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Markets
Tokyo Stocks Likely to Move Narrowly Next Week
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks are expected to move in a tight range this week, with investors re...
March 4, 2023
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Defense & Security
Japan, U.S. Hold Joint Drills in Kagoshima Prefecture
A joint exercise by the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps was shown to the press in Kago...
March 4, 2023
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Crime & Courts
3 Arrested over Padding Rakuten Mobile Contracting Fees
TOKYO — Tokyo police arrested three people Friday for allegedly defrauding Rakuten Mobile Inc. of ab...
March 4, 2023
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Companies
Faults under Shika N-Power Plant Not Active: NRA
TOKYO — The Nuclear Regulation Authority decided Friday that there are no active faults underneath H...
March 4, 2023
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Travel Spots
Fukui: Giant Dinosaur Robots to Appear in Front of Station
FUKUI — The Fukui prefectural government will install two life-size robot dinosaurs next year in fro...
March 4, 2023
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Washington Post
Elon Musk was Supposed to Boost Tesla. Instead He Replayed the Hits.
SAN FRANCISCO – Elon Musk unveiled pieces of his “Master Plan” for a more sustainable planet and sho...
March 4, 2023
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Washington Post
His Bank Card was Declined. A Stranger Stepped up, and Now They’re ‘Friends for Life.’
Jason James Boudreaux was at the grocery checkout counter to buy seafood and drinks for a family din...
March 4, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
South Korea’s ‘jeonse’ Rent-Free Renters Hit by Property Downturn
SEOUL (Reuters) — A downturn in South Korea’s home prices is causing pain in the country’s unusual r...
March 4, 2023
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Baseball
Ohtani Practices with Samurai Japan in Nagoya Ahead of WBC
NAGOYA — Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels arrived on Friday at Vantelin Dome Nagoya and prac...
March 4, 2023
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Washington Post
A Cleaning Company Illegally Hired a 13-year-old. Her Family is Paying the Price.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. – At 13, she was too young to be cleaning a meatpacking plant in the heart of Neb...
March 4, 2023
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Japan In Focus
Miyazaki: Glad Hand: Wagyu Leather Gloves to Debut in MLB
MIYAZAKI — Gloves made from wagyu cattle leather are set to make their debut in Major League Basebal...
March 4, 2023
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Washington Post
A New Generation of Palestinian Fighters is Rising up in the West Bank
NABLUS, West Bank – A Palestinian militant named Mohammad Abu Dhraa strode boldly through this city’...
March 4, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Years of Confusion over Floodgates Damaged Public Confidence in Govt
A legal battle that lasted more than 20 years has finally come to an end. But local residents’ distr...
March 4, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Russia-China Unity Hindering International Cooperation
It must be said that China, while appearing to advocate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, has made i...
March 4, 2023
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Associated Press
US to Focus Bison Restoration on Expanding Tribal Herds
DENVER (AP) — U.S. officials will work to restore more large bison herds to Native American lands un...
March 4, 2023