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EconomyLawmaker: BOJ Head Nominee Ueda to Speak at Japan’s Lower House Feb. 24
TOKYO (Reuters) — Kazuo Ueda, the government's nominee to become next Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor, ...
February 16, 2023
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Associated PressBlinken Off to Europe amid Soaring Tensions with China
WASHINGTON (AP) — Soaring U.S. tensions with China, fears of a new Russian offensive against Ukraine...
February 16, 2023
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Associated PressNATO Chief Heads to Ankara as Turkey Holds Up Nordics
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg conceded Wednesday that Turkey has blocked e...
February 16, 2023
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ReutersRussia Struggles to Replace Lost Tanks as War Enters Second Year
LONDON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Russia has lost around half its best tanks in the year since it invaded U...
February 16, 2023
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ObituariesHollywood Sex Symbol Raquel Welch Dies at 82
NEW YORK (AP) — Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film “On...
February 16, 2023
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Associated PressWhite Supremacist Gets Life in Prison for Buffalo Massacre
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was sen...
February 16, 2023
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ScienceMouse Named after Actor Stewart Is World’s Oldest
LOS ANGELES (AFP-Jiji) — A mouse named after “Star Trek” actor Patrick Stewart is officially the wor...
February 16, 2023
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Associated PressChina Threatens US Entities over Downing of Balloon
BEIJING (AP) — China said Wednesday it will take measures against U.S. entities related to the downi...
February 16, 2023
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ScienceNew Museum in Mexico City Spotlights Axolotl
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) — A new museum and conservation center dedicated to Mexico’s critically endang...
February 16, 2023
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Cultural ViewpointsNew Images of a Hero: Any Anguished Teenager and a Middle-aged Bureaucrat
By Sawa Kurotani / Special to The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] A persistent cold that ...
February 16, 2023
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DeliciousYamagata Regains Ramen Spending crown; Miyazaki Retains Gyoza Title
Residents of Yamagata have regained their crown as the nation’s largest spenders on ramen, while con...
February 16, 2023
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EconomyJapan Posts Record Trade Deficit in Jan.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan posted a record trade deficit in January as high commodity prices and a w...
February 16, 2023
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Associated PressIt was ‘Haunting’: Ballard Recalls Mission to Titanic Site
FALMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — The sheer size of the vessel and the shoes were what struck Robert Ballard wh...
February 16, 2023
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Asia-PacificDisney Cuts Simpsons ‘Forced Labor’ Episode in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — Walt Disney Co. has removed an episode from cartoon series The Simpsons that includ...
February 16, 2023
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ArtOnline Exhibit Shines Light on Defunct Tokyo’s Asagaya Housing Complex
An online, computer-generated reproduction of a defunct Tokyo housing complex has been wowing websit...
February 16, 2023