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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Falls on Caution Ahead of US Inflation Data (Update 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average closed lower on Wednesday, as investors booked pro...
April 10, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (April 10)
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April 10, 2024
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ReutersTrump, UK’s Cameron Discuss Ukraine, NATO Spending in Florida Meeting
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump and British Foreign Secretary David Cameron had dinner on Mon...
April 10, 2024
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Associated PressSouth Korea’s President Faces A Crucial Referendum in Parliamentary Election
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol faces a crucial referendum Wednesd...
April 10, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Meets Japan’s PM Kishida over Shared Concerns about China and Differences on US Steel Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began a much-anticipated visit to Washing...
April 10, 2024
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Associated PressMissouri Man Executed for Killing His Cousin and Her Husband in 2006
BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man was executed Tuesday for killing his cousin and her husban...
April 10, 2024
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Japan In FocusCanal Cruise Boat Operations Kick Off in Toyama for 2024
The Yomiuri ShimbunA cruise boat that started this year’s operations at Fugan Canal Kansui Park is s...
April 10, 2024
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ObituariesPeter Higgs, Physicist Who Proposed The Existence of The ‘God particle,’ Dies at 94
LONDON (AP) — Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-cal...
April 10, 2024
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Associated PressSteak, Cherry Blossoms and Paul Simon Will Be Featured at The White House State Dinner for Japan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dry-aged rib eye steak, cherry blossoms and the music of Paul Simon are on tap ...
April 10, 2024
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BaseballDodgers’ Shohei Ohtani Goes 1 for 5, Snapping His Multihit Streak at Five Games; Los Angeles Beats the Minnesota Twins 6-3
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Tyler Glasnow tied his career high with 14 strikeouts in seven scoreless innin...
April 10, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese Public Divided Over Hosting Future Olympic Games As Corruption, Bid-Rigging Scandals Blunt Enthusiasm
The Japanese public is evenly split over whether this nation should host another Olympics and Par...
April 10, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to Set Up Japanese Version of CDC Next April; Aims to Speed Up Response to Infectious Disease Outbreak
The government has decided to establish a Japanese version of the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro...
April 10, 2024
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General News3 of 5 Deceased After Taking Benikoji Supplement Had Pre-Existing Diseases, Health Ministry, Japanese Society of Nephrology Say
Three of the five people who died after taking Kobayashi Pharmaceutical’s supplement containing b...
April 9, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentOnly 37％ Repayment in 2023 for Special COVID Loans; Hundreds of Billions Might Ultimately Be Uncollectible
The government had planned to collect about ¥104.7 billion in COVID-19 loans in 2023, but only ab...
April 9, 2024
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ScienceNew Volcano Research Headquarters to Come Up with Policy by Summer; First Committee of Its Kind in Japan
The government’s newly established headquarters for promoting volcanic observation and research c...
April 9, 2024