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Associated Press
Biden Expected to Tighten Rules on U.S. Investment in China
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The Biden administration is close to tightening rules on some overseas inves...
March 5, 2023
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General News
Ex-Jewish Evacuee Revisits Kobe after Some 80 Years
KOBE (Jiji Press) — A 95-year-old Jewish man late last month revisited Kobe, where he temporarily st...
March 5, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan Hosts 1st Asia Zero Emissions Ministerial Meeting
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan hosted the first ministerial meeting of its Asia Zero Emissions Community...
March 5, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Allow Small, Midsize Firms to Reflect Cost Increases So That They Can Raise Wages
It is unacceptable for large companies to unilaterally impose the burden of cost increases on small ...
March 5, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Why Did High School Suspect Have Yearning for Indiscriminate Killing?
What was lurking in the high school student’s heart? The background of the incident must be uncovere...
March 5, 2023
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Reuters
China Plans 7.2% Defense Spending Rise This Year, Faster than GDP Target
BEIJING (Reuters) — China will boost defense spending 7.2% this year, slightly outpacing last year’s...
March 5, 2023
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Associated Press
China Sets This Year’s Economic Growth Target at ‘around 5%’
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government announced plans to promote a consumer-led revival of the strugglin...
March 5, 2023
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Politics & Government
Suga to Head Japan-ROK Lawmaker Group
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will take over as head of the supra-partisan Japan-Korea Parlia...
March 5, 2023
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Associated Press
Civilians Flee Embattled Town as Ukrainian Pullout Looms
KHROMOVE, Ukraine (AP) — Pressure from Russian forces mounted Saturday on Ukrainians hunkered down i...
March 5, 2023
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Associated Press
China Sets This Year’s Economic Growth Target at ‘around 5%’
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Sunday set this year's economic growth target at “around 5%” as...
March 5, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Kyoto Man Arrested over Murder of University Student with Highly Toxic Element
OSAKA — A 37-year-old Kyoto man was arrested Friday on suspicion of killing a university student by ...
March 5, 2023
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Politics & Government
Poultry Farm to Subdivide Facilities to Avoid Large-scale Culls amid Avian Flu Outbreak
An egg farm in Aomori Prefecture will divide its coops into groups to mitigate the spread of avian i...
March 5, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Kishida Eyes Reiterating Joint Declaration and Past Statements on Japan-South Korea Relations
The Japanese government has begun preparing for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to express his position...
March 4, 2023
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Reuters
UK Says Ukraine Forces under increasingly Severe Pressure Defending Bakhmut
Ukrainian forces defending Bakhmut are facing increasingly strong pressure from Russian forces, Brit...
March 4, 2023
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Companies
Toyota, Nippon Steel Agree on Price Hike for 1st Half of FY 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. and Nippon Steel Corp. have agreed on an increase in steel p...
March 4, 2023