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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJapan’s Blue Impulse Aerobatic Display Flight Team Flies over Quake-hit Noto Areas; Show Heartens Affected Residents
WAJIMA. Ishikawa — The Blue Impulse, an aerobatic display team of the Air Self-Defense Force, fle...
March 19, 2024
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General NewsPossible Melted Nuclear Fuel Debris Spotted in Fukushima Reactor; TEPCO Releases Drone Footage from Inside Reactor Pedestal
Icicle-like objects and other masses were observed in video footage taken by a drone inside a con...
March 19, 2024
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General NewsChinese Professor at Japan Univ. Missing after Returning Home
Beijing (Jiji Press)—Chinese professor Hu Shiyun at Japan’s Kobe Gakuin University went missing a...
March 19, 2024
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EconomyYen Tumbles in Tokyo after BOJ Decision
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The yen tumbled against the dollar in Tokyo Tuesday afternoon, following the B...
March 19, 2024
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BaseballMLB Seoul Series; Here’s What Korean Baseball Is All about Ahead of MLB’s 1st Season-Opening Matches in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For most fans around the world, Shohei Ohtani's debut in Dodger blue is...
March 19, 2024
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ReutersSouth Korea Hosted Summit Warns of AI Risks to Democracy
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Monday called fake news and disinformat...
March 19, 2024
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ReutersTrump Fails to Secure Bond for $454 Mln Judgment in Civil Fraud Case as Asset Seizures Loom
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donald Trump's efforts to secure a bond to cover a $454 million judgment in ...
March 19, 2024
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ReutersWhat Putin’s Election Win Tells Us about Russia Today
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin won a record post-Soviet landslide in Russia's electi...
March 19, 2024
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CompaniesJapan’s KDDI to Take Control of Generative AI Startup Elyza
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Telecommunications carrier KDDI Corp. said Monday that it will make generati...
March 19, 2024
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Imperial FamilyEmperor, Empress to Visit Quake-Hit Noto Peninsula on Friday
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit Ishikawa Prefecture’s N...
March 19, 2024
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ReutersOut of Money, Pentagon Chief Looks to Convince Allies of Commitment to Ukraine
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday will try an...
March 19, 2024
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EconomyBOJ Ends Negative Interest Rate Policy; Yield Curve Control Also to Cease(UPDATE2)
The Bank of Japan decided Tuesday at its monetary policy meeting to end years of its negative int...
March 19, 2024
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ReutersGaza’s Catastrophic Food Shortage Means Mass Death Is Imminent, Monitor Says
CAIRO/JERUSALEM/LONDON (Reuters) - Extreme food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already...
March 19, 2024
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ReutersYen Down with JGB Yields, Stocks Rally after Landmark BOJ Policy Pivot (Update 1)
TOKYO, March 19 (Reuters) - The yen weakened and Japanese government bond yields fell after the B...
March 19, 2024
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March 19, 2024