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Associated PressJapan’s Nintendo Is Developing a Live-Action Film Based on Its Hit Video Game ‘The Legend of Zelda’
TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is developing a live-action film based on its hit video game "The Legend of Ze...
November 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentBoard: ¥58 Bil. in Tax Money Wasted in FY22
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government wasted ¥58.02 billion in taxpayer money on 344 projects in fisca...
November 8, 2023
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CompaniesLY Corp. Plans to Increase Transparency on LINE, Yahoo News Licensing Fees
LY Corp. plans to increase transparency with respect to licensing fees paid to news organizations fo...
November 8, 2023
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ScienceLucy Spacecraft Swoops Past 1st of 10 Asteroids on Journey to Jupiter
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Lucy spacecraft on Nov. 1 encountered the first of 10 asteroids o...
November 8, 2023
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General NewsMother of North Korean Abductee Megumi Yokota Strained by Long, Fruitless 46-Year-Wait
“It’s really tough,” said Sakie Yokota at a press conference on Tuesday in Kawasaki, speaking of th...
November 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Britain Agree to Cooperate in Response to Disinformation; Fighter Aircraft, Interoperability Discussed in 2+2 Talks
The foreign and defense ministers of Japan and Britain have agreed to boost cooperation in response ...
November 8, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialRide-Sharing: Govt Must Take Steps to Ensure Safety of Users
The government has begun discussions on lifting the ban on ride-sharing services, in which individua...
November 8, 2023
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Wider WorldPalestinian Girl Wonders If She Will Be Alive Tomorrow; Shares Fear, Anger Amid Continued Bombings
JERUSALEM — “I ask myself every day if I will survive until the next day.” So wrote 15-year-old ...
November 8, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Google Antitrust Probe: JFTC Must Swiftly Clarify Actual Business Dealings
The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) has begun an investigation into U.S. firm Google LLC, which h...
November 8, 2023
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General NewsFormer Followers of Unification Church Voice Disappointment, Anger at Press Conference
Former followers and children of followers of the Unification Church, who claim to have suffered as ...
November 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, China, South Korea Mull FM Meeting in Busan This Month; Hopes Muted for Repair to Japan-China Relations
Japan, China and South Korea are making final arrangements to hold a foreign ministers’ meeting in B...
November 8, 2023
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Imperial FamilyPrincess Kako Pays Courtesy Visit to Peru’s President Dina Boluarte
LIMA — Princess Kako, the second daughter of the Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, paid...
November 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Reject Unification Church’s Offer of ¥10 Billion; Idea Criticized by Ruling, Opposition Parties Alike
The government intends to reject the Unification Church’s proposal to entrust the government with up...
November 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Prime Minister Discusses Gaza Crisis with U.S. Secretary of State Blinken in Tokyo
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the Prime Minister’s Offi...
November 8, 2023
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Economy69.7 Bil. Yen in COVID-19 Loans to Small Businesses Uncollectible
TOKYO, Nov. 7 (Jiji Press)—A total of ¥69.7 billion in special loans extended by Japan Finance Corp....
November 8, 2023