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Associated PressAi Fukuhara Reaches Agreement with Ex-Husband as Diet Considers Joint Custody Bill
TOKYO (AP) — A once-beloved Japanese table tennis star said Friday she has reached a settlement w...
March 16, 2024
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Political PulseThe Power of Sports to Enhance Quality of Life for the Elderly
J.League soccer begins its season in spring. With Japan’s birthrate chronically low and its popul...
March 16, 2024
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US & CanadaTrump Likely to Take ‘Harder Line’ Against Japan, Other Allies in Second Term, His Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper Warns
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. President Donald Trump likely will take “a harder line” toward U.S. alli...
March 16, 2024
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US & CanadaFormer U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper Voices Concerns Over a Trump Second Term; New Administration Would Likely Be Isolationist
Former U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, who served in the administration of former U.S. Preside...
March 16, 2024
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Asia-PacificTibetans Find Themselves Under Tighter Control by China 16 Years after Uprising
CHENGDU, China — As Tibet on Thursday marked the 16th anniversary of a 2008 uprising against Chin...
March 16, 2024
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CompaniesMcDonald’s Japan: System Failure Causes Suspension of Operations at Many Outlets
McDonald’s Japan had a system failure Friday afternoon, causing many outlets around the country t...
March 15, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentDiscussions on Joint Custody Begin in Japan’s Lower House; Justice Minister Intends to Enact Bill During Current Diet Session
Deliberations on a bill to revise the Civil Code and other laws on child custody began Thursday a...
March 15, 2024
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General NewsM-5.5 Quake Hits Near Amami-Oshima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit near Amami-Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture at 19:32 p.m. on ...
March 15, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Cabinet Proposes Change to Foreign Trainee Program to Address Labor Crunch; Expects to Attract 820,000 over 5 Years
The government decided at a Cabinet meeting on Friday to present a legal revision that will aboli...
March 15, 2024
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CompaniesHonda, Nissan Announce Strategic Partnership is Under Consideration; AI Development, Component Standardization Being Mulled
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. announced Friday that they have officially started consideri...
March 15, 2024
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General NewsLimited Express Thunderbird Makes Last Journey in Ishikawa Pref. Ahead of Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension
NANAO, Ishikawa — The Thunderbird limited express train transported its final passengers between ...
March 15, 2024
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Crime & CourtsJapan’s District Courts Divided over Same-Sex Marriage Ban; Lawsuits Expected to be Taken to High Courts
District courts have been divided on whether the lack of a legal framework for same-sex marriage ...
March 15, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentAgreement Reached on Next-Generation Fighter Jet Exports; LDP, Komeito Talks Focus on Komeito’s Concerns
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito have agreed to allow...
March 15, 2024
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CompaniesRakuten Mobile Temporalily Experienced Data Communication Failure in Some Areas; Service Restored (UPDATE1)
Rakuten Mobile, Inc. announced Friday that data communication has been unavailable or difficult t...
March 15, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialUpper House Political Ethics Council: Asking Accounting Staff about Political Funds Is an Option
As in the case of the House of Representatives, a similar repetition of questions and answers was he...
March 15, 2024