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Defense & SecurityMaritime Self-Defense Force, Japan Coast Guard to Jointly Assist Marshall Islands’ coast guard authorities; Aims for ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’
The Maritime Self-Defense Force and the Japan Coast Guard plan to visit the Marshall Islands this...
May 13, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Shionogi Says COVID Treatment Did Not Meet Endpoint in Late-Stage Trial
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Shionogi & Co said on Monday its pill-based treatment for COVID-19 did ...
May 13, 2024
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ReutersSoftBank Swings to Q4 Profit in Sign of Comeback Gaining Steam
TOKYO (Reuters) - Technology investor SoftBank Group 9984.T reported a second successive quarterl...
May 13, 2024
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General NewsPanel Calls for Pay Hike for Teachers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An advisory panel to the education minister on Monday proposed raising allow...
May 13, 2024
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Japan In FocusTokyo Record Shop Offers Precious J-pop Memories of Bygone Era; No Age Restrictions When It Comes to Being
Showa-era idols, American cars and other striking images catch the eye at Diskunion Shinjuku Show...
May 13, 2024
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General NewsWWII Color Footage of Japan’s Battleship Yamato Discovered; Citizen Group from Oita Prefecture Makes Historic Discovery
Color footage of the World War II battleship Yamato, which was sunk in the final phase of the war...
May 13, 2024
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General NewsSurvey: Egg Freezing by Healthy Women on Rise; More Medical Institutions Offer ‘Social Egg Freezing’
About 30% of medical institutions offering in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment have frozen the...
May 13, 2024
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General NewsSnake Found Under Seat on Tokyo’s JR Yamanote Line; No Injuries Result From What Appears to be Rat Snake
A 20-centimeter-long snake was discovered on the JR Yamanote Line in Tokyo on Sunday afternoon, a...
May 13, 2024
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Washington PostMan Who Received Pig Kidney Transplant Dies Weeks after Milestone Surgery
Richard “Rick” Slayman, the first patient to receive a genetically edited kidney from a pig, has ...
May 13, 2024
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Washington PostTrump Insults Prosecutor at Jersey Shore Rally Filled with Vulgar Jabs
WILDWOOD, N.J. - Donald Trump on Saturday insulted the prosecutor who has charged him in his ongo...
May 13, 2024
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Washington PostIsraeli Operations in North and South Gaza Force Displaced to Flee Again
JERUSALEM - Israeli forces continued to advance on the southern city of Rafah on Sunday and launc...
May 13, 2024
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Washington PostIn Homestretch of Maryland U.S. Senate Primary, Identity Is Center Stage
In the closing hours of her primary campaign for U.S. Senate, Prince George’s Executive Angela Al...
May 13, 2024
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Crime & CourtsMetropolitan Police Department Raids Tsubasa Party Office over Election Sabotage Suspicions
The Metropolitan Police Department raided the head office of Tsubasa no To (Tsubasa Party) among ...
May 13, 2024
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Books & LiteratureKotaro Isaka’s Thriller ‘The Mantis’ Shortlisted for CWA Daggers; Author Previously Nominated for ‘Bullet Train’
Kotaro Isaka’s novel “Ax” (“The Mantis”) has been shortlisted for the Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Aw...
May 13, 2024
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Travel SpotsTraditional Sento Public Bathhouse Opens Branch in Harajuku, Tokyo’s Youth Culture, Fashion Hub
A sento public bathhouse has opened in Harajuku, the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion...
May 13, 2024