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CompaniesDepartment stores log higher sales in June as customers return
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s four major department store operators on Friday reported year-on-year s...
July 2, 2022
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Associated PressBiden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presiden...
July 2, 2022
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EconomyPension fund logs ¥10 tril. gain in FY 2021
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said Friday that it logged a net inv...
July 2, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentNational tax revenues hit record high ¥67 trillion last fiscal year
National general account tax revenues for fiscal 2021 totaled approximately ¥67.0 trillion, marking ...
July 2, 2022
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ReutersKyiv requests Ankara detain Russian-flagged ship it says carrying Ukrainian grain
LONDON/ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Ukraine has requested that Turkey detain and arrest the Russian-flagged ...
July 2, 2022
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EconomyTankan survey heralds further price hikes
Dampened business sentiment in the Bank of Japan’s latest Tankan survey has been linked to factors i...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostEx-leader of Mexico’s search for the disappeared convicted in human remains scandal
MEXICO CITY - A former official who led Mexico's search for the disappeared has been found guilty of...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostU.S.-supplied HIMARS changing the calculus on Ukraine’s front lines
EASTERN UKRAINE - The premier weapon in Ukraine's arsenal drove down a dirt road not marked on any m...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostRemember RadioShack? It’s now a crypto company with wild tweets
Gen Z may not be familiar with the RadioShack of their grandparents, but they're getting to know its...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostOkay, Google: To protect women, collect less data about everyone
This is a moment I've long worried would arrive. The way tens of millions of Americans use everyday ...
July 2, 2022
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General NewsYamagata Shinkansen bullet train marks 30th anniversary
A ceremony to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Yamagata Shinkansen bullet train ...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostJustice Dept. subpoenas two Arizona state senators in Jan. 6 probe
The Justice Department has subpoenaed two Republican Arizona state senators for information tied to ...
July 2, 2022
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Japan In FocusDinosaur-lovers get into character at event
TOTTORI — Museum-goers dressed up in T-rex costumes viewed exhibits at a museum during a unique even...
July 2, 2022
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Asia-Pacific5 Vietnamese universities listed in THE Asia rankings 2022
Five Vietnamese universities have been named in the Times Higher Education’s Asia University Ranking...
July 2, 2022
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese govt rejects Russia’s unilateral infringement of Japan’s interests in Sakhalin-2 project
Refusing to accept any unilateral infringement by Russia of Japan’s interests in an oil and natural...
July 2, 2022