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Politics & GovernmentSouth Korea Willing to Issue New Joint Document with Japan; Preparing for 60th Anniversary of Normalizing Relations
SEOUL — With 2025 marking the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations betwe...
March 13, 2024
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CompaniesMajor Japan Firms Agree to Labor Unions’ Pay Demands; Hopes for Higher Wages to Spur Virtuous Economic Cycle
Many major companies offered Wednesday to provide the full amount requested by their unions in th...
March 13, 2024
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YIESJoseph Stiglitz Expresses Concern About the Future of Democracy; Warns What Happens in U.S. Could Happen Elsewhere
Columbia University Prof. Joseph Stiglitz said in a speech in Tokyo on Wednesday that depending o...
March 13, 2024
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ScienceNobel Laureates Sound Alarm as Argentina Cuts Science Funding
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Sixty-eight Nobel laureates in chemistry, medicine, economics, and physi...
March 13, 2024
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General NewsConcerns Growing over Measles Outbreak in Japan
Tokyo, March 13 (Jiji Press)—Concerns are growing that measles infections may become widespread i...
March 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentMoney Scandal Cuts LDP Membership by over 30,000
TOKYO (Jiji Press)—Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Tuesday its membership stood at 1...
March 13, 2024
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RugbyEddie Jones Aims to Make Japan Top 4 Side, Find Rugby’s Ohtani
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new rugby union coach Eddie Jones said on Wednesday he was aiming to ma...
March 13, 2024
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Washington PostUnder Partisan Fire, Hur Defends Report That Questions Biden’s Memory
Republicans and Democrats squeezed former special counsel Robert K. Hur for more than four hours ...
March 13, 2024
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Washington PostHouse TikTok Bill Faces A Minefield in the Senate
The House on Tuesday was speeding toward a vote on a bill that could lead to the forced sale or n...
March 13, 2024
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CompaniesMercedes-Benz Japan Ordered to Pay Over ¥1.2 Billion for Misleading Representation for SUVs
The Consumer Affairs Agency on Tuesday ordered Mercedes-Benz Japan Co. in Chiba to pay more than ...
March 13, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Decommissioning of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant: Devise Ways to Proceed with Extremely Difficult Work
Thirteen years have passed since the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant of Tokyo El...
March 13, 2024
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CompaniesJFTC Finds Costco Violated Subcontract Law; Cut Agreed Upon Payments to Suppliers
The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday issued a recommendation to Costco Wholesale Japan, Ltd...
March 13, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
LDP to Amend Its Constitution: Revisions Must Lead to Effective Party Reforms
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s aim to review party regulations and restore the public’s trust...
March 13, 2024
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Donald Keene’s LegacyDonald Keene Remembered for Decades of Friendship on Tokyo Shopping Street; Exhibit Features Shopkeepers’ Quotes about Late Scholar
An exhibit titled “My Neighbor Keene Sensei,” featuring memorable quotes from store owners and other...
March 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Collects Data on AI-related Copyright Infringement Cases, to Consider Measures to Help Creators
The Cultural Affairs Agency has started to collect data on copyright infringement cases linked to...
March 13, 2024