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Associated PressBlinken Stresses Need for Better U.S.-Chinese Communications as He Heads to Beijing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly before setting out for Beijing, Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Frida...
June 17, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan Aims to Double Child-Linked Fiscal Spending by Early 2030s
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government on Friday adopted its annual basic economic and fiscal policy gu...
June 17, 2023
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ReutersU.S. Treasury Found No Currency Manipulation in 2022, Downgrades Swiss Scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it found that no major U.S. trading partners...
June 17, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.S., Philippines Agree to Strengthen Security Ties amid Tensions over China, N. Korea
TOKYO (AP) — The national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines held the...
June 17, 2023
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ReutersPutin Says Russia Positions Nuclear Bombs in Belarus as Warning to West
President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, ...
June 17, 2023
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Political PulseDeep-seated Distrust between LDP, Komeito Breaks into the Open
According to a famous Japanese proverb, “Even a dog won’t get involved in a couple’s quarrels.” The ...
June 17, 2023
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General NewsConcerns Raised as Generative AI Could Cause More Confusion
Concerns have been raised that using generative AI, which compiles both accurate and inaccurate info...
June 17, 2023
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General NewsJapanese Newspaper Association Highlights Generative AI Risks
The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association has spoken about the challenges posed by gene...
June 17, 2023
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Emperor Talks about Forthcoming Trip to Indonesia
The Emperor attended a press conference Thursday at the Imperial Palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, ahea...
June 16, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Avoids ‘Gamble’ on Lower House Dissolution
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has decided not to dissolve the House of Representatives during the cur...
June 16, 2023
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Washington PostNative Adoptions Can Give Priority to Tribal Families, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a federal law, intended to rectify past government abuses, that...
June 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan GSDF Shooting Suspect Loaded Live Ammo Without Permission
The Ground Self-Defense Force cadet suspected of fatally shooting two GSDF members and wounding anot...
June 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsData Leak Suspect Allegedly Used Japanese Work Place Email to Contact Chinese Firm
Yomiuri Shimbun file photoThe Metropolitan Police Department on November 1, 2020, in Chiyoda ward, T...
June 16, 2023
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General NewsHarry Potter Studio Tour Theme Park Opens in Tokyo
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter, a theme park based on the “Harry Potter...
June 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsLuffy-linked Robbery Proceeds Transferred to Suspected Ringleader’s Account, Police Sources Say
The proceeds of a robbery linked to a suspect nicknamed Luffy were allegedly transferred to the acco...
June 16, 2023