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Asia-PacificInstead of Japan Firms, Seoul Plans to Pay Requisitioned Workers
SEOUL — South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin on Monday announced a plan to resolve the issue of la...
March 6, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialCan Economic Growth Happen with Priority on Military Expansion?
China has seen its economy exhausted by extreme infection control measures, while also experiencing...
March 6, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Work to Obtain Users’ Understanding for Continued Financial Burden
Plans to make expressways toll-free are set to be shelved. The government and companies that constr...
March 6, 2023
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ObituariesLynyrd Skynyrd Founding Guitarist Gary Rossington Has Died
Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s last surviving original member who also helped to found the group,...
March 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Expresses Appreciation for S. Korean Announcement on Ex-Wartime Requisitioned Workers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed appreciation Monday afternoon for South Korea’s impending ann...
March 6, 2023
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea’s Yoon Suk-yeol Prioritizes Ties with Japan
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was prompted by his belief that it is essential to imp...
March 6, 2023
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Wider WorldTurkey Quake Death Toll Surpasses 52,000
GAZIANTEP, Turkey — As of Monday, one month has passed since the massive earthquake that devastated ...
March 6, 2023
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Associated PressLebanon Adopts ‘Dollarization’ as Currency, Economy Crumble
BEIRUT (AP) — When Moheidein Bazazo opened his Beirut mini-market in 1986, during some of the fierce...
March 6, 2023
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ReutersS.Korea Says Will Halt WTO Dispute Process While Discussing Japan’s Export Curbs
SEOUL, March 6 (Reuters) - South Korea will halt a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute resolution...
March 6, 2023
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General NewsEgyptian Mom Finishes Tokyo Marathon to Complete 6-Race Set of World Majors
Amany Khalil hardly stood out among the 11,000 non-Japanese runners who took part in Sunday’s Tokyo...
March 6, 2023
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Asia-PacificDoes Southeast Asia Truly Lag in EV Infrastructure?
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — For self-confessed tech geek and adrenaline junkie Farha...
March 6, 2023
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Ruling Party Thrown by PM’s Unexpected Call for Talks on Imperial Succession
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent unexpected call to expedite discussions on measures to ensure ...
March 6, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
In Bangladesh, New School Textbook Featuring Transgender People Piloted
DHAKA (Reuters) — Wearing bright saris and heavy make-up, many of Bangladesh’s transgenders, or hijr...
March 6, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina Emphasizes ‘Sinicization of Religion’ at Annual Congress
China’s policy on religion continues to adhere to the direction of the “Sinicization of religion” an...
March 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentFumio Kishida Hails South Korea over Solution to Former Wartime Requisitioned Workers Issue
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday hailed the South Korean government’s announcement on a soluti...
March 6, 2023