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Other SportsSuperstar Taylor Swift Brings Megawatt Star Power to Super Bowl
LAS VEGAS, Feb 11 - Pop superstar Taylor Swift took her seat at the Super Bowl on Sunday to watch bo...
February 12, 2024
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ScienceJapan’s Aerospace Agency Set for Successful Launch of H3 Rocket
A project manager at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the agency is determined to ...
February 12, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, U.S. to Collaborate on Developing AI Specialized for Scientific Research; Supercomputers Fugaku, Aurora to be Utilized
The Japanese and U.S. governments will collaborate on the development of artificial intelligence (AI...
February 12, 2024
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CompaniesToyota to Launch Japan’s First Fully Automated Driving Service on Public Roads Starting in Odaiba, Tokyo, This Summer
Toyota Motor Corp. will begin a self-driving transportation service in Odaiba, Tokyo, this summer us...
February 11, 2024
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Travel SpotsVillage Made of Snow, Ice on Lake Shikaribetsu in Hokkaido Offers Experience of Frozen World
An event called Shikaribetsuko Kotan is underway in Shikaoi, Hokkaido, featuring a frigid village ma...
February 11, 2024
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ScienceAdvanced Helium-Cooled Reactor to be Given Power-Loss Test; Aim is to Verify Safety of Reactor Shutdown System
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency will next month conduct a test to verify a safety shutdown system for...
February 11, 2024
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AFP-JIJINetanyahu Promises ‘Passage’ Ahead of Rafah Operation
GAZA STRIP (AFP-Jiji) — The threat of an Israeli incursion into Gaza’s southernmost town of Rafah pe...
February 11, 2024
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Associated PressIsrael Unveils Tunnels Underneath Gaza City Headquarters of U.N. Agency for Palestinian Refugees
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main...
February 11, 2024
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General NewsChinese Tourists in Japan Spending More on Experiences; Big Shopping Sprees Less Common than in the Past
With the start of the Lunar New Year holiday weekend on Saturday, Chinese visitors to Japan appear t...
February 11, 2024
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Associated PressAs Super Bowl Approaches, Game-Time Guacamole Affected by Fewer Avocado Shipments from Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — As the Super Bowl approaches, there could be problems for guacamole, a favorite g...
February 11, 2024
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Associated PressTaylor Swift Reaches LAX in Journey from Tokyo to Super Bowl, Online Sleuths Say. Will She Make It?
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Will she make it in time? Intrepid flight trackers online seem to think so....
February 11, 2024
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EnvironmentMassive Amount of Fish Bones and Scales Cover Hokkaido Beach; Shoreline Turned White by the Remains
HAKODATE, Hokkaido — Countless fish bones and scales have covered a beach in Hakodate, Hokkaido. The...
February 11, 2024
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Defense & SecurityJapan to Give ¥2.4 Billion in Grant Aid to Samoa
APA — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa agreed in Apia o...
February 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentJapan May Ease Ukraine Travel Restrictions
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Some Japanese government officials are calling on the country to ease its restric...
February 11, 2024
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EconomyMajor Japanese Firms Post Higher Earnings in April-Dec.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Many publicly traded Japanese companies have reported robust earnings for the n...
February 11, 2024