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AFP-JIJIEU Parliament Adopts ‘Pioneering’ Rules on AI
The European Parliament gave final approval on Wednesday to the world’s most far-reaching rules t...
March 14, 2024
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CompaniesTest Facility for Thermal Power Generation Using Ammonia Unveiled
Hekinan, Aichi Pref. (Jiji Press)—Power generation company Jera Co. and engineering firm IHI Corp...
March 14, 2024
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BaseballMLB Seoul Series: Yoshinobu Yamamoto Allow Four Runs over 4 2/3 Innings; Mariners 8, Dodgers 1
Los Angeles Dodgers righty Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out the side in the first against Seattle be...
March 14, 2024
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Associated PressA Former Boeing Manager Who Raised Safety Concerns Appears to Have Taken His Own Life, Coroner Says
A former Boeing manager who raised safety questions about the aircraft maker has been found dead ...
March 14, 2024
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ReutersUS Investigators Say Video Footage Overwritten of Work on Boeing Jet’s Door Plug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Wednes...
March 14, 2024
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General NewsFuneral Company Mistakenly Cremates Woman’s Body after Coffin Switched with Other Man’s; Family Found Unrecognizable Items in Ashes
A funeral company in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, accidently cremated a woman’s body after a co...
March 14, 2024
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Associated PressThe Treated Discharge from Japan’s Ruined Fukushima Nuclear Plant Is Safe, IAEA Chief Says on Visit
FUTABA, Japan (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic agency observed firsthand the Fukushima Daiichi ...
March 14, 2024
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General NewsHokuriku Shinkansen’s Kanazawa-Tsuruga Section to Open Sat.
Fukui (Jiji Press)—An extended section of the Hokuriku Shinkansen bullet train line will open on ...
March 14, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Eyes Cabinet Decision on Defense Equipment Exports
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Wednesday that any Japanese exports of int...
March 14, 2024
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General NewsJapan Falls to 24th in U.N. Rankings on Human Development
New York (Jiji Press)—Japan was ranked 24th out of the 193 surveyed countries and regions around ...
March 14, 2024
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Defense & SecurityU.S. Military Osprey Flights Resume in Japan; Concerns Raised Over Safety, Transparency (Update 1)
Flights of U.S. military Osprey aircraft, which had been grounded after a fatal crash off Kagoshi...
March 14, 2024
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Associated PressHouse Passes a Bill That Could Lead to a TikTok Ban if Chinese Owner Refuses to Sell
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would lead to a nationwide ban of the...
March 14, 2024
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Books & LiteratureJapan’s Economy Ministry Project Team Strives to Make Bookstores into Cultural Meeting Points in Local Communities
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry established on March 5 a project team under the direct c...
March 14, 2024
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Asia-PacificMarshall Islands President Calls for Enhanced Global Dialogue; Hopes for Japan’s Mediating Role
Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine stressed the importance of dialogue between developed coun...
March 14, 2024
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General NewsFuji-Q Highland to Close Do-Dodonpa, Fastest Roller Coaster in the Industry; Enjoyed by 9.3 Million People Since Opening in 2001
Fuji-Q Highland, a theme park in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture, announced on Wednesday t...
March 13, 2024