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Crime & CourtsKumamoto Court Orders Govt to Pay Damages over Forced Sterilization
A southwestern Japan court ordered the national government on Monday to pay a total of ¥22 million i...
January 24, 2023
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Associated PressA look at Leopard 2 tanks that could soon be sent to Ukraine
GENEVA (AP) — Following intense pressure from its allies, Germany appears to be inching toward appro...
January 24, 2023
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Associated PressFormer FBI Counterintelligence Agent Allegedly Aided Russian Oligarch
NEW YORK (AP) — A former high-ranking FBI counterintelligence official who investigated Russian olig...
January 24, 2023
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Associated PressAttorneys liken Tyre Nichols’ arrest to Rodney King beating
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis police officers beat motorist Tyre Nichols for three minutes, treating...
January 24, 2023
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Associated PressLegal, political strategy in letting FBI search Biden’s home
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision allowing the FBI to search his home in Delaware las...
January 24, 2023
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Associated PressUS proposes once-a-year COVID shots for most Americans
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu ...
January 24, 2023
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CompaniesTEPCO Files for 29% Electricity Rate Hike
Tokyo(Jiji Press)—Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. on Monday applied for government appro...
January 24, 2023
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EconomyWage Negotiations Kick Off Amid Surging Prices
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — This year’s “shunto” wage negotiations in Japan started effectively Monday with...
January 24, 2023
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BasketballLakers Acquire Rui Hachimura from Wizards for Nunn, Picks
The Los Angeles Lakers acquired former lottery pick Rui Hachimura from the Washington Wizards on Mon...
January 24, 2023
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General NewsJapanese Adults Relearn Abacus to Improve Mental Arithmetic and Business Skills
The abacus, which is called soroban in Japanese and used to be one of popular out-of-school learning...
January 24, 2023
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General NewsJapan Florist Sees Uptick in Bunny-Like Plant Sales in 2022 — The Year of The Rabbit
A species of bladderwort with petals that resemble the face of a rabbit blooms at a flower shop in N...
January 24, 2023
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General NewsJob Stability, Work Reforms Thought Key to Upping Birth Rate
Stable employment and reforms in working practices will likely be key in tackling the declining birt...
January 24, 2023
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General NewsExpanding Child Allowance System No Easy Task for Japan Government
Full-fledged discussions have gotten underway about how to realize Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s po...
January 23, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Climb on Wall St. Rally Buoyed by Tech Issues
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks continued to climb Monday fueled by a Wall Street rally, with tech...
January 23, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentPrime Minister Needs to Foster Empathy to Regain Public Support
In his policy speech Monday, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida described the state of the world, includin...
January 23, 2023