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Associated PressChina Is the Runaway Leader in Generative AI Patent Applications Followed by the US, the UN Says
GENEVA (AP) — China has requested far more patents than any other country when it comes to genera...
July 4, 2024
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Crime & CourtsBereaved Families Sue Operator over Boat Accident
SAPPORO (Jiji Press) — Bereaved families of victims of an accident caused by the Kazu I sightseei...
July 4, 2024
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TroubleshooterHow Can I Strike a Balance Between My Studies and Hobbies?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a teenage girl who attends a junior high/high school. My hobby is readin...
July 4, 2024
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Associated PressElection Outcomes Won’t Change Its Ukraine Support, Says the UN General Assembly’s President
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly will keep standing up for Ukraine's territorial in...
July 4, 2024
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Associated PressLeaders of Russia and China Meet at a Central Asian Summit in a Show of Deepening Cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping met Wednesday for the second ti...
July 4, 2024
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CompaniesJapan Fair Trade Commission to Strengthen Monitoring;3rd Party to Report on Companies Ordered to Improve
The Japan Fair Trade Commission intends to strengthen its monitoring system for compliance with “...
July 4, 2024
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CompaniesJapan Tire Makers Release New Products Exclusively for EVs
Major tire manufacturers are releasing products that are exclusively for electric vehicles, partl...
July 4, 2024
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General NewsTech to Combat Disinformation on Natural Disasters Adopted by Japan Communications Ministry; Aims to Identify Fake Content on Internet
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry announced Tuesday that it has adopted six projec...
July 3, 2024
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General NewsVictims Mourned 3 Years after Major Mudslide in Atami
ATAMI, Shizuoka (Jiji Press) — A ceremony was held in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Wednesday, t...
July 3, 2024
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Crime & CourtsVideo Shows Hokkaido Murder Victim Being Forced to Sit on Bridge Parapet; 2 Suspects Allegedly Caused 17-year-old Girl to Fall from Bridge
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — A video that shows a murdered high school girl being forced to sit on the p...
July 3, 2024
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CompaniesJAL Trials Displays with Live Translations at Haneda to Help Foreign Passengers; 13 Languages Available
Japan Airlines and Toppan Holdings Inc. introduced an experimental display at a service counter a...
July 3, 2024
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ElectionsLegal Loophole Allows Posters Unrelated to Tokyo Election; NHK Party Trades Spots on Signboards for Donations
Many posters with content unrelated to candidates in the upcoming Tokyo gubernatorial election ha...
July 3, 2024
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Crime & CourtsJapan Top Court Orders Damages for Forced Sterilizations
Tokyo, July 3 (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Supreme Court on Wednesday awarded damages to victims of force...
July 3, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentOkinawa Prefectural Assembly to Urge Japanese, U.S. Govts to Swiftly Share Info on Sexual Assaults by U.S. Soldiers
The Okinawa prefectural assembly has compiled drafts of an opinion letter and a resolution of pro...
July 3, 2024
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EuropeNATO’s Stoltenberg Calls for Boosting Ties in Asia; Secretary General Cites China as ‘Challenge to Values’
BRUSSELS — The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is seeking to strengthen partnerships with Japa...
July 3, 2024