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Associated Press5 Memphis Officers Plead not Guilty in Death of Tyre Nichols
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty Friday to second-degree...
February 18, 2023
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Associated Press6 Fatally Shot in Small Mississippi Town, Suspect in Custody
ARKABUTLA, Miss. (AP) — Six people were fatally shot Friday at multiple locations in a small town in...
February 18, 2023
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CompaniesHamburger Chain Lotteria to be Sold to Zensho
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Lotte Holdings Co. said Thursday it will sell all shares in its hamburger chain...
February 18, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentGovt to Ease Rules to Welcome More Skilled Foreign Workers
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will relax conditions for certain foreign nationals to obtain residency s...
February 18, 2023
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Political PulseCheers of Happy Fans to Fill Japan’s Sports Stadiums Once Again
Hooray! Vocal cheering is coming back to the Japanese sports world. On Jan. 27, restrictions on spec...
February 18, 2023
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General NewsSlain Japanese NGO Worker’s Parents Wind Down Afghanistan Fund
The parents of aid worker Kazuya Ito, who was kidnapped and killed by an armed group in Afghanistan ...
February 18, 2023
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CompaniesHonda Cofounder Takeo Fujisawa to be Inducted into U.S. Automotive Hall of Fame
Takeo Fujisawa (1910-88), who played a key role in the early history of Honda Motor Co. as the right...
February 18, 2023
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BaseballSamurai Japan Kicks Off WBC Training Camp
MIYAZAKI — Samurai Japan opened up its training camp on Friday at Hinata Sun Marine Stadium Miyazaki...
February 17, 2023
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General NewsL’Arc-en-Ciel Concert Seating Shenanigans Get Ticket Sellers in Trouble with Regulators
After concertgoers who paid for prime seats in front of the stage were ushered to less desirable spo...
February 17, 2023
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CoronavirusCOVID in Japanese to Be Nothing New from May 8
COVID-19, which appeared in 2019, will from May 8 no longer be referred to in Japanese as a disease ...
February 17, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan Ruling Parties OK to Down Unmanned Aircraft
The Self-Defense Forces will be able to use weaponry to down balloons and drones violating Japanese ...
February 17, 2023
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EconomyMajor Electronics Unions Demand 7,000-Yen Pay Scale Hike
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Major Japanese electronics makers’ labor unions sought a monthly pay scale hike o...
February 17, 2023
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CompaniesToyota to Recall 190,000 Vehicles for Auto Brake Defect
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Toyota Motor Corp. told the transport ministry Thursday that it will recall 196,9...
February 17, 2023
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Crime & CourtsEx-ADK Chief Pleads Guilty to Tokyo Games Bribery Charges
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Shinichi Ueno, former president and group CEO of advertising agency ADK Holding...
February 17, 2023
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General NewsA-Bomb Victim’s Family Hopes to Spread Message of Peace
Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year-old girl who died from leukemia resulting from an atomic bomb being dropped...
February 17, 2023