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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (March 2)
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March 2, 2024
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BaseballMLB Average Salary Rose 7% to Record $4.5M Last Year but Several Teams Cutting Payroll in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball's average salary rose 7.1% last year to a record $4,525,719...
March 2, 2024
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General NewsIts ‘Shotime’ for a Handshake with the Baseball Star; Iron Hand Turns Blue for Shohei Ohtani
OSHU, Iwate — Shohei Ohtani’s hand is always ready for a handshake — granted it’s an iron model o...
March 2, 2024
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Associated PressBiden Approves Military Airdrops of Aid into Gaza after Chaotic Encounter Left More Than 100 Dead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will begin airdropping emergency humanitarian assistance into Gaza, Pr...
March 2, 2024
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FashionAnna Wintour and the World of Fashion
A biography of famed fashion editor Anna Wintour, “Anna: The Biography” by Amy Odell, was translated...
March 2, 2024
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Japan In FocusTokushima: Mandala of Light Created with Helping Hands of Online Worshippers
ANAN, Tokushima — A giant mandala 6 meters high and 12 meters wide has been created by the Byodoj...
March 2, 2024
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General NewsMajor Japanese Firms Begin Explanatory Sessions for New Grads
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Major firms started explanatory sessions Friday for job-seeking university s...
March 2, 2024
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ReutersExclusive: Nissan, Fisker in Advanced Talks on Investment, Partnership-Sources
Nissan is in advanced talks to invest in electric vehicle maker Fisker in a deal that could provi...
March 2, 2024
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Associated PressPentagon to Lift Ban on V-22 Osprey Flights, 3 Months after Fatal Crash in Japan
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon will lift the ban on flights by the grounded V-22 Osprey next week...
March 2, 2024
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Political PulseNoto Quake Shows Need to Quickly Share Accurate Data; Also, Social Media Misinformation Must Be Avoided
On the afternoon of Jan. 1, a major earthquake struck the Noto Peninsula. It had a maximum intens...
March 2, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan SDF to Launch Amphibious Transport Unit in 2025; Unit to Rush Troops to Remote Islands in Emergency
The Self-Defense Forces will create a new sea transport unit in March 2025 that will be a joint f...
March 2, 2024
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General NewsTokyo, Kanto Shake as M5.0 Quake Hits Chiba Pref.: No Tsunami Warning, Advisory Issued
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the Kanto region at around 1:49 a.m. Saturday, according to the ...
March 2, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Ruling Party Stipulates ‘No Revival of Factions’ Policy in Draft of 2024 Party Campaign Policy; LDP Promoting Reform, Revitalization
The Liberal Democratic Party will never revive its factions, according to a draft of the party’s ...
March 2, 2024
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Associated PressNavalny’s Family and Supporters Are Laying the Opposition Leader to Rest after His Death in Prison
Hundreds of people said farewell to Alexei Navalny at a funeral Friday in Moscow under a heavy po...
March 1, 2024
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Defense & SecurityCentral Government Wins Case Finalizing ‘Execution by Proxy’ U.S. Base Relocation in Okinawa
The Supreme Court finalized a decision on Thursday to allow the land minister to make necessary a...
March 1, 2024