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Science‘Bizarre’ Long-legged Bird-like Dinosaur Has Scientists Enthralled
About 148 to 150 million years ago, a strange pheasant-sized and bird-like dinosaur with elongated l...
September 14, 2023
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TechnologyStudy: Modern Cars Are a Data ‘Privacy Nightmare’
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — The world’s most popular car brands are a data “privacy nightmare,” collecti...
September 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida’s Reshuffled Cabinet Faces Many Challenges; Funding for Key Initiatives Likely to Be Contentious
Kishida’s Reshuffled Cabinet Faces Many Challenges; Funding for Key Initiatives Likely to Be Content...
September 14, 2023
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ScienceScientists Solve Puzzle of Enigmatic Y Chromosome
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Scientists have taken an important step forward in understanding the human ge...
September 14, 2023
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Closes at One-Week High on Fed Pause Hopes
TOKYO - Japan's Nikkei share average jumped to a one-week closing high on Thursday, as data showing ...
September 14, 2023
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Climate ChangeStudy Quantifies Link between GHGs, Polar Bear Survival
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Polar bears have long symbolized the dangers posed by climate change, as ris...
September 14, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (9/15-9/21)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
September 14, 2023
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Crime & CourtsKyoAni Arson Suspect Describes Omiya Mass Stabbing Plan; Aoba Says He Saw Too Few Victims to Go Through With It
KYOTO — The suspect in the 2019 deadly arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. (KyoAni) studio had plo...
September 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Reshuffled Cabinet Gets to Work; New Foreign Minister Pledges to Use Her Perspective as Woman
The reshuffled Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida saw its first full day of work on Thursday, t...
September 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Aims to Dissolve Unification Church with Request to Court as Early as October; Investigation Suggests Criteria Met to Prove Religious Group Violated Law
The central government has determined that the Unification Church religious group should be dissolve...
September 14, 2023
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Imperial FamilyEmperor Harvests Rice at Imperial Palace in Tokyo
The Emperor harvested rice at the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Clad in a...
September 14, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Kishida’s Reshuffled Cabinet: Provide Answers to Policy Issues that Have Been Postponed / Overcome Declining, Aging Population Issues
Although a variety of policy matters have been addressed, for many issues road maps and concrete mea...
September 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentFumio Kishida Chose Stability Over Freshness in New Cabinet, LDP lineups
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ultimately went mostly for stability, rather than bold changes, when un...
September 14, 2023
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General NewsDiscussions to Begin On Restarting Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant; Prefecture to Refer to Experts’ Review of Fukushima Accident
NIIGATA — Niigata Prefecture will begin full-fledged discussions on restarting the Kashiwazaki-Kariw...
September 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida Pledges to Focus on Economic Measures
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed during a Wednesday press conference to give top priority to formu...
September 14, 2023