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Asia-PacificGrab enters digital maps business, targets app builders in Southeast Asian cities
Grab on June 8 announced plans to enter the digital maps business, offering other businesses access ...
July 2, 2022
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CompaniesKDDI mobile disrupted throughout Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — KDDI Corp.’s mobile phone and data communications services are disrupted acros...
July 2, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Indian’s quest for redemption after Everest charges
Indian mountaineer Narender Singh Yadav, who claimed to have conquered the world's tallest peak in M...
July 2, 2022
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Asia-PacificShoot-’em-up video game refuge for many Afghans
KABUL (AFP-Jiji) — The crackle of gunfire. A gasp of a stranger. Explosions rumbling in the distance...
July 2, 2022
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General NewsHottest June ever recorded in 44 prefectures
The nation experienced its hottest June in history last month, with the Japan Meteorological Agency ...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostWho is Viktor Bout, Russian arms dealer eyed in rumored prisoner swap?
The fate of two Americans detained in Russia could depend on what the U.S. government decides to do ...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostSupreme Court limits EPA’s power to combat climate change
The Supreme Court on Thursday sharply cut back the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to redu...
July 2, 2022
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General NewsKansai-Guam flights resume after 2-year-4-month hiatus
U.S.-based United Airlines has resumed flight services between Japan and Guam, with the first fligh...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostBiden opens door to more offshore drilling, despite earlier climate vow
President Joe Biden's administration opened the door Friday to more offshore oil and gas drilling in...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostDemocracy advocates raise alarm after Supreme Court takes election case
Voting rights advocates expressed alarm Friday, a day after the U.S. Supreme Court said it will cons...
July 2, 2022
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Washington PostHow Trump World pressures witnesses to toe the line
As rumors flew in the spring of 2018 that Donald Trump's longtime lawyer Michael Cohen was preparing...
July 2, 2022
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General NewsSurge in heatstroke insurance
The number of contracts for heatstroke insurance has jumped amid the unusual heatwave that began in ...
July 2, 2022
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General NewsLuminous depths
People participate in nighttime kayaking at Tassha Beach in Sado, Niigata Prefecture. The Sado Touri...
July 2, 2022
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CompaniesRegional banks embark on goods, power businesses
FUKUOKA — Fukuoka City-based Nishi-Nippon City Bank in June began selling pencils, notepads and othe...
July 2, 2022
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Japan In FocusEngineering major proves popular at Nara Women’s University
NARA — When Nara Women’s University opened its Faculty of Engineering in April in Nara City, it beca...
July 2, 2022