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General NewsRainy Season Begins in Okinawa Pref., Amami Region of Kagoshima Pref., Japan Meteorological Agency Says
Rainy season began in Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami region of Kagoshima Prefecture, according ...
May 21, 2024
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ReutersUS Says It Was ‘Unable’ to Provide Iran Assistance after Helicopter Crash
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logist...
May 21, 2024
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General NewsYamanote Line Entire Operation Resumed after Suspension Due to Signal Check at Osaki Station Which Occurred at around 9:40 a.m. Tuesday (Update 1)
The entire JR Yamanote Line operation resumed at around 10:38 a.m. after suspension due to a sign...
May 21, 2024
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ReutersNorth Korea’s Kim Sends Condolence Message to Iran, KCNA Says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a condolence message to Iran over the ...
May 21, 2024
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Associated PressScarlett Johansson Says a ChatGPT Voice Is ‘Eerily Similar’ to Hers And OpenAI Is Halting Its Use
NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI on Monday said it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices that ...
May 21, 2024
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ReutersJapan Closely Monitoring Weak Yen and Bond Market, Finmin Says
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday he was concerned abou...
May 21, 2024
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Crime & CourtsPolice Plan to Arrest Gang Member over Possible Involvement of Murder of Leader of Another Gang, Who is Also Owner of ‘Dragon Mustache’ Ramen Restaurant in Kobe
The Hyogo prefectural police plan to arrest a senior member of the Kizunakai gang, who has been i...
May 21, 2024
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Associated PressRed Lobster Seeks Bankruptcy Protection Days after Closing Dozens of Restaurants
Red Lobster, the casual dining chain that brought seafood to the masses with inventions like popc...
May 21, 2024
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Associated PressStudio Ghibli Takes a Bow at Cannes with an Honorary Palme d’Or
CANNES, France (AP) — Studio Ghibli, the Japanese anime factory of surreal ecological wonders tha...
May 21, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsIPC To Decide On Inviting Russian, Belarusian Paralympians; President Will Soon Say If They May Come To Opening Ceremony
There are now less than 100 days remaining until Aug. 28, when this year’s Paralympic Games will ...
May 21, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentSurvey Finds 26％ of Voters Approve of the Kishida Cabinet; Number has Remained Between 20 and 30％ for Over Six Months
The approval rating of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet was 26% in the Yomiuri Shimbun’s la...
May 21, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentYoshimasa Hayashi, Chief Cabinet Secretary, Delivers Condolences for Deaths of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, Other Officials
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi delivered his condolences today for the deaths of Irani...
May 20, 2024
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Associated PressICC Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrant for Israeli and Hamas Leaders, Including Netanyahu
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court said Monda...
May 20, 2024
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Elections2 Candidates in Close Race in Shizuoka Gubernatorial Election; Yomiuri Survey, Reportage Find
1SHIZUOKA — Two of six candidates for the Shizuoka gubernatorial election are locked in a neck an...
May 20, 2024
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EconomyMajor Japanese Firms Agree to Raise Pay by 5.58%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major Japanese companies agreed to raise monthly pay by 5.58%, or ¥19,480, o...
May 20, 2024