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General NewsMayor’s Verbal Abuse of Staff Recognized as Workplace Harassment in Fukuoka Pref.
A watchdog commission recognized a mayor’s verbal abuse of his staff members as workplace harassment...
February 13, 2024
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TennisNaomi Osaka Optimistic Despite String of Defeats Following Return
Feb 12 (Reuters) - Naomi Osaka may have lost three straight matches following her successful return ...
February 13, 2024
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CompaniesToyota’s Latin America Division Chief to Become New Daihatsu President; Subsidary’s Business Domain to be Reviewed
Toyota Motor Corp. has appointed Masahiro Inoue, chief executive officer of its Latin America & Cari...
February 13, 2024
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BaseballShohei Ohtani eyes opener after 1st spring swings
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani took on-field batting practice for the first tim...
February 13, 2024
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Crime & CourtsShizuoka: Body Believed to be of Young Boy Found at Lake Hamana, Shizuoka Pref.; Police Investigate as Homicide
The body of what is believed to be a young boy was found in Lake Hamana in Kosai, Shizuoka Prefectur...
February 13, 2024
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ScienceGenetically Modified Pigs Created for Organ Transplants; Research Team Plans Clinical Study as Early as Fall 2025
Genetically modified pigs have been created for the purpose of performing organ transplants into hum...
February 13, 2024
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Associated PressWith ‘Eternity in a Moment,’ Japanese Artist Mika Ninagawa Portrays Everyday Wonders
TOKYO (AP) — Flowers blossoming like pink chiffon, luscious berries and fluttering goldfish make for...
February 13, 2024
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EuropeUkraine Envoy Korsunsky Expresses Hope for Japan’s Contribution to Reconstruction; Believes Others May Follow Suit
Ukrainian Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky expressed his expectations for an upcoming Japan-hosted confe...
February 13, 2024
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ScienceJAXA to Postpone Second H3 Rocket Launch Due to Weather Concerns
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced Tuesday that the second launch of the natio...
February 13, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s First Sovereign Green Bonds Expected to Attract Healthy Demand
TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Japan's government is set to issue its first tranche of bonds to finance d...
February 13, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial45 Years after Iranian Revolution: Hard-line foreign policy disrupts regional stability
Forty-five years have passed since the Iranian Revolution that overthrew a pro-U.S. monarchy and est...
February 13, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial
Noto’s Cultural Industries: Keep Local Craft Traditions Alive as Driving Force for Reconstruction
The Noto Peninsula Earthquake dealt a heavy blow to the region’s traditional culture and industries....
February 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentForeign Minister Kamikawa Aims to Strengthen Diplomatic Relations with Pacific Island Nations
SUVA — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa held a series of meetings with officials of Pacific island nat...
February 13, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Pacific Island Nations Agree to Boost Cooperation; Statement Expresses Opposition to Unilateral Attempts to Change Status Quo
SUVA — Ministers from Japan and Pacific island countries and regions adopted a Chairs’ Summary on Mo...
February 13, 2024
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Washington PostUnprecedented Assignment: Defending Donald Trump in Criminal Court
In the past six weeks alone, Donald Trump’s lawyers argued in the Supreme Court over whether the Con...
February 13, 2024