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MarketsTokyo Stocks Barely Extend Winning Streak to 5 Sessions
Tokyo —Tokyo stocks managed to end higher for the fifth consecutive session Thursday, after struggli...
January 12, 2023
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Asia-PacificKim Jong Un’s revelation of daughter hints at prolonged family rule
SEOUL (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s disclosure of his daughter in recent public events wa...
January 12, 2023
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Asia-PacificIndia befriends Sri Lanka as China’s shadow looms
COLOMBO/NEW DELHI (Reuters) — When Sri Lanka slid into its worst economic crisis in seven decades le...
January 12, 2023
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General NewsTokyo to offer free childcare for 2nd child
The Tokyo metropolitan government has decided it will provide free childcare for a second child aged...
January 12, 2023
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Crime & CourtsGuilty Ruling for Moritomo Gakuen Head, Wife to Become Final
Tokyo—Prison sentences are set to become final for Yasunori Kagoike, 69, head of Japanese school ope...
January 12, 2023
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Asia-PacificSeoul Explains Plan for Foundation to Cover Wartime Labor Compensation
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korea’s Foreign Ministry in an open debate on Thursday explained a plan f...
January 12, 2023
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General NewsNPO announces end of organ transplants overseas at end of March
The Intractable Disease Patient Support Association, a nonprofit organization based in Tokyo, announ...
January 12, 2023
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Film & TVNew film depicts prejudice faced by Brazilians in Japan
The sadness and anger of Brazilians facing discrimination in Japan, and the bond they form with a Ja...
January 12, 2023
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SumoFebruary is real beginning of New Year for giants of raised ring
In Japan, there is a saying that “New Year’s Day is the key to the rest of the year.” However, in th...
January 12, 2023
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ReutersSandwich chain Subway eyes sale- source
Sandwich chain Subway is exploring a sale of its business, a source told Reuters on Wednesday. The ...
January 12, 2023
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Washington PostMcCarthy takes speaker perch as GOP stares down new mission: governance
WASHINGTON – Republicans successfully passed their first priority as the new majority Monday, establ...
January 12, 2023
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Washington PostA 6-year-old is accused of shooting someone at school. He isn’t the first.
The prosecutor sat at a small table across from a 6-year-old boy, watching him color. The kid smiled...
January 12, 2023
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Washington PostTalk of prosecuting women for abortion pills roils antiabortion movement
Alabama’s attorney general became the most prominent Republican official yet to suggest that pregnan...
January 12, 2023
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Washington PostTrump campaign officials got subpoena asking new questions about Jan. 6
A wide-ranging subpoena sent to Trump campaign officials last month shows new areas of investigative...
January 12, 2023
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Asia-PacificBeijing seen shifting stance over control over IT giants
BEIJING — The Chinese Communist Party and the government is increasingly believed to be loosening it...
January 12, 2023