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Associated PressGuilty: Trump Becomes First Former U.S. President Convicted of Felony Crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes T...
May 31, 2024
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General NewsOsaka-Kansai Expo Drives Up Wages to Nearly ¥2,000 per Hour; Squeezes Local Businesses Amid Staffing Crunch
Recruitment for workers for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, both inside and outside the facilities, h...
May 31, 2024
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General NewsKyoto’s Gion District Erects Signs Banning Tourists from Private Alleyway; Tourists’ Disrespect Toward Geiko, Maiko Cited as Reason
KYOTO — Signs prohibiting tourists from entering a private alleyway were erected Wednesday in Kyo...
May 31, 2024
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Wider WorldHamas Officials Tell Yomiuri They Reject Talks with Israel; Killing of Civilians in Rafah, Whole of Gaza Must Stop First, They Say
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun on Tuesday in Doha tha...
May 30, 2024
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CompaniesJR Tokai, Tokyu to Run Luxury Train in Shizuoka Pref.
SHIZUOKA (Jiji Press) — Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, and Tokyu Corp. said Thursday tha...
May 30, 2024
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/31-6/6)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
May 30, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, China Ruling Parties Agree to Revive Bilateral Forum; Gaps Remain Over Release of Treated Water From Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi and Liu Jianchao, head of the Chines...
May 30, 2024
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ScienceChinese Fossil Reveals Evolution of Skin in Feathered Dinosaurs
A new fossil of the Cretaceous Period dinosaur Psittacosaurus, a dog-sized herbivore with a parro...
May 30, 2024
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Crime & CourtsTaxi Driver Shot in Kawaguchi, Saitama Pref.; Police Tracking Down Man on Suspicion of Attempted Murder
A 72-year-old taxi driver on Wednesday rushed into a convenience store in the Saiwai-cho district...
May 30, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentNorth Korea Launches Multiple Ballistic Missiles into Sea of Japan; Seen as Reaction to Failed Satellite Launch
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles Thursday morning, with all believed to have fallen ...
May 30, 2024
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ScienceAstronomers Finally Detect Rocky Planet with Atmosphere
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers have searched for years for rocky planets beyond our solar sys...
May 30, 2024
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Washington PostGiant Pandas Are Returning to D.C.’s National Zoo. Meet Bao Li and Qing Bao.
Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington PostPeople enjoy the farewell festival Panda Palooza at the Smithsoni...
May 30, 2024
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ScienceSun’s Magnetic Field May Originate Closer to Solar Surface
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The sun’s magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit ...
May 30, 2024
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Washington PostHow the U.S. Ignored a Chance to Make TikTok Safer
To save itself, TikTok in 2022 offered the U.S. government an extraordinary deal.
...May 30, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Makes Sweeping Promises to Donors on Audacious Fundraising Tour
When Donald Trump met some of the country’s top donors at a luxurious New York hotel earlier this...
May 30, 2024