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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Join Maritime Aid Delivery to Gaza
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will join a maritime corridor initiative to deliver aid supplies to Ga...
March 16, 2024
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Japan In FocusOita: Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama Celebrates 100th Birthday
OITA — Former Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. who served as leader in the 1990s, celebrated his...
March 16, 2024
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Washington PostJoe Biden’s Obsessive Search for the Right Words
One day when Jen Psaki was serving as White House press secretary, she was asked to introduce Pre...
March 16, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida: LDP to Consider Questioning ex-Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori over Political Funds Scandal
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will consider questioning former Prime M...
March 16, 2024
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Associated PressFormer Vice President Mike Pence Says He’s not Endorsing Trump
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence says he will not be backing Donald Trump in the ...
March 16, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialExport of Next-Gen Fighter Jet: An Important Step Toward Deepening Security Cooperation
To protect peace amid an extremely deteriorated security environment, it is natural for Japan to str...
March 16, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension: Use Tourism Demand to Aid Reconstruction from Noto Quake
If tourism demand is stimulated for the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, it may prov...
March 16, 2024
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Associated PressApple to Pay $490 Million to Settle Allegations That It Misled Investors about iPhone Sales in China
Apple has agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging CEO Tim Cook misle...
March 16, 2024
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CompaniesJapan FTC Names 10 Firms for Rejecting Subcontractor Price Hikes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Fair Trade Commission on Friday published the names of 10 companies that...
March 16, 2024
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Associated PressHong Kong Jails 12 People over the Storming of the Legislature in 2019 Protests
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court sentenced 12 people Saturday to prison over the storming of th...
March 16, 2024
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Associated PressGermany, France and Poland Vow to Procure More Weapons for Ukraine
BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Poland vowed Friday to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step u...
March 16, 2024
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Associated PressRussians Are Voting in an Election That Holds Little Suspense After Putin Crushed Dissent
Russia began three days of voting Friday in a presidential election that is all but certain to ex...
March 16, 2024
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ReutersRussian Missiles Kill 20 in Odesa, Zelenskiy Vows Retaliation
ODESA, Ukraine (Reuters) - A Russian ballistic missile attack struck a residential area in Ukrain...
March 16, 2024
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RussiaChief Cabinet Secretary: Japan Does Not Recognize Russian Presidential Election in Annexed Ukrainian Territories
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi criticized Russia at a press conference on Friday for h...
March 16, 2024
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ReutersIsrael Approves Plan to Attack Rafah But Keeps Truce Hopes Alive
GAZA STRIP/CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) - Israel on Friday approved a potential assault on the Gaza city...
March 16, 2024