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Wider WorldTurkey Quake Dwarfs 1995 Hanshin Tremor in Released Energy
The amount of energy released by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northw...
February 14, 2023
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EconomyJapan’s GDP Grows at 0.6% Annualized Rate in 4th Quarter
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s economy grew at an annualized rate of 0.6% in price-adjusted real term...
February 14, 2023
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ObituariesToyota Motor Honorary Chairman Shoichiro Toyoda Dies at 97
Shoichiro Toyoda, honorary chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., died of heart failure on Tuesday. He was ...
February 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentNomination of Kazuo Ueda as BOJ Chief Presented to Diet
The government presented to the Diet Tuesday its nomination of economist Kazuo Ueda, 71, as the succ...
February 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentMarriage Support Staff to Be Assigned Across Japan
The children and families agency, which will be launched in April, plans to strengthen projects that...
February 14, 2023
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GlobalJapan, S. Korea Back U.S. Position over Balloon Issue
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — Senior diplomats from Japan and South Korea on Monday expressed support fo...
February 14, 2023
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CompaniesSMBC Nikko Fined 700 Million Yen over Market Manipulation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo District Court on Monday handed down a fine of ¥700 million and an additi...
February 14, 2023
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Crime & CourtsHakuhodo Executives, Others Allegedly Involved In Games Bid-Rigging
Four more executives from advertising and event companies including Hakuhodo Inc. are suspected of i...
February 14, 2023
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Associated PressUS Renews Warning It’ll Defend Philippines after China Spat
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States renewed a warning that it would defend its treaty ally ...
February 14, 2023
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ReutersU.S. Military Says It Recovers Key Sensors from Downed Chinese Spy Balloon
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it had recovered critical electronic...
February 14, 2023
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Washington PostTed Lerner, Real Estate Magnate and Nationals Owner, Dies at 97
Theodore N. "Ted" Lerner, a self-made billionaire developer who became principal owner of the Washin...
February 14, 2023
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Washington PostThe U.S. Shot 4 Objects Out of the Sky in Nine Days. What to Know.
Four unusual aircraft have been shot down by U.S. fighter jets over North America this month, incide...
February 14, 2023
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Washington PostA Week After the Quakes, Many Survivors in Turkey and Syria are Still Waiting for Aid
Thousands of rescue operations were still underway Monday across southern Turkey and northern Syria ...
February 14, 2023
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Washington PostU.S. Warns Ukraine It Faces a Pivotal Moment in War
As the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine nears, U.S. officials are telling Ukrainian...
February 14, 2023
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Washington PostTeen Girls ‘Engulfed’ in Violence and Trauma, CDC Finds
Teen girls across the United States are "engulfed in a growing wave of violence and trauma," accordi...
February 14, 2023