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Associated PressBiden and Trump Begin to Rack Up Wins as Super Tuesday Moves Them Closer to November Rematch
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump began racking up early wi...
March 6, 2024
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Associated PressPritzker Prize Goes to Riken Yamamoto, Japanese Architect Who Values Community in Spaces Both Public and Private
The Pritzker Architecture Prize has been awarded to Japan's Riken Yamamoto, who earns the field's...
March 6, 2024
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General NewsJR Tohoku Shinkansen Operation Temporarily Suspended between Tokyo and Morioka Due to Overrun at Koriyama Station in Fukushima Pref.
JR East's Tohoku Shinkansen train Tsubasa No. 121 overran its designated stop position and stopped a...
March 6, 2024
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Social Series13 Years Since the Great East Japan Earthquake / 2011 Quake Survivors Aging in Reconstruction Housing; New Communities Did Not Take Deep Root
About 30,000 public housing units were constructed for people affected by the disaster in Iwate, ...
March 6, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Bookstores to Get Support from New Ministry Team; Officials to Meet With Private Sector to Devise Measures
A team to promote local bookstores was established Tuesday at the Economy, Trade and Industry Min...
March 6, 2024
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General NewsAustralian Lace Monitor Kept in Residential Home Goes Missing in Saitama; Police Investigating Either Theft or Escape
Hasuda, Saitama Prefecture — A pet Australian lace monitor, a lizard native to Australia, went mi...
March 5, 2024
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General NewsGroundbreaking Transplant Doctors Say Surgery Was Last Resort; Three Relatives Donated Organs to Save Young Boy’s Life
A team of doctors at Kyoto University Hospital stressed Monday that careful consideration precede...
March 5, 2024
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General NewsMt. Fuji Climbers to be Charged ¥2,000 to Take Trail on Yamanashi Side
Yamanashi Prefecture, looking to reduce congestion among climbers on Mt. Fuji, will begin chargin...
March 5, 2024
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Crime & CourtsMitsubishi UFJ Trust Employee, 3 Others Arrested over Fraud
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Tokyo police arrested four people, including an employee of Mitsubishi UFJ Tru...
March 5, 2024
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ReutersGermany to Face Travel Chaos with Rail, Airport Strikes to Resume
BERLIN (Reuters) - The German train drivers' union said on Monday it would commence a fresh round...
March 5, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Revises Special Residence Permit Guidelines for Foreign Nationals
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Immigration Services Agency released on Tuesday revised guidelines on gr...
March 5, 2024
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CompaniesLine Operator LY Corp. Receives Administrative Guidance; Stricter Supervision of Outsourcing Partner Urged Over Data Leak
Administrative guidance was issued Tuesday to LY Corp., the operator of the free communication ap...
March 5, 2024
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Travel Spots1,300-Year-Old Torch Ritual Held at Nara Temple; Flames of Shuni-e Ceremony Light Up Todaiji
A dazzling torch ritual of repentance that dates back nearly 1,300 years and lasts two weeks star...
March 5, 2024
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ReutersApple Hit with $2 Billion EU Antitrust Fine in Spotify Case, Will Appeal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Brussels on Monday fined Apple 1.84 billion euros ($2 billion) for thwarting...
March 5, 2024
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CompaniesJapanese Pharmaceutical Firm to Launch Belly Fat Reduction Drug; Buyers Must Show Commitment to Lifestyle Change
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. plans to launch a drug expected to reduce waist circumference and visce...
March 5, 2024