17, 2023