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Associated PressAs Israel Battles Hamas, All Eyes Are on Hezbollah, the Wild Card on Its Northern Border
BEIRUT (AP) — Will Lebanon’s heavily armed Hezbollah militia join the Israel-Hamas war? The answer c...
October 13, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Foreign Chief Condemns “Terror Attack” by Hamas
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, in phone talks with her Israeli counte...
October 13, 2023
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Associated PressThe Morgue at Gaza’s Biggest Hospital Is Overflowing as Israeli Attacks Intensify
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital overflowed Thursday as bodies cam...
October 13, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentCourt Receives Govt’s Request to Dissolve Unification Church
The Tokyo District Court on Friday received a government request to dissolve the scandal-plagued Uni...
October 13, 2023
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General NewsJapan’s Surgical Requirement to Change Sex Ruled Unconstitutional
SHIZUOKA (Jiji Press) — A Japanese court has ruled that a law provision effectively requiring transg...
October 13, 2023
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Social SeriesUnbalanced Information Diet: Warped Lens on the World / YouTubers Post Attention-Grabbing Videos to Rack up Views
“I regret telling lies throughout the court trial. I have wanted to apologize to this day,” a 24-yea...
October 13, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Tech Companies to Bid on Provider Job for Government Cloud, amid Push for Domestic Hosts
Two domestic tech companies bid Thursday to be providers of government cloud services that handle pe...
October 13, 2023
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Asia-PacificSurvey: 37.4% of Japanese Respondents Have Positive Impression of South Korea, Surpassing Bad Impression for First Time
A Japan-South Korea poll found that 37.4% of Japanese respondents had a “good” or “somewhat good” im...
October 12, 2023
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Wider WorldIsraeli Ambassador to Japan Vows to ‘De-Militarize’ Hamas, Free Hostages
Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen on Thursday denounced the recent attacks by Hamas and vowed ...
October 12, 2023
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General News46th-Floor Osaka Condo to Have ¥2.5 bil. Price Tag; Sets New Record for Japan’s Kansai Region
A top-floor unit in a residential tower to be built in Osaka’s redevelopment area on the north side ...
October 12, 2023
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Companies2-Day Japan Bank System Failure Resolved; 5 Million Bank Transactions Affected
The Japanese Banks’ Payment Clearing Network, or Zengin-net, announced Thursday that the failure in ...
October 12, 2023
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CompaniesUniqlo Sells Second-Hand Clothes at Harajuku Shop
TOKYO, Oct. 11 (Jiji Press) — Casual wear retailer Uniqlo Co. started selling pre-owned clothes at i...
October 12, 2023
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Asia-PacificTikTok Opens ‘creator House’ in Bangkok
TikTok, a popular video-sharing social media platform, has opened its first Southeast Asian “creator...
October 12, 2023
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Associated PressUS Aircraft Carrier Arrives in South Korea as North’s Leader Kim Exchanges Messages with Putin
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Thursday...
October 12, 2023
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CompaniesJapanese Automaker Toyota and Energy Company Idemitsu to Cooperate on EV Battery Technology
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s top automaker Toyota agreed Thursday to work with Idemitsu, a major Japanese oi...
October 12, 2023