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ReutersBoeing Starliner Capsule’s First Crewed Test Flight Postponed Minutes before Launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A second attempt at launching Boeing's BA.N new Starliner spa...
June 2, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialTurning Away from National Public Service Jobs: Flawed Leadership by Politicians Should Be Reviewed
Bureaucrats, who are policy professionals, are likely to lose their pride if politicians keep them o...
June 2, 2024
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General NewsJapan Towns Seek to Obtain Historic Site Status to Get on UNESCO List; Mie Pref. Towns Hope to Achieve Status by FY25
TSU — Municipalities in Mie Prefecture are working to obtain national historic site status for lo...
June 2, 2024
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ReutersZelenskiy Meets Heads of State in Singapore, Seeks Support for Security Summit
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy told the Shangri-La Dialogue on Sun...
June 2, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Foods with Function Claims: Manufacturing Processes Must Be Checked Urgently
Safety is a major prerequisite for supplement products to meet their intended purpose of helping to ...
June 2, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Defense Chief Vows Continued Support for Ukraine
Singapore (Jiji Press)—Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told his Ukrainian counterpart, Ru...
June 2, 2024
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General NewsNew Kyoto Tourism Bus Services to Fight Overtourism; Express Service from Kyoto Station to Tourism Spots
KYOTO — The Kyoto city government on Saturday began operating bus services that only stop at majo...
June 2, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani and Ichiro Suzuki Are the Only Japanese-born Major Leaguers to Compile 100 Homers and 100 Steals; Yoshinobu Yamamoto Get Back to Winning with a 4-1 Victory over the Rockies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed one run over six solid innings, and Jason Heyward a...
June 2, 2024
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CompaniesClassic Toyota Cars Paraded in Nagoya; Event Celebrates Toyota Museum’s 30th Anniversary
NAGOYA — Popular models from Toyota Motor Corp.’s early days were paraded at the Toyota Commemorativ...
June 2, 2024
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ArtKanae and Sumiko Itakura: Retrospective Exhibit of Paris Works by Japanese Painter Couple on Display in Chiba
An exhibition featuring painters Kanae Itakura (1901-29) and his wife, Sumiko (1908-34) — whose t...
June 2, 2024
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Associated PressNorth Korea Is Sending More Trash-Carrying Balloons to South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched hundreds of more trash-carrying balloons toward th...
June 2, 2024
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CompaniesJapanese Megabank Groups Focusing on U.S. Businesses; Increasing Profit Through Higher Interest Rate, Online Banking
Three megabank groups — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc...
June 2, 2024
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DeliciousIwate Pref. Restaurant Spreads The Deliciousness Of Tofu; Manager Hopes The Store Will ‘Energize’ Locals
FUDAI, Iwate —TOFoKU, a restaurant where visitors can enjoy various tofu dishes, opened in April ...
June 2, 2024
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General NewsCity in Osaka Pref. To Form All-Foreigner Volunteer Fire Corps; Group Will Assist Foreign Residents If Disaster Occurs
OSAKA — The government of the city of Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, plans to establish a volunteer...
June 2, 2024
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Associated PressRepublicans Join Trump’s Attacks on Justice System and Campaign of Vengeance after Guilty Verdict
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embracing Donald Trump's strategy of blaming the U.S. justice system after his ...
June 2, 2024