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General NewsNintendo’s Famicom Game Console Marks 40th Anniversary Sat.
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Saturday marked 40 years since Japanese game maker Nintendo Co. released the icon...
July 15, 2023
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Political PulseSnap Elections Are Tempting for LDP, but Unhealthy for Japan
Japan would be in the heat of a general election fight right now if Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had...
July 15, 2023
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General NewsConstruction Delays Threaten to Derail 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo
Key preparations for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo are on thin ice because a labor shortage and soaring...
July 15, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Makes Case for Fukushima Water Release to ASEAN+3
JAKARTA — Japan explained the validity of its plan to release treated water from the Fukushima No. 1...
July 15, 2023
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General NewsChina to Start Regulating AI Services Next Month to Target Info Unfavorable to CCP
BEIJING — The Chinese government on Aug. 15 will begin regulating generative artificial intelligence...
July 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentHayashi Urges Wang to Adopt Scientific Perspective
JAKARTA — Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi urged top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi to take a scientific...
July 14, 2023
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General NewsJapan Rocket Launch Problems Cast Doubts on 2024 Epsilon Launch
NOSHIRO, Akita — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has encountered a string of serious problems...
July 14, 2023
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General NewsHaneda Airport Terminal 2 to Open to Intl Flights again
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo International Airport at Haneda will reopen the facility for internationa...
July 14, 2023
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Film & TVHayao Miyazaki’s New Film Opens without Fanfare
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese anime giant Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature film in a decade, “How Do Y...
July 14, 2023
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Associated PressMass Grave with at Least 87 Bodies Found in Sudan’s Volatile Darfur Region, United Nations Says
CAIRO (AP) — The bodies of dozens of people allegedly killed by Sudanese paramilitary forces and an ...
July 14, 2023
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General NewsExplosion Occurs During Combustion Test of JAXA’s Epsilon S Rocket
NOSHIRO, Akita — An explosion occurred Friday morning during a ground combustion experiment involvin...
July 14, 2023
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Washington PostWhen the Migrants Vanished from This Desert Outpost, so Did the Jobs
AGADEZ, Niger – During the heyday of European-bound migration, this city built amid the sands of the...
July 14, 2023
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Washington PostU.S. to Appeal Jan. 6 Sentences of Stewart Rhodes, other Oath Keepers
WASHINGTON – U.S. prosecutors will appeal the sentences of Stewart Rhodes and all seven co-defendant...
July 14, 2023
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Washington PostBiden Says He’s ‘Serious’ about Prisoner Swap for WSJ Reporter Held in Russia
President Biden said Thursday that he’s serious about pursuing a prisoner exchange for Evan Gershkov...
July 14, 2023
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Washington PostFTC Investigates OpenAI over Data Leak and ChatGPT’s Inaccuracy
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an expansive investigation into OpenAI, probing whether the ...
July 14, 2023