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Wider WorldBrazil to Discuss Apology for Post-WWII Internment of Japanese Immigrants, Descendants
RIO DE JANEIRO — The Brazilian Amnesty Commission plans to discuss whether to apologize for human...
May 23, 2024
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EconomyJapan Real Wages Drop at Fastest Pace in 9 Years in FY 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s inflation-adjusted real wages fell 2.2% in fiscal 2023 from the pre...
May 23, 2024
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/24-5/30)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
May 23, 2024
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Crime & CourtsDeath Penalty Sought Again for Hakamata over 1966 Murder Case
Shizuoka, May 22 (Jiji Press) — Public prosecutors Wednesday again sought the death penalty for I...
May 23, 2024
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Washington PostOn the Week Trump’s Florida Trial Was Scheduled to Start, Uncertainty and a Pre-Trial Hearing
FORT PIERCE, Fla. - Donald Trump’s classified-documents trial was supposed to begin with jury sel...
May 23, 2024
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Washington PostU.S. Says Russia Probably Put ‘Counterspace Weapon’ in Orbit to Attack Satellites
The U.S. government has assessed that Russia recently launched a “counterspace weapon” into orbit...
May 23, 2024
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Washington PostOn Her Clemency Quest, Some Say Marilyn Mosby Is Leaving Out Key Facts
In Marilyn Mosby’s first stop on her public campaign for a presidential pardon, Baltimore’s forme...
May 23, 2024
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Associated PressLeaders of South Korea, China and Japan Will Meet Next Week for the First Time Since 2019
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will meet next week in Seoul fo...
May 23, 2024
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General NewsBodies of Woman and 3 Children Found After House Fire in Tokyo; 1 Man Found Alive, Taken To Hospital For Smoke Inhalation
A fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. Thursday in a two-story house in the Togoshi area of Shinagawa ...
May 23, 2024
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Outside ContributorsUrban Japanese Losing Touch With Animistic Roots; Soulful Greenery Gives Way to Soulless Cement
The season of hanami cherry blossom viewing parties has passed. Some people — especially visitors...
May 23, 2024
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ScienceOrangutan Found Administering Medicinal Plant to Treat Wounds
In June 2022, a male Sumatran orangutan named Rakus sustained a facial wound below the right eye,...
May 23, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialU.S. Tariffs on China: Rising Trade Friction Cause for Concern
If trade friction between the United States and China intensifies, the damage to the global econo...
May 23, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Political Funds Control Law: Ruling, Opposition Parties Must Cooperate to Realize Legal Revisions
Although political parties may be acting with the next House of Representatives election in mind,...
May 23, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentDebate on AI Regulations Starts at Expert Panel; Japan Govt Policy Based on ‘Maximizing Benefits, Reducing Risk’
The government began discussing regulations for artificial intelligence at an expert panel Wednes...
May 23, 2024
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GlobalInternational Conference of Eminent Persons Closes, Consensus Reached: “People Should be Involved” in Nuclear Weapons Management
The fourth meeting of the International Group of Eminent Persons for a World without Nuclear Weap...
May 23, 2024