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General NewsJR Tokai to Suspend Tunnel Work for Maglev Line
Nagoya, May 16 (Jiji Press) — Central Japan Railway Co., or JR Tokai, will briefly suspend drilli...
May 17, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Passes Amendment for Parents to Share Custody of Children After Divorce; Amendment Expected to Take Effect by FY26 (UPDATE 1)
The Diet passed a proposed amendment of the Civil Code on Friday that will allow both parents to ...
May 17, 2024
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CompaniesHonda to Double Investment to Promote EV Shift
Tokyo, May 16 (Jiji Press) — Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it will invest about ¥10 trillion to p...
May 17, 2024
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Social SeriesExamining Generative AI: Impact on Society / Fans Benefit as Sports World Adopts AI, but Other Risks Remain
It was the final day of the Masters in April, and Tiger Woods had just chipped his third shot ont...
May 17, 2024
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ReutersAsian Stocks Ease on Uncertainty Over Timing of U.S. Rate Cuts; Japan’s Nikkei fell 0.48％
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks inched lower on Friday as traders pondered the near term U.S. ...
May 17, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Ends Lower on Tepid Wall Street, BOJ Policy Uncertainty (Update 1)
TOKYO, May 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average snapped a three-day winning streak to end ...
May 17, 2024
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Crime & CourtsNabbed Vietnamese Men May Be Involved in Serial Robberies in Japan
UTSUNOMIYA, Tochigi (Jiji Press)—Japanese police are investigating possible links between recent ...
May 17, 2024
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Film & TVYuumi Kawai Boosts Presence With Acting Prowess; Actor Talks about Deciding on Career in High School
Many viewers must have wondered who played Junko, a delinquent high school student who deeply lov...
May 17, 2024
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Associated PressUkraine Says It Has Checked Russia’s Offensive in a Key Town, but Moscow Says It Will Keep Pushing
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian units locked in street battles with the Kremlin’s forces in a key ...
May 17, 2024
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Associated PressJustice Dept. Makes Arrests in North Korean Identity Theft Scheme Involving Thousands of IT Workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced Thursday multiple arrests in a series of compl...
May 17, 2024
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Associated PressAll Eyes Are on Coppola in Cannes. Sound Familiar?
CANNES, France (AP) — Francis Ford Coppola on Thursday will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival ...
May 17, 2024
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Associated PressStock Market Today: Wall Street Edges Back from Records after Dow Briefly Tops 40,000
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their record heights Thursday after the Dow Jones Ind...
May 17, 2024
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CompaniesJapan’s 3 Megabanks Hit ¥3 Trillion in Combined Annual Net Profits
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The combined consolidated net profits of Japan’s three megabanks in fiscal 2...
May 17, 2024
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ReutersTracking China’s ‘Grey Zone’ Balloon Flights over Taiwan
TAIPEI, May 17 (Reuters) - About a month before Taiwan's January presidential election, China beg...
May 17, 2024
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ReutersPutin and Xi Pledge a New Era and Condemn the United States
BEIJING/MOSCOW, May 16 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin on Thursday ple...
May 17, 2024