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Asia-Pacific‘Don’t Date Your Client,’ Philippine Supreme Court Instructs Lawyers in Conduct Code Revision
The Supreme Court has moved to revise the code governing the conduct of Filipino law practitioners, ...
January 28, 2023
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Washington PostData Shows Student Debt Relief Applicants in Each State as Auditors Question Cost
The Biden administration on Friday released a state-by-state breakdown of people who could get assis...
January 28, 2023
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DeliciousSalt Crust Dazzles in Holiday, Mackerel Season
Japanese cooking school founder Takamitsu Aihara shares a recipe for sawara no shiogama yaki (Spanis...
January 28, 2023
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Associated PressUkrainian Presidency: 10 killed in latest Russian Shelling
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A new barrage of Russian shelling killed at least 10 Ukrainian civilians and wo...
January 28, 2023
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EconomyForeign Workers Rise to Record 1.82 Mil.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The number of foreign workers in Japan at the end of October 2022 rose 5.5% fro...
January 28, 2023
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CompaniesDrone Startup Begins Deliveries Using Starlink
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Telecommunications company KDDI Corp., map maker Zenrin Co. and others launched...
January 28, 2023
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Associated PressUS Inflation and ConsumerSpending Cooled in December
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge eased further in December, and con...
January 28, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLawmaker Funago 1st to Use Text-to-Speech at Japan Diet
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Lawmaker Yasuhiko Funago, who has amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, on Fri...
January 28, 2023
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Associated PressAuschwitz Anniversary Marked as Peace again Shattered by War
OSWIECIM, Poland (AP) — Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors and other mourners commemorated the 78th annive...
January 28, 2023
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CompaniesSuzuki to Invest ¥2 Tril. in EVs
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Suzuki Motor Corp. said Thursday it will invest ¥2 trillion to boost production...
January 28, 2023
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General NewsJapan Health Ministry Panel OKs Abortion Pill
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — An advisory panel to Japan’s health ministry on Friday agreed to approve an abo...
January 28, 2023
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General NewsEducation Ministry Draws Up 1st National Guidelines For Improving College Entrance Exams
The education ministry has drawn up guidelines to encourage national, public and private universitie...
January 28, 2023
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Associated PressBrazil Police Raid Bolsonaro Nephew’s Home in Uprising Probe
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police searched the home of a nephew of former President Ja...
January 28, 2023
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Japan In FocusFukuoka: Splashy Festival to Pray for Protection against Fires
OMUTA, Fukuoka — A traditional — albeit bizarre — festival featuring participants dousing themselves...
January 28, 2023
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ReutersSeven Killed in Synagogue Attack as West Bank Violence Spirals
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) - A Palestinian gunman killed seven people and wounded three others in a sy...
January 28, 2023