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Insights Into The WorldJapan’s Global Standing Rests on More than GDP
Japan has slipped below Germany and is now the world’s fourth-largest economy in dollar terms, accor...
March 1, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentLawmakers Matsuno, Nishimura Deny Role in Political Fund Scandals; Former LDP Abe Faction Secretaries General Face Ethics Panel
Two former secretaries general of the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party denied any invo...
March 1, 2024
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Associated PressAlexei Navalny’s Family is Laying Russian Opposition Leader to Rest After His Death in Prison
Relatives and supporters of Alexei Navalny are bidding farewell to the opposition leader at a fun...
March 1, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentCabinet Approves Bill to Punish Encouraging Gun Ownership
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government adopted at a Cabinet meeting Friday a bill to impose penaltie...
March 1, 2024
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US & CanadaHagerty Claims Trump Tried to Boost Japan Ties
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump tried to strengthen Japan-U.S. ties ...
March 1, 2024
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ReutersTaiwan Faces Steady ‘Drip’ of Pressure as China Tightens Pre-Inauguration Squeeze
TAIPEI, March 1 (Reuters) - Taiwan is facing a steady "drip, drip" of Chinese pressure ahead of t...
March 1, 2024
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ReutersBangladesh Building Fire Kills 45, Injures Dozens
DHAKA, March 1 (Reuters) - A massive fire in Bangladesh that raced through a six-story building h...
March 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake6,600 Noto Quake Survivors Spread Across 230 Shelters; Authorities Eye Consolidation Into Official Facilities
About 6,600 people are still living in temporary shelters in Ishikawa Prefecture, even as Friday ...
March 1, 2024
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MarketsNikkei Nears 40,000 for Fresh Record High; Key Stock Average Finishes at 39,910.82
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japan’s key Nikkei 225 stock average neared 40,000 to post a fresh record high...
March 1, 2024
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Washington PostD.C.’s Cherry Blossoms will Reach Peak Bloom from March 23 to 26, Officials Predict
The National Park Service predicted Thursday that D.C.'s cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom fr...
March 1, 2024
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TechnologyAstronomers in Chile to Scour Universe with Car-Sized Mega Camera
LA SERENA, Chile (AFP-Jiji) — Surrounded by the desert mountains and clear blue sky of northern C...
March 1, 2024
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Washington PostAs Besieged Gaza Grows Desperate, Donors Drop Aid from the Sky
KING ABDULLAH II AIR BASE, Jordan – From above, northern Gaza might be the skeletal remains of a for...
March 1, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeOnly 300 Temporary Homes Completed for Japan’s Quake Evacuees After 2 Months; Nearly 8,000 Units Requested by Noto Residents
The construction of temporary housing units for evacuees left homeless by the Noto Peninsula Eart...
March 1, 2024
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Washington PostBiden and Trump Trade Accusations at Southern Border
BROWNSVILLE, Tex. - President Biden and former president Donald Trump visited separate Texas bord...
March 1, 2024
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Washington PostHunter Biden Gives House Republicans the Rebuttal They Didn’t Want
Hunter Biden’s appearance in front of investigators and members of the House Oversight and Judiciary...
March 1, 2024