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ReutersMeta CEO Zuckerberg Meets Japan PM Fumio Kishida in Tokyo to Discuss AI
TOKYO (Reuters) — Meta Platforms META.O Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg discussed artificial inte...
February 28, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Holds Meeting with U.N. Palestinian Aid Body
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyoto Tsuji met with Philippe Laz...
February 28, 2024
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General NewsTakarazuka Revue Admits Power Harassment against Dead Member
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese musical theater company Takarazuka Revue has admitted that a member w...
February 28, 2024
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CompaniesTakeda Pharmaceutical to Produce Dengue Fever Vaccine in India
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday that it will begin production of a de...
February 28, 2024
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Associated PressProof Copy of Harry Potter Book, Bought for Pennies in 1997, Sells for More than $13,000
LONDON (AP) — A proof copy of the first Harry Potter novel that was bought for pennies in a secon...
February 28, 2024
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Travel SpotsCat Bus, Popular Character from Hayao Miyazaki’s Totoro Movie, to Appear at a Theme Park in Aichi Pref. Next Month
NAGAKUTE, Aichi — An electric vehicle modeled after Cat Bus, who appears in Hayao Miyazaki’s film...
February 28, 2024
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General NewsBirths Hit Record-Low 758,631 in 2023
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of babies born in Japan totaled 758,631 in 2023, hitting a record...
February 28, 2024
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ReutersApple Cancels Work on Electric Car, Source Says
Apple has canceled work on its electric car, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tu...
February 28, 2024
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CompaniesJapan’s Rapidus to Develop AI Chip Parts with Tenstorrent
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese chipmaker Rapidus Corp. said Tuesday that it will develop a semicon...
February 28, 2024
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SoccerJapan Winger Kaoru Mitoma Could Miss Rest of Season for Brighton Because of Back Injury
BRIGHTON, England (AP) — Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma is expected to miss the rest of the season for...
February 28, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Shows He’s “built Differently,” Slugs 2-run HR in First Exhibition Game with Dodgers (Update 1)
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani stepped into the bright Arizona sun, carrying the weight of ...
February 28, 2024
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Wider WorldIran – 45 Years Since the Revolution / Iran Purges Universities of ‘Dissident’ Profs; Moves Said to Echo Khomeini-Era ‘Cultural Revolution’
University of Tehran Assistant Prof. Mohsen Borhani, 45, could not believe what a university staf...
February 28, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentKamikawa, NATO Commander Agree to Boost Cooperation; Japan, NATO to Work More Closely in Cybersecurity, Space
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Gen. Christopher Cavoli, supreme allied commander Europe (SACE...
February 28, 2024
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ScienceFujitsu, NEC, Other Companies to Collaborate with Institute for Molecular Science on Developing New Type of Quantum Computer
The Institute for Molecular Science will establish a new company in fiscal 2024 to develop a next...
February 27, 2024
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Asia-PacificChina Heightens Patrols Near Taiwan-Controlled Kinmen Isles in Apparent Bid to Undermine Taipei’s Jurisdiction
BEIJING/TAIPEI — The China Coast Guard is intensifying its patrols near the Kinmen group of remot...
February 27, 2024