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Associated PressBiden Says Support for Israel and Ukraine Is ‘Vital’ for US Security, Will Ask Congress for Billions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that “American leadership is what holds the world together,” President J...
October 20, 2023
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ReutersNorth Korea’s Kim Vows to ‘Faithfully’ Fulfil Agreements Made with Russia’s Putin
SEOUL, Oct 20 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed his resolve to fulfill agreement...
October 20, 2023
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ReutersBiden to Seek Billions in Military Aid for Israel as Invasion of Gaza Nears
WASHINGTON/GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 20 (Reuters) – President Joe Biden on Thursday asked Americans to spe...
October 20, 2023
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General NewsAmid Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Japanese Supporters Pray for Safety of Youth, Especially Ones They Have Ties With
The situation in Gaza is becoming increasingly tense as Israel prepares to launch ground operations....
October 20, 2023
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ArtWorks by Artists with Disabilities Turn Tokyo Ward into Open-Air Museum
Shopping areas and other locations in Tokyo’s Koto Ward have turned into an open-air art museum as p...
October 20, 2023
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General NewsSurvey: 68.3% of Toilets in Japan’s Public Elementary, Junior High Schools Are Western-Style
Nearly 70% of the toilets in public elementary and junior high schools across the country are Wester...
October 19, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, China Experts Discuss Security, Economy, Cooperation at Annual Tokyo-Beijing Forum
BEIJING — An annual Japan-China forum on security, the economy and other issues between the neighbor...
October 19, 2023
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Crime & CourtsChina Formally Arrests Japanese Employee of Drugmaker Astellas Detained by Beijing in March (UPDATE 1)
BEIJING — A Japanese national detained by Chinese authorities in China has been formally arrested, J...
October 19, 2023
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General NewsIAEA-led International Team Collects Samples Off Fukushima Coast; Chinese Entity Participating in Collection for First Time
Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency and three foreign entities collected samples o...
October 19, 2023
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Asia-PacificSouth Asia’s Female Health Workers Fight for Basic Rights, Social Protections
GURUGRAM, India/KARACHI/KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Hobbling out of a tuk-tuk, Pooja Gu...
October 19, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (10/20-10/26)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
October 19, 2023
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General News3 Gaza Students Who Visited Japan Get Stuck in Amman on Their Way Home Due to Conflict
Three students from the Gaza Strip who visited Tokyo and Hiroshima on a U.N. agency’s program from S...
October 19, 2023
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CompaniesSK Hynix’s Moves Watched Over Kioxia-Western Digital Merger; Major Chip Industry Players Have Interests
The moves of South Korea’s SK Hynix Inc. have become a focal point in negotiations on a merger betw...
October 19, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
China-Russia Summit: Close Relationship Disrupts Global Stability
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing to demonstrate thei...
October 19, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Vote-Value Disparities: It’s Time to Fundamentally Rethink Election System for Upper House
Even though the judiciary has handed down a ruling of constitutionality, the basic problems facing t...
October 19, 2023