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Defense & Security
Ruling bloc’s working team to bolster national protection system
The working team on national security comprised of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito has agre...
November 17, 2022
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Reuters
Amazon lays off some devices unit staff as it targets 10,000 cuts
Nov 16 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc AMZN.O on Wednesday said it has laid off some employees in its dev...
November 17, 2022
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Reuters
Ukraine conflict intensifies in east; NATO, Poland say missile likely not from Russia
KYIV/PRZEWODOW, Poland/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ukraine said it faced fierce attacks in the east from Ru...
November 17, 2022
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Economy
Japan trade gap persists as weak yen squeezes purchasing power
Tokyo, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Japan's imports in October surged by more than half from a year earlier, d...
November 17, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Russia must face danger of flash points in its invasion
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine are fraught with the imminent danger of escalating into a large-scale wa...
November 17, 2022
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Soccer World Cup
Samurai Blue’s chef gets his ‘lucky chef’s jacket’ ready for 5th World Cup
Chef Yoshiteru Nishi made his World Cup debut in 2006 when he served meals at the showpiece soccer t...
November 17, 2022
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Reuters
Political gridlock may help U.S. stocks but inflation still in driver’s seat
NEW YORK, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Split control of the U.S. Congress following the midterm elections may ...
November 17, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan FTC Launches Probe on News Royalty Fees
Tokyo (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday that it has launched an investigat...
November 17, 2022
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Reuters
China’s freeze on Taiwan contact fuels worry as tensions build
TAIPEI, Nov 17 (Reuters) - When Chinese authorities detained a Taiwanese citizen in China in August ...
November 17, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan, China leaders to hold 1st summit in 3 years this evening
BANGKOK / BALI — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in B...
November 17, 2022
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General News
Nearly half a million foreign visitors arrive in Japan as tourism surges
The number of foreign visitors to Japan in October is estimated to have totaled 498,600, surging to ...
November 17, 2022
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Politics & Government
Kishida, Scholz agree to cooperate on China
ReutersGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, Argentine Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero, center, and...
November 17, 2022
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Politics & Government
Japan Govt Panel OKs 11 Strategically Important Goods
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—A Japanese government panel on Wednesday approved the designation of eleven categ...
November 17, 2022
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Defense & Security
N. Korea: Missile launch over Japan a ‘warning to enemies’
SEOUL — North Korea’s state news agency announced that the launch of a ballistic missile on Oct. 4 t...
November 17, 2022
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General News
Japan’s police agency confirms several cases of racial profiling
Police carried out their duties using racial profiling or other similar inappropriate methods in six...
November 17, 2022