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Asia-Pacific
China Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech
BEIJING — China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance r...
April 5, 2023
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Science
Japan-Australia Research Team Receives Guinness Record for Footage of Fish 8,300 Meters Underwater
A team of scientists from academic institutions in Japan and Australia has filmed a fish at a depth ...
April 5, 2023
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Defense & Security
Japan’s Ishin and DPFP Parties Endorse Defense Buildup
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People have expressed their b...
April 5, 2023
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Travel Spots
Japan shrimp fishermen log 40-ton catches
Crates of sakura-ebi shrimp fill the floor at the season’s first auction of the popular food early W...
April 5, 2023
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General News
Damage Inside Nuclear Reactor Feared Greater than Assumed
Damage to the interior of a support structure at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may extend ...
April 5, 2023
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Technology
Tsuruga Reactor Screening to Be Put on Hold Again
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday decided to ask the operator of a ...
April 5, 2023
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Environment
Sharks, Tourists Jostle for Space around Thai Destination Island
MAYA BAY, Thailand (Reuters) — On any given day in Thailand’s Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef shark...
April 5, 2023
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Other Sports
Ikee Qualifies in 1st Individual Event for Worlds Since Illness
In the latest step forward of her amazing recovery from leukemia, swimming star Rikako Ikee has qual...
April 5, 2023
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Environment
Bottled Water Consumption Puts Drinking Water Goal under Threat
Surging global bottled water consumption reflects the failure by governments to improve public water...
April 5, 2023
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Economy
Japan Aims for Sixfold Increase in Hydrogen Supply by 2040
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government said Tuesday it will set a target of increasing annual ...
April 5, 2023
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Environment
Aquarium to Release Orca after 53 Years in Captivity
A Florida aquarium has reached a deal with animal welfare advocates to release Lolita, a 2,268-kilog...
April 5, 2023
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General News
Ryuichi Sakamoto Composed Anthem for Tokushima College before He Died
The school song of a new vocational college in Kamiyama, Tokushima Prefecture, has been credited to ...
April 5, 2023
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General News
Ex-Top Bureaucrat Admits to Personnel Meddling at Company
Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese vice transport minister Masaru Honda has admitted to pre...
April 5, 2023
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General News
40% of Japan Nursery Schools Fall Short of Capacity
At least 40% of nursery schools in urban areas failed to meet their April 2023 enrollment quota, due...
April 5, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Consul Meets Astellas Employee Detained in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — A Japanese consul had a meeting on Tuesday with a Japanese employee of drugma...
April 5, 2023