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General NewsVan Driven by 75-year-old Kills 2, Injures 1 at Senior Care Facility
SAITAMA — A van driven by a 75-year-old ran over three people in the parking lot of a senior day car...
September 14, 2023
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Associated PressTech Industry Leaders Endorse Regulating Artificial Intelligence at Rare Summit in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's biggest technology executives on Wednesday loosely endorsed the idea ...
September 14, 2023
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Associated PressKim Jong Un’s Trip to Russia Provides Window into Unique North Korean and Russian Media Coverage
TOKYO (AP) — The world is largely relying on North Korean and Russian media for information about th...
September 14, 2023
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Associated PressBiden Brushes off House Impeachment Inquiry and Says Republicans Want to Shut Down the Government
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden late Wednesday brushed off the House Republicans' impeachment ...
September 14, 2023
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EconomyBusiness Sentiment Improves in July-Sept.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Business sentiment among major Japanese companies improved in July-September, d...
September 14, 2023
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General NewsEx-SDF Member Gonoi Makes Time Magazine’s Next 100 List
New York (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese Self-Defense Forces member Rina Gonoi, who has claimed that sh...
September 14, 2023
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EconomyAverage Pump Price Logs First Drop in 18 Weeks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The average retail price of regular gasoline in Japan as of Monday fell ¥1.7 fr...
September 14, 2023
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Is Out of the Lineup for 10th Straight Game Due to Oblique Strain
SEATTLE (AP) — Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani was out of the lineup for his 10th straight gam...
September 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Reduce Price of Imported Wheat by 11％
The agriculture ministry announced Tuesday that it will lower the price at which the government sell...
September 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida: New Cabinet Can Take Advantage of Changes
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida referred to his new Cabinet as “one that can use change to their advant...
September 14, 2023
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General NewsSuga Says Ties with India Vital to Rules-Based Intl Order; Yomiuri-Organized Forum Covers Economy, Geopolitics
Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga underscored the importance of strengthening Japan-India relatio...
September 13, 2023
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General NewsRyusuke Hamaguchi, Movie Director, Revels in Feat of Winning Silver Lion at Venice
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, the director of “Aku wa Sonzai Shinai” (“Evil Does Not Exist”), opened up about t...
September 13, 2023
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Defense & SecurityPutin Likely Asks Kim for Ammunition in Return for Tech; Possible Deals Would Violate U.N. Resolutions
SEOUL — Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday to di...
September 13, 2023
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EnvironmentInvasive Species Problem Will Be ‘Worse before It Gets Better’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — On land and in the sea, invasive species are destroying ecosystems, spreading dis...
September 13, 2023
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Climate ChangeWarming Triggers Loss of Emperor Penguin Chicks
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — Helpless emperor penguin chicks perished at multiple breeding grounds in West Ant...
September 13, 2023