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Political PulsePolitical Demons, Real or Imagined, Ride the ‘wind of Dissolution’
“A suspicious mind sees demons in the dark.” That’s the image conjured up by the Japanese idiom “g...
July 1, 2023
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Crime & Courts‘Luffy’ Robbery Ring Suspect ‘Used Phone to Issue Instructions Possibly from Philippines Immigration Facility’
A person who was detained at the same Philippines immigration facility as Kiyoto Imamura, the suspec...
July 1, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan-South Korea Rapprochement Fueled by China Concerns
Japan and South Korea have agreed to fortify financial ties, but this latest step in warming bilater...
July 1, 2023
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EuropeEU Close to Abolishing Import Restrictions on Japanese Food
BRUSSELS — The European Union on Thursday began finalizing procedures to completely eliminate import...
June 30, 2023
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ReutersPakistan Clinches Crucial $3 bil. IMF Bailout Hours Before Deadline
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level pact w...
June 30, 2023
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Crime & CourtsPokemon Card Price Surge Proves Irresistible for Thieves
Pokemon cards are disappearing from store shelves across Japan as thieves swipe them and trying to c...
June 30, 2023
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ScienceWhat Makes Us Human? Primate Genome Study Offers Some Clues
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The most comprehensive genomic study ever on primates — a group whose members...
June 30, 2023
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ReutersForeigners Turned Sellers of Japan Shares After 12 Straight Weeks of Purchases
TOKYO (Reuters) — Foreign investors turned net sellers of Japanese equities after 12 straight weeks...
June 30, 2023
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ReutersMacron Convenes New Crisis Meeting After Worst Night of Rioting
PARIS (Reuters) — French President Emmanuel Macron will convene his cabinet for a second crisis mee...
June 30, 2023
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CompaniesJapan’s SoftBank to Develop Own Generative AI Platform
Major mobile network provider Softbank Corp. is set to develop the company’s own generative artifici...
June 30, 2023
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Washington PostHe Meant to Donate $150 to a Charity. He Mistakenly Gave $15,000.
A California man and his wife had recently moved into a new apartment building in San Francisco when...
June 30, 2023
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Washington PostVirgin Galactic Flies Its Long-Awaited First Commercial Space Tourism Mission
Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic flew its first paying customers to the edge of space Thursday, com...
June 30, 2023
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Washington PostSupreme Court Rejects Race-Based Affirmative Action in College Admissions
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday held that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard a...
June 30, 2023
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Crime & CourtsLDP, Komeito Split over Expanding Defense Item Exports
The Liberal Democratic Party and its ruling coalition partner Komeito have divergent views over easi...
June 30, 2023
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Washington PostMy Coach Failed Me.’ A Former Swimmer Copes with the Lasting Trauma of Abuse.
Even decades later, the news that her college swimming coach had been fired struck a visceral blow t...
June 30, 2023