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Crime & CourtsRobbery-for-Hire / Challenges Remain In Discovering True Identities Of ‘Luffy’ And ‘Kim’
Four Japanese men suspected of being behind a recent string of violent robberies in Japan have been ...
February 12, 2023
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EconomyBOJ Chief Nominee Ueda Known as Outspoken Economist who can Integrate Theory, Practice
The nominee to be the next Bank of Japan governor, Kazuo Ueda, 71, is widely known as an economist w...
February 12, 2023
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EconomyKishida Also Exploring ‘Exit Strategy’ from Monetary Easing with New BOJ lineup
The unexpected decision by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to appoint Kazuo Ueda, a former member of th...
February 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJIJournalist who protested on Russian TV describes escape to France
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The Russian journalist who grabbed the world’s attention last year when she prote...
February 11, 2023
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Crime & CourtsAnother Patient Death Reported in Suspicious Transplants in Belarus
A 45-year-old man who underwent a simultaneous kidney and liver transplant surgery in Belarus in ear...
February 11, 2023
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SoccerFormer Japan Coach Zaccheroni in Intensive Care after Fall
Former Japan and AC Milan manager Alberto Zaccheroni has been taken to an intensive care unit after ...
February 11, 2023
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General NewsKumamoto Pref.’s Official Kumamon Fan Club to Launch Soon
KUMAMOTO — Kumamon, the black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, will soon have his own official fa...
February 11, 2023
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Olympics & ParalympicsDraft Guidelines Propose 11 Rules for Governing Sporting Events
To prevent a recurrence of incidents such as the corruption and bid rigging allegations related to t...
February 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJIJapan Adopts Plan to Make Maximum Use of Nuclear Power
TOKYO — The government adopted a plan Friday to make maximum use of nuclear power, in a bid to reali...
February 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentPolice to End Investigation of Abe Shooting Suspect
Tokyo, — Police in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, are seen wrapping up their investigation of the s...
February 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJINews on Next BOJ Chief Pushes Dollar below 130.50 Yen in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The dollar plummeted below ¥130.50 in Tokyo trading Friday, hit by selling trig...
February 11, 2023
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Washington PostThose heart-shaped boxes have lots of love – but little chocolate
It’s a clutch decision. You buy your sweetie the Valentine’s Day box. You know the one. Red shiny ca...
February 11, 2023
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Washington PostAmish Country Farmers Say George Santos Took Puppies, Left Bad Checks
YORK COUNTY, Pa. – It was after dark when George A. Santos approached the farmer in Pennsylvania’s A...
February 11, 2023
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ReutersRussia Hits Ukraine Power Grid and Gains Ground in East; Biden to Visit Poland
KYIV, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where Presi...
February 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Hospitalized for Sinus Surgery
Having been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was admitted to Matsuwaki ...
February 11, 2023