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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
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ReutersCheap ‘Like Cabbage’ Apartments in Some Chinese Cities Draw Buyers, and Caution
BEIJING/HONG KONG, June 16 (Reuters) – Beijing resident Hu Yongwei bought more than a dozen apartmen...
June 16, 2023
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General NewsAI-Equipped Japanese App Assesses Pain Levels of Cats
A Tokyo-based tech firm has launched an app that uses artificial intelligence to detect whether a ca...
June 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan-based Chinese Researcher Behind AIST Data Leak May Have Close Ties to Beijing
The Japan-based Chinese researcher arrested on suspicion of leaking research results on a cutting-ed...
June 16, 2023
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Associated PressPro-Government Rally Held in Serbia Amid Growing Discontent after Mass Shootings
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people converged on the Serbian capital on Friday for a...
June 16, 2023
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CompaniesToyota to Receive ¥120 Billion Subsidy for EV Batteries
The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry will provide a subsidy of about ¥120 billion to Toyota Moto...
June 16, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan Set to Send Gunpowder to U.S. to Bolster Production of Artillery Shells for Ukraine
Japan is poised to supply a raw material used to manufacture artillery shells to the United States, ...
June 16, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialJapan should Continue Efforts to Improve the Lives of People around the World
Japan has long supported developing countries through its official development assistance (ODA) and ...
June 16, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Fed Needs to Assess Effects of Tightening Policy Carefully
The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has refrained from further hiking its benchmark interest rate. Howeve...
June 16, 2023