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General NewsJob Changes Rising among People in Their 40s, 50s in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — More and more people in their 40s to 50s are switching jobs in Japan, a trend d...
February 14, 2023
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Associated PressKey Witness Testifies About Bribing Ex-Mexico Security Chief
NEW YORK (AP) — A key prosecution witness testified Monday that he delivered millions of dollars in ...
February 14, 2023
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Associated PressAliens? Lack of US Info on Shootdowns Breeds Wild Ideas
WASHINGTON (AP) — With few confirmed details from President Joe Biden’s White House, the downing of ...
February 14, 2023
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Associated PressUS Defends Decision to Shoot Down 3 Unidentified Objects
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Monday defended the shootdowns of three unidentified objects in...
February 14, 2023
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Japan In FocusChildren Make Rice Cakes in Toyama
TOYAMA — Children at an elementary school in Toyama City took part in a mochi-making event on Dec. 1...
February 14, 2023
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CompaniesToyota Aims to Launch Next-Gen EVs in 2026
Tokyo(Jiji Press)—Toyota Motor Corp. aims to launch in 2026 next-generation electric vehicles under...
February 14, 2023
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EuropeScholz’s Social Democrats Suffer Blow with Berlin Election Loss
BERLIN (AFP-Jiji) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats suffered a heavy setback in a r...
February 14, 2023
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EuropeFormer Cyprus Top Diplomat Christodoulides Elected Youngest President
NICOSIA (AFP-Jiji) — Former foreign minister Nikos Christodoulides was on Sunday elected president o...
February 14, 2023
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AFP-JIJIPortugal lifts lid on child sex abuse by Catholic clergy
LISBON (AFP-Jiji) — An independent inquiry into child sex abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholi...
February 14, 2023
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EconomySecurity for Japan Also Means Protecting Underwater Cables
Vital to international communications, undersea cables around Japan sometimes need to be fixed or re...
February 14, 2023
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Travel SpotsMuseum Spotlighting Korean Residents to Open in Osaka
OSAKA — A history museum centering on Korean residents in Japan will open in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, in A...
February 14, 2023
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Japan In FocusFukui: Pyramid-shaped Daruma Dolls Popular among Test-Takers
OBAMA, Fukui — Typical daruma dolls are made of papier-mache and are usually round. But one art cent...
February 13, 2023
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ReutersChina Says U.S. Flew High-altitude Balloons Over Its Airspace
BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) - China said on Monday that U.S. high altitude balloons had flown over its...
February 13, 2023
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Crime & CourtsTransport Ministry Official Arrested for Allegedly Pressing Station Emergency Button to ‘Get on Train’
KOBE — Police on Monday arrested a 35-year-old transport ministry employee on suspicion of pressing...
February 13, 2023
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General NewsShinzo Abe Shooting Investigation Set to End
NARA — The Nara prefectural police on Monday sent additional charges to prosecutors against Tetsuya ...
February 13, 2023