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Associated Press
Biden: World ‘Turning the Tide’ After Backslide on Democracy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday offered an optimistic outlook on the health of de...
March 30, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Ride Wave of WBC Enthusiasm into Domestic Season
The professional baseball season in Japan has arrived, hot on the heels of the 2023 World Baseball C...
March 30, 2023
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Associated Press
Musk, Scientists Call for Halt to AI Race Sparked by ChatGPT
Are tech companies moving too fast in rolling out powerful artificial intelligence technology that c...
March 30, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Japan Man Directs Police to Skeleton Buried in His Yard
CHIBA — Skeletal remains were found in a yard in Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture, after the 37-year-old r...
March 30, 2023
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Fashion
Anteprima’s Wirebags Bring Light and Love to a Dark World
MILAN — Japanese fashion brand Anteprima might just throw some people for a loop as what comes to mi...
March 30, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Govt, Educators must Devise Ways to Cultivate Children’s Ability to Think
It is important to effectively utilize digital teaching materials as a supplement to paper textbooks...
March 30, 2023
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Companies
5 Toshiba Ex-Execs Ordered to Pay Damages over Accounting Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered five former Toshiba Corp. executive...
March 30, 2023
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Music
From Sendai to the World: Monkey Majik’s New Album Released for the 1st Time in 3 Years
Sendai-based twin-vocal band Monkey Majik packaged three years’ worth of pent-up creative energy in ...
March 30, 2023
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Economy
TPP Members Seen Opening Door to Britain
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan, Australia and other members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade ...
March 30, 2023
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Reuters
Taiwan President Starts Sensitive U.S. Stopover; China Warns against Meetings
WASHINGTON/TAOYUAN, Taiwan, March 29 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York...
March 30, 2023
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General News
Chairs gifted to 2011 quake babies encourage families
There were 104 babies born on the very day that Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures were struck ...
March 30, 2023
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General News
Bar Association Calls for Changes to Japan school’s haircut rules
OSAKA — School rules that call for students to style their hair in a certain way do not violate the ...
March 30, 2023
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General News
Japan Telegram Service Providers Seek to Reinvigorate Market
Telegram service providers, including major telecommunications companies, are seeking ways to revita...
March 29, 2023
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Reuters
BOJ’s New Deputy Chief Flags Chance of Change to Yield Control Policy
TOKYO, March 29 (Reuters) - Bank of Japan (BOJ) Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said on Wednesday a ...
March 29, 2023
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General News
New Evacuation Plan for Mt. Fuji Eruption
Residents of areas within the reach of potential lava flows should Mt. Fuji erupt are urged to evacu...
March 29, 2023