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General NewsExpo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Construction Cost Set to Exceed Initial Budget
The construction cost for the Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai will exceed the initial budget amid the rising...
September 23, 2023
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Travel SpotsKumamoto: Giant Float of Kumamon Paraded at Festival
YAMATO, Kumamoto — Ten huge floats made of tree bark, pine cones and other natural materials were th...
September 23, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, South Korea Foreign Ministers Share Concerns about North Korean Missiles
NEW YORK — Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin expressed “seri...
September 23, 2023
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CompaniesHigher Long-term Interest Rates Boost Returns from Pensions, Life Insurance
The rise in long-term interest rates has rippled through the market. While rates are up for fixed-ra...
September 23, 2023
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Wider WorldArmed with Data, Slum Dwellers Demand Better Services
JOHANNESBURG/RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — When 46-year-old data collector Mfanzile ...
September 23, 2023
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ReutersTaiwan Raises Concerns about Situation ‘Getting out of Hand’ with China drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The increased frequency of China’s military activities around Taiwan recently has...
September 23, 2023
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Climate Change‘Animals Are Thirsty’: Dust and Bones on Turkey’s Shrinking Lake
VAN, Turkey (AFP-Jiji) — Shepherd Ibrahim Koc recalls his youth with fondness as he grazes cattle on...
September 23, 2023
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ReutersRussian Hackers Seek War Crimes Evidence, Ukraine Cyber Chief Says
KYIV/LONDON (Reuters) – Russian spies are using hackers to target computer systems at law enforcemen...
September 23, 2023
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EnvironmentU.N. Plans Decarbonization of Polluting Construction Sector
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The construction sector — the most polluting and difficult to decarbonize — must ...
September 23, 2023
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CompaniesToyota Aims to Produce 600,000 EVs in 2025
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to increase its production of electric vehicles to around 600,000 in 2025, ...
September 23, 2023
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General NewsCockroach, Slug Found in School Lunches in Kumamoto Pref.
KUMAMOTO — A cockroach and slug were found in school lunches served this month at an elementary scho...
September 23, 2023
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Travel SpotsTottori: ‘Naked Pose’ May Help Open-Air Onsen after Damage by Typhoon
MISASA, Tottori — Popular comedian Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, also known as Tony, gave his seal of ap...
September 23, 2023
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Washington PostTwo Ford’s Theatre Tickets for Night of Lincoln Murder to Be Auctioned
It was the last night of actress Laura Keene’s 11-show stand at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, this t...
September 23, 2023
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Defense & SecurityQuad Foreign Ministers Meet in N.Y., Oppose “Unilateral Attempts to Change Status Quo”
NEW YORK — The foreign ministers of Japan, the United States, Australia, and India met in New York o...
September 23, 2023
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BaseballMinnesota Twins Clinch AL Central Title with 8-6 Win over Angels
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins clinched the AL Central title Friday night with an 8-6 victor...
September 23, 2023