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General NewsServices Resumed on Tobu Tojo Line after Collision; No Injuries Reported as Train Collides With Truck (Update 1)
SAITAMA — Services were resumed on the Tobu Tojo Line on Thursday evening after a train collided wit...
February 1, 2024
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General NewsFire at Aichi Prefecture Thermal Power Station Traced to Fuel Storage Facility
NAGOYA — The fire that broke out at a thermal power plant in Aichi Prefecture where an explosion occ...
February 1, 2024
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Yomiuri Editorial1 Month after Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Provide Road Map for Rebuilding Region / Generous Support Vital for Long Evacuation
It has been one month since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake struck. The damage has been enormous and r...
February 1, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentShigeru Ishiba Revives Study Sessions of His Group ahead of Japan Ruling Party’s Leadership Election
Former Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party Shigeru Ishiba held a meeting with his grou...
February 1, 2024
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TechnologyGame On: U.K. Campus Looks to Turbocharge E-Sports
SUNDERLAND, England (AFP-Jiji) — Rows of super-powerful computers fill a classroom in northeast Engl...
February 1, 2024
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General NewsTokyo Sees More People Move in than Out in 2023; Population Shrinks in Osaka, Nagoya Areas
The number of people moving into Tokyo in 2023 topped those moving out by 68,285, according to an In...
February 1, 2024
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Washington PostZelensky to Oust Ukraine’s Top General amid Tension over New Mobilization
KYIV - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told his top commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, that he ...
February 1, 2024
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Washington PostJapanese Bid for U.S. Steel Challenges Biden’s Approach to Global Economy
The prospect of a Japanese corporation buying U.S. Steel - whose products shaped American landmarks ...
February 1, 2024
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Washington PostKharkiv’s Air Defense Struggles to Halt Nonstop Russian Missiles
NORTH OF KHARKIV, Ukraine - The 59-year-old air defense unit soldier had just started his shift in a...
February 1, 2024
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General NewsEntrance Examinations Begin at 218 Private Junior High Schools in Tokyo and Kanagawa Pref.
Entrance examinations for private junior high schools began on Thursday in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefec...
February 1, 2024
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Associated PressAt Trendy Japanese Cafés, Customers Enjoy Cuddling with Pigs
TOKYO (AP) — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second...
February 1, 2024
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ReutersFed Plans ‘In-Depth’ Talks on Balance Sheet Run-Off in March: Jerome Powell
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that officials have ...
February 1, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Slips after Fed Dashes Hopes of March Rate Cut (Update 1)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Thursday, as investors were disappoint...
February 1, 2024
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ReutersByron Allen Seeks Television Assets in Paramount Bid
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Media mogul Byron Allen is focused on acquiring Paramount Global's PARAO televisi...
February 1, 2024
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ScienceLate Apes: Biggest Primate Ever Died Off Due to ‘huge Mistake’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The largest primate ever to walk the Earth went extinct because it could not adap...
February 1, 2024