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BaseballMLB 2024: Splashy Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto Signings Boost Dodgers as Teams Try to Dethrone Rangers
Baseball's biggest spender has won the World Series just three times in the last 23 seasons: the ...
March 20, 2024
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BaseballDodgers-Padres Season Opener Is a Triumphant Homecoming for Korean Star Kim
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Shohei Ohtani has received the most attention as his Los Angeles Dodger...
March 20, 2024
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Imperial FamilyPrincess Aiko, 22, Attends Graduation Ceremony at Gakushuin University
Princess Aiko, 22, the daughter of the Emperor and Empress, attend her graduation ceremony at the...
March 20, 2024
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General NewsSouth Korean Tanker Capsizes Off Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Pref.; 8 of 11 on Board Dead, 2 Missing (Update 5)
An emergency call was made to rescue the South Korean-flagged tanker Keoyoung Sun (870 tons) that...
March 20, 2024
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US & CanadaU.S. Deputy Secretary of State to Visit Japan, Mongolia
Washington (Jiji Press)—U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will visit Japan and Mongoli...
March 20, 2024
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AFP-JIJIGlobal Shares Higher as Fed Begins Meeting and Japan Hikes Rates
US and European shares inched higher Tuesday as the US Federal Reserve began a policy making meet...
March 20, 2024
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Associated PressPolygamous Sect Member Pleads Guilty in Scheme to Orchestrate Sexual Acts Involving Children
PHOENIX (AP) — A businessman pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring with the leader of an offshoot ...
March 20, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s 1st Human-to-Human Transmission of Tick-Borne Syndrome Confirmed
The National Institute of Infectious Diseases has confirmed the first case of human-to-human tran...
March 20, 2024
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ReutersJAL Nears Decision on Potential Wide-Body Jet Order, Sources Say
March 19 (Reuters) - Japan Airlines is nearing a decision on a potential order of about two dozen...
March 20, 2024
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General NewsExpectations Run High on Educational Exchange between Japan and South Korea; Program Kicks Off With 50 Teachers Invited to Japan
Thanks to improvements to bilateral relations between Japan and South Korea last year, there are ...
March 20, 2024
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Imperial FamilyLDP Team Discusses Stable Imperial Succession; Kishida Wants Prompt Conclusion
The Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting on securing a stable Imperial succession at the party...
March 20, 2024
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EconomyJapan’s Business Groups Welcome BOJ Decision to Lift Negative Interest Rate Policy
TOKYO (Reuters) — The Bank of Japan has made “the appropriate policy decision at the appropriate ...
March 19, 2024
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ReutersHong Kong Legislature Unanimously Passes New National Security Law
HONG KONG (REUTERS) -- Hong Kong's Legislative Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a new nation...
March 19, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentMany Hurdles to Punishing Scandal-Tainted Japanese Lawmakers; LDP Must Determine Who Will Be Sanctioned and How
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Fumio Kishida has called for swift punishme...
March 19, 2024
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Politics & Government
Kishida: Maintaining Monetary Easing Appropriate;‘Not Thinking of Revising’ 2% Inflation Target
“It is appropriate to maintain monetary easing from the perspective of further ensuring positive ...
March 19, 2024