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CompaniesHino to Resume Shipments of Profia Truck
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Hino Motors Ltd. has said that it will resume shipments of some Profia large tr...
February 1, 2023
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Associated PressSouth Korea logs record trade deficit as tech demand falls
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea logged its biggest monthly trade deficit ever, at $12.7 billio...
February 1, 2023
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EconomyTokyo Booms for Shareholder-Relations Advisers as Activists Raise Pressure
TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A rising wave of shareholder activism has turned Tokyo into a growth market...
February 1, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentMinisters Received Souvenirs from Kishida, Son
Several Cabinet ministers said Tuesday that they had received souvenirs purchased by Prime Minister ...
February 1, 2023
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Decommissioning FukushimaDecommissioning Fukushima / Discharge of Treated Water into Ocean Drawing Attention
The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will soon mark the 12th anniversary of the unprecedented mel...
February 1, 2023
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ReutersJapan Factory Activity Shrinks for Third Month in January
TOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Japan's factory activity contracted for a third straight month in January, ...
February 1, 2023
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Defense & SecurityKishida, NATO Confirm Strengthening of Security Cooperation
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Jens Stoltenberg, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Or...
February 1, 2023
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Associated PressOmaha Police Fatally Shoot Armed Man in Target Store
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A man with an AR-15-style rifle and more than a dozen ammunition magazines opened...
February 1, 2023
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ScienceEurope’s JUICE Spacecraft Ready to Explore Jupiter’s Icy Moons
TOULOUSE, France (AFP-Jiji) — Europe’s JUICE spacecraft is all ready to embark on an eight-year odys...
February 1, 2023
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ScienceKoichi Wakata Set for 2nd Spacewalk on ISS Mission
Japanese astronaut Koichi Wakata is scheduled to embark on his second extravehicular activity (EVA) ...
February 1, 2023
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ScienceTeam Detects Milky Way Galaxy’s Most-distant Stars
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Astronomers have detected in the stellar halo that represents the Milky Way’s...
February 1, 2023
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Associated PressFlights Canceled, at Least 2 Dead as Ice Storm Freezes US
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Winter weather brought ice to a wide swath of the United States on Tuesday, can...
February 1, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialCan Safety be Ensured Without Requiring a Driver’s License?
Electric kick scooters, two-wheeled vehicles on which the users stand, will no longer require a driv...
February 1, 2023
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TechnologyChatGPT Bot Passes U.S. Law School Exam
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — A chatbot powered by reams of data from the internet has passed exams at a U.S. l...
February 1, 2023
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General NewsAgency Adds Alerts for Long-Period Earthquake Motion
The Japan Meteorological Agency added long-period earthquake motion, which strongly shake high-rise ...
February 1, 2023