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ReutersPOLL-Most Japan Firms See No Need to Follow the U.S. with Tariffs on China
TOKYO, June 20 (Reuters) - Most Japanese companies see no need for their government to follow the...
June 20, 2024
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Associated PressNew Law Requires All Louisiana Public School Classrooms to Display the Ten Commandments
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana has become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments...
June 20, 2024
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ScienceAstronaut Koichi Wakata: Private Sector to Drive Progress in Space; What is Japan’s Role Going Forward?
WASHINGTON — Astronaut Koichi Wakata said that activities in low Earth orbit will be led by the p...
June 20, 2024
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Social SeriesEmperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Japan Emperor Draws on Student Days at Oxford University; U.K. Experience Helped Shape Approach to Current Duties
The Emperor studied at the University of Oxford in Britain from June 1983 to October 1985, living...
June 20, 2024
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Social SeriesEmperor’s Role in Japan-U.K. Ties / Japan Emperor’s Time in U.K. Spent Learning About British Constitutional Monarchy; Studying Overseas Proved to be Impactful
While he was studying in the United Kingdom, the Emperor learned how a British monarch should beh...
June 20, 2024
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Washington PostThe 2024 ‘Deciders’: Who are They and What Makes Them Tick?
RiKi Denning is, by her own account, “torn up” about the November election. She is almost certain...
June 19, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeNoto Quake’s Death Toll Likely to Exceed Kumamoto’s Toll
KANAZAWA (Jiji Press) — The death toll from the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in Ishikawa Prefecture ...
June 19, 2024
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Washington PostRussia’s Putin, ‘Desperate’ for Ammunition, Arrives in North Korea
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “warmly” embraced Russian President Vladimir Putin upon h...
June 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentBill Enacted to Create Japanese Version of DBS
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Diet Wednesday enacted a bill to create a Japanese version of Britain’s ...
June 19, 2024
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ReutersNvidia Eclipses Microsoft as World’s Most Valuable Company
Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company on Tuesday, dethroning tech heavyweight Microsoft...
June 19, 2024
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ReutersRussia’s President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attend an official welcoming ceremony at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea June 19, 2024.
SEOUL (Reuters) - Cheering crowds and lavish ceremonies greeted Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
June 19, 2024
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CompaniesHondaJet Rental Service to Be Launched for Corporate Customers
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday it will launch a service to rent its Hond...
June 19, 2024
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ScienceN.Z.’s Nascent Space Industry Aims for Stars
WELLINGTON (Reuters) — The grassy plains on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, once ho...
June 19, 2024
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ObituariesJapan’s ‘Beat Poet’ Kazuko Shiraishi, Pioneer of Modern Performance Poetry, Dies at 93
TOKYO (AP) — Kazuko Shiraishi, a leading name in modern Japanese "beat" poetry, known for her dra...
June 19, 2024
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ReutersChina accuses U.S. of “malign intention” to discredit its COVID vaccines
MANILA (Reuters) - China's embassy in the Philippines accused the U.S. military of "hypocrisy, ma...
June 19, 2024