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AFP-JIJI
Bulgaria Finds 18 Dead Migrants Suffocated in Truck
LOKORSKO (AFP-Jiji) — Bulgarian authorities on Friday found the bodies of 18 people who suffocated i...
February 18, 2023
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Companies
Nissan-Renault alliance 7th in global EV sales in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The alliance of Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. ranked...
February 18, 2023
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Associated Press
Montana Lawmaker: There’s a Religious Right to Abortion
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Abortion rights groups are challenging abortion bans in some states by arguing ...
February 18, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
North Korean Leader Brings Daughter to Soccer Match
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brought his young daughter to a soccer gam...
February 18, 2023
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Japan In Focus
Melbourne-Osaka Yacht Race to Celebrate Expo
OSAKA — A nonstop, transpacific yacht race from Melbourne to Osaka will be held to mark Expo 2025 Os...
February 18, 2023
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Associated Press
5 Memphis Officers Plead not Guilty in Death of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree...
February 18, 2023
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Associated Press
6 Fatally Shot in Small Mississippi Town, Suspect in Custody
ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in...
February 18, 2023
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Companies
Hamburger Chain Lotteria to be Sold to Zensho
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Lotte Holdings Co. said Thursday it will sell all shares in its hamburger chain...
February 18, 2023
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Politics & Government
Govt to Ease Rules to Welcome More Skilled Foreign Workers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will relax conditions for certain foreign nationals to obtain residency s...
February 18, 2023
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Political Pulse
Cheers of Happy Fans to Fill Japan’s Sports Stadiums Once Again
Hooray! Vocal cheering is coming back to the Japanese sports world. On Jan. 27, restrictions on spec...
February 18, 2023
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General News
Slain Japanese NGO Worker’s Parents Wind Down Afghanistan Fund
The parents of aid worker Kazuya Ito, who was kidnapped and killed by an armed group in Afghanistan ...
February 18, 2023
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Companies
Honda Cofounder Takeo Fujisawa to be Inducted into U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame
Takeo Fujisawa (1910-88), who played a key role in the early history of Honda Motor Co. as the right...
February 18, 2023
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Baseball
Samurai Japan Kicks Off WBC Training Camp
MIYAZAKI — Samurai Japan opened up its training camp on Friday at Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki...
February 17, 2023
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General News
L’Arc-en-Ciel Concert Seating Shenanigans Get Ticket Sellers in Trouble with Regulators
After concertgoers who paid for prime seats in front of the stage were ushered to less desirable spo...
February 17, 2023
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Coronavirus
COVID in Japanese to Be Nothing New from May 8
COVID-19, which appeared in 2019, will from May 8 no longer be referred to in Japanese as a disease ...
February 17, 2023