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Associated PressDeadly Explosion Off Nigeria Points to Threat Posed By Aging Oil Ships Around the World
OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remem...
October 31, 2023
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Associated PressHow Extreme Weather in the US May Have Affected the Pumpkins You Picked This Year for Halloween
Alan Mazzotti can see the Rocky Mountains about 30 miles west of his pumpkin patch in northeast Colo...
October 31, 2023
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Associated PressHurricane Otis Death Toll Rises to 48, Missing Now Number 36 as Search and Recovery Work Continues
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — At least 48 people died when Category 5 Hurricane Otis slammed into Mexico’s...
October 31, 2023
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ReutersMeta Introduces Ad-Free Plans for Instagram, Facebook in Europe
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms said on Monday it will offer users in Europe a subscription plan t...
October 31, 2023
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EconomyJapan’s 10-year JGB Yield Hits New Decade High Ahead of BOJ Meeting
TOKYO, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Japan's 10-year government bond (JGB) yield hit a fresh decade high on Tue...
October 31, 2023
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General NewsUniversities Offer Students with Overseas Roots Special Entrance Exams
Some universities are beginning to provide special entrance examinations for applicants with oversea...
October 31, 2023
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Manga & AnimeRecommend Manga Lists to be Drawn up for Foreign Countries; Local Specialists, Japanese Agency to Select 100 Titles Per Country
To promote manga worldwide, the Cultural Affairs Agency has decided to create lists of 100 recommend...
October 31, 2023
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General NewsBear Knocked Out by Tranquilizer Dart 30 Hours After Entering Barn in Northern Japan
A bear that entered a barn at a residence was captured after being hit with a tranquilizer dart in O...
October 30, 2023
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Political SeriesFuture World Order: Industrial policies / Public-private Cooperation, Intl Tie-Ups Key to Japan Making a Semiconductor Comeback
Groundbreaking for a chip factory in Hokkaido shows that international ties and public-private coope...
October 30, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Poland to Cooperate over Next-generation Reactor
Japan and Poland plan to sign a memorandum of cooperation to research and develop a High Temperature...
October 30, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Ends Lower Ahead of US, Local Central Bank Meetings
TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nikkei share average fell on Monday, tracking Wall Street’s declin...
October 30, 2023
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CompaniesToyota Posts Record Global Sales in April-Sept.
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday that its parent-only global vehicle sales in April...
October 30, 2023
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Asia-Pacific‘Sea-sun-sand-self’ Tourists Threaten Ancient, Sacred Rainforest in Mountainous Bali Area
BULELENG, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Deep inside his tribe’s sacred rainforest on the ...
October 30, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Subsidize Companies Expanding in Global South; AI, Semiconductor Supply Projects to Receive Subsidies
Japan plans to subsidize a portion of the costs for companies to expand their business in the emergi...
October 30, 2023
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Crime & Courts4 GSDF High-mobility Vehicles Listed for Sale Online by Exporter
Four retired Ground Self-Defense Force high-mobility vehicles had been listed for sale online by a u...
October 30, 2023