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ReutersGoogle, Apple Breakups on the Agenda as Regulators Target Tech
BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust r...
March 25, 2024
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ReutersPhilippines Defence Minister Dares China to Put Maritime Sovereignty Claim to Arbitration
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines Defence Secretary on Monday dared China to take its claims of ...
March 25, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLiberal Democratic Party’s Nikai Won’t Run in Next Election to Take Responsibility Over Political Funding Scandal (Update 1)
Toshihiro Nikai, 85, former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, held a press confe...
March 25, 2024
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Associated PressChinese Coast Guard Hits Philippine Boat with Water Cannons in Disputed Sea, Causing Injuries
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships hit a Philippine supply boat with water cann...
March 25, 2024
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Associated PressConcert Hall Attack Dents Putin’s Tough Image. He Tries to Use It to Rally Support for Ukraine War
A week ago, President Vladimir Putin swaggered triumphantly onstage at a post-election event surr...
March 25, 2024
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ReutersNorth Korea Leader Kim Jong Un Sends Message of Sympathy to Putin over Massacre, KCNA Says
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message of sympathy to Russian President...
March 25, 2024
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ReutersRussians Lower Flags in Mourning, Suspects Charged in Deadly Concert Hall Attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia lowered flags to half-mast for a day of mourning and charged four men i...
March 25, 2024
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Japan In FocusExhibits Exemplifying Evolution of Dinosaurs, Mammals on Display at Museum in Bando, Ibaraki Pref.; Total of 351 Items to be Shown
BANDO, Ibaraki — Impressive skeletal preparations, stuffed specimens and fossils are on display, ...
March 25, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentNippon Ishin to Aim for LDP-Komeito to Lose Lower House Majority
Kyoto (Jiji Press)—Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) adopted a new campaign policy at ...
March 25, 2024
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Japan In FocusEvent Shows How to Put on 12-Layered Kimono; Noble Lady Clothes from Classical Japan
HAMAMATSU — An event demonstrating how to put on juni-hitoe — a style of kimono noble women wore ...
March 25, 2024
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Imperial FamilyEmpress Dowager Shoken’s Waka Poems Translated into English
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A book of English translations of 100 traditional Japanese “waka” poems by Emp...
March 25, 2024
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EconomyJapan MOF’s Kanda Warns against Yen’s Weakness
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs Masato Kanda on Mo...
March 25, 2024
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General NewsPartial Suspension of Express Trains on JR Sobu Line for Signal Confirmation, Sakura to Tokyo Station
A portion of the JR Sobu Line’s express train line heading towards Tokyo Station from Sakura stat...
March 25, 2024
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BaseballOhtani to Speak to Media for 1st Time Since Illegal Gambling, Theft Allegations against Interpreter
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani plans to speak to the media Monday for the first time since the ...
March 25, 2024
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General NewsPrices of Chocolate, Olive Oil Products Rise; Harvests Hit Hard by Unseasonable Weather
The cost of raw materials has been soaring due to unseasonable weather overseas, leading to the p...
March 25, 2024