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Companies
Efforts Underway for Practical Use of “Flying Bikes” in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Efforts are in progress in Japan to put into practical use of “flying bikes,” e...
January 18, 2023
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Politics & Government
JCP Members Slam Party’s Executive Branch in New Books
Two serving members of the Japanese Communist Party have written books critical of party leader Kazu...
January 18, 2023
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Reuters
Indonesia Says Magnitude 7 Quake Off Sulawesi, Residents Flee Buildings
JAKARTA, Jan 18 (Reuters) - A powerful earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude struck off Indonesia's North ...
January 18, 2023
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Economy
Japan Govt Planning to Name Next BOJ Governor in Early Feb.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is planning to notify the Diet in early February or later of its...
January 18, 2023
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Imperial Family
New Year Poetry Reading Held at Imperial Palace
The annual utakai hajime ceremony, a New Year poetry reading at the Imperial Palace, was held in the...
January 18, 2023
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Japan In Focus
Tokyo: Suntory Brewery, Where Premium Beer Is Born
Visitors to the Suntory Tokyo-Musashino Brewery in Fuchu, Tokyo, can deepen their understanding of t...
January 18, 2023
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Politics & Government
Ruling, Opposition Parties Rap Reiwa Shinsengumi, NHK Party Over Handling of Diet Seats
Ruling and opposition parties on Tuesday harshly criticized minor parties Reiwa Shinsengumi and the ...
January 18, 2023
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Global
World Population Growth to Slow Down
The United Nations announced last November that the world’s population had reached 8 billion people....
January 18, 2023
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Environment
Exxon Mobil Predicted Warming in ’70s, Contradicted Own Scientists
DENVER (AP) — Exxon Mobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global wa...
January 18, 2023
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Crime & Courts
Tokyo High Court Upholds Acquittal of ex-TEPCO Execs over 2011 Fukushima Meltdown
Former executives of what was then Tokyo Electric Power Co. were acquitted on Wednesday by the Tokyo...
January 18, 2023
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Political Cartoons
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January 18, 2023
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Washington Post
The state of play in the RNC chair race
President Joe Biden identifies proudly and often as Irish American; less-remarked upon is that the R...
January 18, 2023
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Markets
Dollar Climbs Above 130 Yen
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The dollar climbed above ¥130 in Tokyo trading Wednesday after the Bank of Japa...
January 18, 2023
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Washington Post
Billionaires in blue states face coordinated wealth-tax bills
Left-leaning proponents of taxing the assets held by America's billionaires have a new target: In li...
January 18, 2023
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Washington Post
Isolated elderly 28 percent more likely to develop dementia than peers
Older people who are socially isolated face a 28 percent greater chance of developing dementia than ...
January 18, 2023