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ReutersSocial Media Platform X Rolls Out Audio, Video Calling
Oct 25 (Reuters) - Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is launching an early version...
October 26, 2023
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Other SportsNaoya Inoue Sets Up Fight for 2nd Undisputed Crown
YOKOHAMA (AFP-Jiji) — Japan’s Naoya Inoue announced Wednesday that he will attempt to become an undi...
October 26, 2023
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ReutersChina Rushes to Swap Western Tech with Domestic Options as U.S. Cracks Down
BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) - China has stepped up spending to replace Western-made technology with do...
October 26, 2023
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Associated PressMike Johnson, a Staunch Louisiana Conservative, is Elected House Speaker as GOP Moves Past Chaos
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, e...
October 26, 2023
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ReutersIsrael Bombards Gaza, Prepares Invasion as Putin Warns Conflict Could Spread Beyond Middle East
GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Israel bombarded Hamas targets as it prepared for a ground invasi...
October 26, 2023
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Social SeriesShoso-in through Foreign Eyes / Fenollosa called Nara’s antiquities Japan’s treasures
The 75th Annual Exhibition of Shoso-in Treasures will start Saturday at the Nara National Museum, sh...
October 26, 2023
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Outside ContributorsJapan-U.K. Trade Features Electric Cars, Eclectic Fashions; Badenoch Visits to Promote Closer, More Open Economic Ties
The United Kingdom has accelerated its cooperation with Japan on the trade front following its exit ...
October 26, 2023
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General NewsBear Attack Victim in Akita Pref. Recalls Fearing for His Life; “The bear bit down on my head.”
“The bear bit down on my head. I couldn’t do anything,” said a man from Kita-Akita, Akita Prefecture...
October 26, 2023
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General NewsSelf-Imposed Ban on Aomori Sea Cucumber Fishing to be Lifted; Potential Markets Found Amid China’s Halt to Japan Imports
The Aomori prefectural fishery cooperative association and 27 fishing cooperatives in the prefecture...
October 26, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan LDP Exec Says PM Kishida ‘Lacks Leadership Qualities’
A ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s executive criticized Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday...
October 25, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapanese Paper Umbrellas Illuminate Tokyo Walkway
Illuminated paper umbrellas were put on display Wednesday on a walkway in the Otemachi district of T...
October 25, 2023
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Crime & CourtsSurgery Rule for Legal Gender Change Found Unconstitutional; Japan’s Supreme Court Cites Right to ‘Pursuit of Happiness’
The Grand Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled unconstitutional and void a legal provision ...
October 25, 2023
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General NewsTokyo Weighs Applying Ad-Truck Rules to Vehicles with Non-Capital License Plates
All billboard trucks running in Tokyo are likely to be subject to the metropolitan government’s desi...
October 25, 2023
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Defense & SecurityU.S. OKs Sale of RAM Ship-To-Air Missiles to Japan
WASHINGTON (Jiji Press) — The U.S. government on Tuesday said that it has approved the sale of Rolli...
October 25, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina Removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu; Second Key Minister Ousted in 3 Months
The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress decided Tuesday to remove Defense Minis...
October 25, 2023