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ReutersUniqlo Operator Fast Retailing Q1 Profit Soars on Strong Overseas Sales
TOKYO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Fast Retailing Co 9983.T said on Thursday that strong overseas sal...
January 11, 2024
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Art3-Day Global Art Event to be Held Around Tokyo’s Shibuya Station; Includes Video Art on Large Screens at Scramble Crossing
The “Dig Shibuya” event, scheduled to be held from Friday through Sunday, will allow visitors to int...
January 11, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentGovernment Set to Require Tech Giants to Open Up App Marketplaces in New Law
The government is set to submit a new bill to regulate tech giants to the ordinary Diet session, whi...
January 11, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake“Mazinger Z” “Devilman” Creator Go Nagai’s Museum Among Fire-Destroyed Buildings; Had Been Chosen as Top Travel Destination For Anime Lovers
A museum dedicated to famous mangaka Go Nagai, whose popular works include “Mazinger Z” and “Devilma...
January 11, 2024
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CompaniesTEPCO Begins Nuclear Fuel Debris Removal Preparations at Fukushima Plant
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. began removing sediment blocking the insertion slot for ...
January 11, 2024
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General NewsTsuyoshi Domoto of Kinki Kids, Kanako Momota of Momoiro Clover Z Get Married
Tsuyoshi Domoto, 44, of the pop duo Kinki Kids and Kanako Momota, 29, of the female pop group Momoir...
January 11, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeTransformers Damaged at Shika N-Plant in Quake-Hit Area in Ishikawa Pref.; Watchdog to Request Operator to Investigate Cause
The chairman of the Japanese nuclear watchdog on Wednesday requested Hokuriku Electric Power Co. to ...
January 11, 2024
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Manga & AnimeSoccer Manga ‘Captain Tsubasa’ to End Serialization in April
Popular soccer manga “Captain Tsubasa” will end its serialization with the publication of “Captain T...
January 11, 2024
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BaseballShota Imanaga’s Contract with the Chicago Cubs Is a $53 Million, 4-year Deal, AP Source Says
CHICAGO (AP) — Shōta Imanaga's $53 million, four-year contract with the Chicago Cubs includes a club...
January 11, 2024
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EnvironmentAnimals Go Hungry at War-Torn Gaza Zoo
RAFAH, Palestine (AFP-Jiji) — Hunger is everywhere at Rafah zoo, in Gaza’s far south, as internally ...
January 11, 2024
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General NewsSingapore Starts Pavilion Construction for Osaka Expo
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Singapore started work on Wednesday on the construction of its pavilion on the ...
January 11, 2024
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Breaks 35,000 for First Time Since Feb 1990
TOKYO, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average, on Thursday, reached its highest since Febru...
January 11, 2024
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ReutersSouth Korea Passes Bill to Ban Consumption of Dog Meat
SEOUL (Reuters) — South Korea's parliament passed a bill on Tuesday to ban the eating and selling of...
January 11, 2024
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Noto Peninsula EarthquakeJapan Govt to Help Shift 10,000 Noto Quake Evacuees into Hotels, Other Facilities
Hotels, inns and other facilities in four prefectures are expected to be used as “secondary” evacuat...
January 11, 2024
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Asia Stocks Gain Ahead of US CPI, Nikkei Breaches 35,000
SINGAPORE, Jan 11 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Thursday ahead of U.S. inflation data that could ...
January 11, 2024