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ReutersDollar Tree Misses Holiday-Quarter Estimates, to Shut Nearly 1,000 Stores
Dollar Tree missed market expectations for holiday-quarter sales and profit on Wednesday and laid...
March 14, 2024
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ObituariesMario Zagallo, Brazil’s Four-Time World Cup Winner, Dies at 92
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Mario Zagallo, who won four soccer World Cups for Brazil as either pla...
March 14, 2024
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Associated PressElection Disinformation Takes a Big Leap with AI Being Used to Deceive Worldwide
LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence is supercharging the threat of election disinformation worl...
March 14, 2024
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ObituariesPaul Alexander Thrived While Using An Iron Lung for Decades after Contracting Polio as a Child
DALLAS (AP) — Confined to an iron lung after contracting polio as a child, Paul Alexander managed...
March 14, 2024
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Climate ChangeAt Least 2 Mil. Animals Dead as Extreme Winter Weather Hits Mongolia
BAYANMUNKH SUM, Mongolia (AFP-Jiji) — More than two million animals have died in Mongolia so far ...
March 14, 2024
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Crime & CourtsSapporo High Court Rules Provisions of Civil Code Not Recognizing Same-Sex Marriage ‘Unconstitutional’; Three Same-Sex Couples File Lawsuit
SAPPORO - The Sapporo High Court ruled Thursday that the provisions of the Civil Code and other l...
March 14, 2024
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EconomyMajor Wage Gains Set Stage for BOJ to End Negative Interest Rate; Bank Likely to Debate Change Next Week
The Bank of Japan could be swayed to end its negative interest rate policy after major companies ...
March 14, 2024
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Defense & SecurityCabinet Decision To Be Required Each Time Fighter Aircraft Exported; Kishida Shows Considerations to LDP Coalition Partner Komeito
“Double cabinet approval” is being considered for exporting next-generation fighter aircraft to b...
March 14, 2024
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (3/15-3/21)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
March 14, 2024
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CompaniesNissan, Honda Eye Collaboration for Key EV Components; Envisioned Partnership Would Mainly be for Japan Market
Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. have started considering collaborating to reduce production ...
March 14, 2024
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Yomiuri EditorialCollective Responses in Shunto Negotiations: High-Level Wage Increases Should Take Root
A number of major companies that tend to influence the direction of the shunto spring labor wage neg...
March 14, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Water Cutoffs during Disasters: Why Haven’t More Water Pipes Been Reinforced for Earthquakes?
Every time a major earthquake occurs, aging water pipes are damaged and the water supply is repeated...
March 14, 2024
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Associated PressStorm Carrying Massive ‘Gorilla Hail’ Hits Parts of Kansas and Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, b...
March 14, 2024
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ScienceStone Tools in Ukraine Offer Oldest Evidence of Humans in Europe
A dating method based on cosmic rays has identified stone tools found in western Ukraine as the o...
March 14, 2024
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Crime & CourtsEx-Lawmaker Kakizawa Found Guilty over Vote-Buying
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Thursday found former lawmaker Mito Kakizawa guilty ...
March 14, 2024