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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa Holds Talks with USTR Katherine Tai
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa spoke with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai over the phone on ...
October 6, 2023
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Washington PostWhite House Planning Face-to-face Meeting with Xi Jinping in California
The White House has begun making plans for a November meeting in San Francisco between President Bid...
October 6, 2023
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Washington PostWhite House Seeks a Path Forward on Ukraine amid House Turmoil
White House officials are urgently strategizing on the best way to salvage U.S. aid to Ukraine, deba...
October 6, 2023
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General NewsMedia Body Urges IT Giants to Negotiate with News Outlets; Yahoo Japan Draws Particular Scrutiny as Largest News Buyer
The Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association has issued a statement calling on major informa...
October 6, 2023
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Travel SpotsLucky Rakes Believed to Bring Good Fortune; Production at Peak Ahead of Tori No Ichi Fairs
An artisan decorates a kumade rake at a workshop in Adachi Ward, Tokyo. Production of such decorativ...
October 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentGovernor Denny Tamaki Holds Talks With Chinese Ambassador, Expressing Willingness Bolster Ties
NAHA — Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki met with Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao in Naha on Friday ...
October 6, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial‘Urban Mining’: Make Use of Metal Resources Lying Dormant in Household Devices
The recovery and reuse of metal resources from disused electronic appliances and other equipment is ...
October 6, 2023
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Japan-U.S. Defense Ministers’ Meeting: Deepen Alliance to be Prepared for Unforeseen Circumstances
China’s military buildup and North Korea’s nuclear and missile development programs pose realistic t...
October 6, 2023
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CompaniesJapan’s NTT East to Launch Call-rejection Service for Calls from Specific Countries
NTT East Corp. is to establish a new service that will allow local governments roiled by nuisance ca...
October 6, 2023
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Associated PressStrife-torn Myanmar Wins First Medal at Asian Games. China Continues Dominance with More Than 300
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — Strife-torn Myanmar won its first medal at the Asian Games in China on Wednes...
October 6, 2023
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General NewsTurkish Airlines Flight Accidentally Passed over Central Tokyo after Problem Switching to Autopilot
A Turkish Airlines plane that had departed from Haneda Airport accidentally flew over central Tokyo,...
October 6, 2023
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Other SportsJapan Gymnast Daiki Hashimoto Defends All-Around Title at Worlds
ANTWERP, Belgium — Daiki Hashimoto, the reigning all-around champion, defended his title at the Arti...
October 6, 2023
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Film & TVFilm Adaptation of “La Boheme” Starts Run in Japan, Presenting New York-based Story with Asian Opera Singers
A movie adaptation of Puccini’s renowned opera “La Boheme,” produced by a Hong Kong-based Japanese o...
October 6, 2023
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Other Sports2023 Asian Games: Day 12
HANGZHOU, China (AP) — The small island kingdom of Bahrain won its 10th gold medal Thursday at the A...
October 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentPublic, Private Entities of Japan, ASEAN Agree to Boost Cyber Defense Cooperation
A memorandum of understanding to strengthen cyber defense cooperation was signed at a public-private...
October 6, 2023