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Crime & CourtsTokyo Parents Suspected of Murdering 4-Year-Old Daughter Arrested Again for Murder of Girl’s Aunt
A father and mother currently under arrest for murdering their 4-year-old daughter were arrested ...
March 6, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt Adds 8, including Senior Hamas Members, to Sanction List; Aiming ‘To Counter the Funding of Terrorism’
Japan on Tuesday imposed sanctions, including asset freezing, on an additional eight individuals ...
March 6, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentGovt Proposes Putting Unification Church under Increased Scrutiny
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The culture ministry on Wednesday sought opinions from an advisory panel abo...
March 6, 2024
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (March 6)
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March 6, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Extends Decline as Tech Tracks Wall Street Slump (Update 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average narrowly missed out on a record close for a second...
March 6, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Administration Would Cap Credit Card Late Fees at $8, Part of Campaign against Junk Fees
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced a rule Tuesday to cap all credit card late fees...
March 6, 2024
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Japan In FocusLaotian Buddhist Statues Get a New Lease on Life; A Japanese Sculptor Takes His Skills Overseas To Restore Laotian Artifacts
MINOBU, Yamanashi — From Buddhist statues’ missing heads to destroyed temples, many scars of Laos...
March 6, 2024
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ReutersAnthropic Releases More Powerful Claude 3 AI as Tech Race Continues
Anthropic, a startup backed by Google GOOGL.O and Amazon.com AMZN.O, on Monday revealed a suite o...
March 6, 2024
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Associated PressFacebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage
A technical issue caused widespread login issues for a few hours across Meta's Facebook, Instagra...
March 6, 2024
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Associated PressHaitian Prime Minister Lands in Puerto Rico as He Tries to Return Home to Quell Gang Violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's prime minister landed in Puerto Rico on Tuesday, answering a...
March 6, 2024
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SumoThe Sumo Scene / New Ozeki Kotonowaka to Retain Name for 1 Tourney to Honor Father
The Spring Grand Tournament, scheduled to start Sunday, will welcome a new ozeki — Kotonowaka, 26...
March 6, 2024
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ReutersPhilippines Summons China Diplomat over ‘Aggressive’ Actions in South China Sea
BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines summoned China's deputy chief of mission in Manila on ...
March 6, 2024
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Politics & Government
Japan to Take Up to 800,000 Foreign Workers through FY 2028
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The Japanese government is considering setting the cap on the number of foreig...
March 6, 2024
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Defense & SecurityKishida Warns of Negative Impact if Fighter Exports Not Allowed
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida warned Tuesday that Japan’s defense will be neg...
March 6, 2024
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Associated PressTaylor Swift Struck a Deal with Singapore Not to Perform in Any Other Southeast Asian Country
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Taylor Swift stole the show at an Asian summit Tuesday when Singapore...
March 6, 2024