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Politics & GovernmentCan AI Write Contracts? Japan Justice Ministry Sets Guidelines
The Justice Ministry has released guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence for services tha...
August 2, 2023
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EconomyDepartment Stores Post Higher Sales in July in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major Japanese department store operators reported higher same-store sales...
August 2, 2023
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Imperial FamilyPrincess Kako Watches High School Girls’ Baseball Final
Princess Kako, the second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, watched the fin...
August 2, 2023
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CompaniesSeven & I Replaces Sogo & Seibu President as Step Toward Sale
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retailer Seven & i Holdings Co. on Tuesday announced the replacement o...
August 2, 2023
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Associated PressRussian Drone Strikes on the Odesa Region Cause Fires at Port
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops hit port infrastructure in Ukraine's Odesa region with Shahed dr...
August 2, 2023
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Associated PressSome of Niger’s Neighbors Defend the Coup There, Even Hinting at War. It’s a Warning for Africa
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Not everyone is hostile to the coups in Niger and other African nations in the...
August 2, 2023
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TechnologyGene Tech Spares Male Chicks from Cull by Preventing Them from Hatching
REHOVOT, Israel (Reuters) — Every year, egg farmers kill 7 billion day-old male chicks because they ...
August 2, 2023
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ScienceStudies: Ancient Society’s ‘Ivory Man’ Was an ‘Ivory Lady’
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The “Ivory Man,” whose remains were found in an opulent tomb in Spain in 2008, is...
August 2, 2023
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General NewsPowerful Typhoon Kills Man in Okinawa Pref.
A 90-year-old man died in Okinawa Prefecture after being pinned under a garage that collapsed in st...
August 2, 2023
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CompaniesFlying Car, Drone Developers to Take Over Vacated MSJ Facilities at Nagoya Airport
Two startups developing flying cars and drones for industrial use are expected to move into facilit...
August 2, 2023
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ScienceFerocious Black Holes Reveal ‘Time Dilation’ in Early Universe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Time is a slippery thing, as profound thinkers like physicist Albert Einstein...
August 2, 2023
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Washington PostFeeling Lonely, She Got a Kitten. He Became U.K. Cat of the Year.
Genevieve Moss has profound hearing loss, and she was feeling lonely and isolated as she flipped thr...
August 2, 2023
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Washington PostSome GOP Rivals Offer More Measured Criticism of Latest Trump Indictment
Many Republicans, including Donald Trump's 2024 rivals for the White House, reacted with fury in the...
August 2, 2023
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Washington PostThe Coup in Niger Puts Spotlight on Nation’s Uranium
Tensions are building in Niger just days after a military junta ousted its democratically elected go...
August 2, 2023
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Washington PostZoo Denies Rumors That Its Bear Is a Human in Disguise
China's latest internet sensation, Angela, has been taken for many things: A black bear, a large dog...
August 2, 2023