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Associated PressDriver Involved in Big Deadly Car Accident in South Korea Will Face Accidental Homicide Charge
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A driver whose car struck pedestrians waiting at a crowded intersection...
July 2, 2024
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General NewsJunior High Schoolers Get Ready for Prince Takamado English Speech Contest
Junior high school students across Japan are preparing to compete in the 76th H.I.H. Prince Takam...
July 2, 2024
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ArtIndispensable Craftsmanship for Producing Traditional Nara Sumi Inksticks; Going from Doughy Soot to Beautiful Ink
NARA — Sumi ink, introduced to Japan from the Korean peninsula during the Asuka period (592-710),...
July 2, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s National Tax Revenues Expected to Hit Record ¥72 trillion Last Fiscal Year; Renewing Record for 4th Consecutive Year
National tax revenues for the fiscal 2023 general account are expected to have totaled approximat...
July 2, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (July 2)
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July 2, 2024
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CompaniesAirport Service Vehicles Increasingly Replaced with EVs; Airline Industry Eager to Avoid ‘Flight Shame’ Over CO2
With service vehicles said to account for nearly 10% of CO2 emissions from airports, efforts to d...
July 2, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeSurvey Finds Japan’s Noto Earthquake Survivors Less Optimistic; 30％ Think It May Take Over 10 years If Ever to Return to Pre-Quake Lives
More than 30% of Noto Peninsula Earthquake survivors either think it would take more than 10 year...
July 2, 2024
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ObituariesMasayuki Makino, Founder of Okinawa Actors School, Dies at 83; Trained Namie Amuro, SPEED, DA PUMP
Masayuki Makino, founder of Okinawa Actors School, which produced Namie Amuro and others, died of...
July 2, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Reclaims 40,000 Level on Weak Yen, Foreign Buying (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average hit the 40,000 level for the first time in three m...
July 2, 2024
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ReutersJapan Will Remain Vigilant to Forex Moves, Finance Minister Says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese authorities will remain vigilant to currency market moves, finance min...
July 2, 2024
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Washington PostBiden Team Courts Skittish Democrats as Path to Replace Him Narrows
President Biden’s senior advisers ramped up efforts to soothe skittish Democrats on Monday, placi...
July 2, 2024
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Washington PostFTC Opens Investigation into Teva, Escalating Patent Fight with Pharma
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into Teva Pharmaceuticals, citing the co...
July 2, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Catches Another Break with Supreme Court Ruling on Presidential Immunity
The Supreme Court’s Monday ruling on presidential immunity was the latest in a string of favorabl...
July 2, 2024
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Washington PostBlack Men Helped Power Biden’s 2020 Georgia Win. Some are Wavering.
MACON, Ga. - When the crush of inflation became too much to bear a year and a half ago, Rashad Ja...
July 2, 2024
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ReutersBiden Warns Supreme Court Ruling on Immunity Is ‘Dangerous Precedent’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday the Supreme Court ruling on presid...
July 2, 2024