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BaseballRobots Replicate Reality: High-tech Pitching Machine Mimics Every Pitcher
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nestor Cortes got behind the plate in a batting cage and watched an 8-foot-hig...
March 27, 2024
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CompaniesAeon Announces Price Cuts of Up to 23%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. has announced price cuts of 2% to 23% for 28 ...
March 27, 2024
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General News2 Deaths Among Users of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Supplements; Osaka City Government Issues Recall Order
Two people died and 106 have been hospitalized in connection with health problems in people who i...
March 27, 2024
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ObituariesFarewell Ceremony Held for Late Enka Ballad Singer Aki Yashiro; 3,000 Attendees Include Singers Hiroshi Itsuki and Sachiko Kobayashi
A farewell ceremony for enka ballad singer Aki Yashiro, who passed away in December at 73, was he...
March 27, 2024
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Japan In Focus‘Snow Country’ Alight with Orange Lanterns; Festival to Foster Love of Home in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata Pref.
MINAMI-UONUMA, Niigata — The Junior Chamber of International Yukiguni in the city of Minami-Uonum...
March 27, 2024
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General NewsKobayashi Pharmaceutical Slow to Deal With Fatal Supplements; Announcement Came More Than 2 Months After Problem Discovered
It took more than two months after Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. found out some of its supplements...
March 27, 2024
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ReutersJapan Makes Strongest Intervention Warning as Yen Hits 34-year Low
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's finance minister issued his strongest warning to date on Wednesday abou...
March 27, 2024
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ReutersBOJ Must Support Economy with Easy Policy, Says Governor Ueda
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Wednesday it was important to support...
March 27, 2024
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ReutersJGB Yields Drop after Solid Auction Sales, BOJ Comments (Update 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds (JGB) traded in a narrow range again on Wednesday, wi...
March 27, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialOfficial Land Prices Rising: Link Stable Recovery to Virtuous Economic Cycle
Land prices are increasingly on an upward trend nationwide. This is mainly due to strong housing dem...
March 27, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Ohtani’s Interpreter: Sports Betting Scandal Illustrates Terrible Nature of Gambling Addiction
Many people were likely shocked by the allegations of illegal gambling against a close ally of the w...
March 27, 2024
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ReutersJapan Hiked Interest Rates. Why Is the Yen Falling?
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007 this month in a m...
March 27, 2024
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Asia-PacificTravel to China Booming among Hong Kongers; Political Apathy Spreads Following Tightened Government Control
SHENZHEN, China - Traveling to and shopping in mainland China has become increasingly popular amo...
March 27, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan Aims to Mass-Produce Passenger Planes by 2035; Industry Seen as Important for Security, Defense
The government will promote cooperation between the public and private sectors to establish an ai...
March 27, 2024
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Yen Hits 34-yr Low Ahead of Key US Inflation Test
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar climbed on Wednesday in the wake of more strong U.S. economic da...
March 27, 2024