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Politics & GovernmentLeader of Japan’s CDPJ Facing Backlash As Party Lags Behind Rival
Members of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan are increasingly dissatisfied wit...
June 30, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s LDP, 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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Imperial FamilyImperial Couple Visit Emperor Emeritus, Empress Emerita to Report on Indonesia Trip
The Emperor and Empress visited the Emperor Emeritus and the Empress Emerita at the Sento Imperial R...
June 29, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (6/30-7/6)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
June 29, 2023
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MarketsNikkei Extends Gains despite Increased Profit-Taking Pressure
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The key Nikkei stock average shrugged off profit-taking pressure to advance to ...
June 29, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S. Hold ‘Extended Deterrence Dialogue’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Japanese governments held an “extended deterrence dialogue” to exchange vi...
June 29, 2023
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General NewsIce Maker Crafts Ornamental Ice Blocks in Tokyo
As summer approaches apace, a worker at Onoda Shoten Co. crafts ornamental “hyoka” ice blocks in Tos...
June 29, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentBiden Issues Claim on Kishida’s Taiwan Concerns, Corrects Defense Remark
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed con...
June 29, 2023
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ScienceStonehenge-like 4,000-yr-old Sanctuary Found in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) — Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old sanctuary made up of ditches a...
June 29, 2023
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BaseballShohei Ohtani Still Hasn’t Decided Whether He Will Participate in the Home Run Derby
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani already knows he is headed to the All-Star Game in two weeks. I...
June 29, 2023
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Film & TVActress Sakura Ando, Director Shunji Iwai Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
LOS ANGELES — Actress Sakura Ando and director Shunji Iwai have been invited to join the Academy of ...
June 29, 2023
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Washington PostIn a Major Discovery, Scientists Say Space-time Churns Like a Choppy Sea
The very fabric of the cosmos is constantly being roiled and rumpled all around us, according to mul...
June 29, 2023
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Washington PostPutin’s Standing as Global Strongman in Jeopardy after Revolt
Over the past decade, President Vladimir Putin has won friends and admirers worldwide as the embodim...
June 29, 2023
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Washington PostPride, Ukrainian Flags Burned in Silver Spring, Md., are ‘Hate Crimes,’ Police Say
At least 10 Pride and Ukrainian flags outside homes in Silver Spring, Md., were burned overnight thi...
June 29, 2023
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ReutersAustralian Defence Minister in Solomon Islands for Security Talks
SYDNEY, June 28 (Reuters) - Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare called for a review of ...
June 29, 2023