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ReutersRupert Murdoch scraps proposal to combine Fox, News Corp, eyes Move sale
Jan 24 (Reuters) - Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday withdrew a proposal to reunite News Corp NWSA.O and Fox...
January 25, 2023
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General NewsMagnitude 4.9 Earthquake Hits Japan’s Fukushima Pref.
An earthquake with estimated magnitude of 4.9 occurred off Fukushima Prefecture at around 10:01 a.m....
January 25, 2023
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ReutersU.S., Germany poised to send tanks to Ukraine, answering Kyiv’s pleas
BERLIN/KYIV, Jan 25 (Reuters) - The United States was expected to announce as soon as Wednesday that...
January 25, 2023
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Japan In FocusTokyo: Showa-era Toys Offer Nostalgic Play at Tokyo Museum
Just a one-minute walk from Shibamata Station in Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward, the Shibamata no Omocha Ha...
January 25, 2023
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ReutersKing Abdullah meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in surprise Jordan visit -royal court
AMMAN, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise trip to Jordan o...
January 25, 2023
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ObituariesHiromitsu Kadota, No. 3 on All-Time HR List, Dies at 74
Pro baseball Hall of Famer Hiromitsu Kadota, whose 567 career home runs are currently third on Japan...
January 25, 2023
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AFP-JIJIErdogan Warns Sweden on NATO Bid after Koran Burning in Rally
ISTANBUL (AFP-Jiji) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Sweden on Monday that it should ...
January 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Ease Rules on Lithium-Ion Battery Warehouses to Increase Domestic Production for EVs
To improve the environment for domestic production of storage batteries, such as lithium-ion batteri...
January 25, 2023
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AFP-JIJIU.N. Warns Climate Change Increasing Human Trafficking Risks
VIENNA (AFP-Jiji) — Evidence is emerging that climate-related disasters are becoming a cause of huma...
January 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentSoil from Fukushima Pref. Decontamination Sites to Be Relocated to Kanto Region for Demonstration Experiment
Last month, the government announced a demonstration experiment to relocate soil from sites where d...
January 25, 2023
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General NewsCram School Head Posted 1,000 Tweets Against Shinzo Abe’s State Funeral
When an opinion posted online got thrust into the spotlight during Diet deliberations, it triggered ...
January 24, 2023
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BaseballFormer NPB Home Run Hitter Hiromitsu Kadota Dies at 74
Hiromitsu Kadota, a former baseball player who hit 567 home runs during his career and ranks third i...
January 24, 2023
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EconomyBOJ Injects ¥1 trillion into Money Market to Curb Interest Rates
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan on Monday conducted a money market operation to supply ¥1 tri...
January 24, 2023
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General NewsJapan Authorities Warn of Health, Traffic Dangers Amid Severe Cold Spell
With temperatures likely to drop sharply from Tuesday night due to this season’s severest cold spell...
January 24, 2023
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ReutersFour Oath Keepers guilty of seditious conspiracy in U.S. Capitol attack
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Four more members of the far-right Oath Keepers were found guilty on ...
January 24, 2023