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Defense & SecurityData Shows N. Korean Spy Satellite Controllable; Analysis Finds Steadily Orbiting over Japan, S. Korea
A military reconnaissance satellite launched by North Korea last November was found to have been ...
March 12, 2024
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General NewsTomoko Akane Becomes 1st Japanese Judge Elected to Head ICC; Akane Received Arrest Warrant from Russia for Pursuing War Crimes (Update 1)
THE HAGUE — Judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC) elected Judge Tomoko Akane as its pr...
March 12, 2024
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ScienceResearchers to Conduct Drilling Survey Related to 2011 Quake, Seek to Ascertain Mechanism Behind Giant Tsunami
A team of international researchers will begin a large drilling survey in September around the ep...
March 12, 2024
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CompaniesKeidanren Chairman: BOJ’s Monetary Policy Likely to Normalize in the Not-Too-Distant Future
The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) Chairman Masakazu Tokura expressed on Monday his expect...
March 11, 2024
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General NewsJapanese Students Hold Event To Thank Taiwanese People for Donations Following 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake
TAIPEI — Japanese students in Taiwan held an annual event on Sunday to thank the Taiwanese people...
March 11, 2024
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Fashion2024 Autumn/Winter Tokyo Fashion Week Kicks Off in Shibuya; Event Held Through Saturday
The 2024 Autumn/Winter Tokyo Collection kicked off Monday. Pays des Fees, known for its strangely...
March 11, 2024
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General NewsSurvey Shows 2,300 Communities Nationwide have Created Disaster Management Plans; Lessons From Previous Disasters Used to Create Plans
It has been 10 years since the Community Disaster Management Plan system was systematically imple...
March 11, 2024
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BasketballKeisei Tominaga Scored a Game-High 30 Points as Nebraska Cruised to An 85-70
Keisei Tominaga scored a game-high 30 points as Nebraska cruised to an 85-70 victory over host Mi...
March 11, 2024
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ReutersNews Agencies Withdraw Photo of UK’s Princess of Wales
LONDON (Reuters) - Several leading news organisations have withdrawn a photograph issued by Kensi...
March 11, 2024
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Associated PressMuslims Welcome the Holy Month of Ramadan with a Mix of Joy and Deep Concern
Muslims around the world are welcoming the arrival of Ramadan, a month of dawn-to-dusk fasting, i...
March 11, 2024
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Associated PressChina’s Congress Ends with a Show of Unity behind Xi’s Vision for National Greatness
BEIJING (AP) — China's national congress was concluding its annual session Monday with the usual ...
March 11, 2024
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Associated Press5 People Found Dead at a Honolulu Home in An Apparent Murder-Suicide, Police Say
HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu police said Sunday they were investigating what appears to be the murder...
March 11, 2024
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EconomyJapan’s Oct.-Dec. Revised GDP Up 0.4％ at Annual Rate
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s revised gross domestic product in October-December 2023 rose a revis...
March 11, 2024
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Associated PressAl-Qaida’s Yemen Branch Says Leader Khalid Al-Batarfi Dead in Unclear Circumstances
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant...
March 11, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial13 Years Since Great East Japan Earthquake: Examine How to Deal with Declining Local Populations / Apply experience from Tohoku in Noto
The Great East Japan Earthquake highlighted the reality of how difficult it is to rebuild townscapes...
March 11, 2024