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ReutersIndia’s Top Court Sets Up Safety Task Force after Doctor’s Rape and Murde
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Supreme Court created a hospital safety task force on Tuesday to re...
August 21, 2024
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ReutersChina’s Xi Backs Fijian PM’s Pacific Plan Ahead of Regional Meeting
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rab...
August 21, 2024
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ReutersTaiwan Shows Off Missile Firepower on Rare Trip to Sensitive Test Site
JIUPENG, Taiwan (Reuters) - Taiwan showed off its missile firepower on Tuesday, launching a batte...
August 21, 2024
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SumoThe Sumo Scene / Coming Off Serious Injury, Enho Gradually Works His Way Back Up from the Depths
This year’s recently completed Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament was the last to be held at Dolphins A...
August 21, 2024
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ReutersKyiv Says Its Forces under Heavy Russian Attack in East Ukraine
KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said its forces had come under multiple Russian attacks over ...
August 21, 2024
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ReutersBlinken Wraps Up Mideast Trip with Gaza Deal Still Elusive
DOHA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sought during a whirlwind trip to the Mid...
August 21, 2024
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ReutersHarris’ Election Effort Raises around $500 Million in a Month, Sources Say
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' election effort has raised around $500 mil...
August 21, 2024
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CompaniesNTT Opens Tokyo Capsule Hotel to Collect Sleep Data; Company to Collaborate with Manufacturers to Develop Products to Improve Sleep
NTT Data Japan Co. has opened a capsule hotel equipped with its technology to analyze guests’ sle...
August 21, 2024
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Imperial FamilyJapan’s Princess Kako Attends High School Sign-Language Speech Competition in Tokyo
Princess Kako, second daughter of Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, attended an annu...
August 21, 2024
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Politics & GovernmentFactions Play Less Central Role in Japan’s LDP Leadership Race; Some Candidates Utilize Group Ties; Others Eschew Them
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election effectively kicked off when former economic se...
August 20, 2024
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ReutersCongo Hopes to Receive First Mpox Vaccines by Next Week
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hopes to receive its first doses of an mpox vaccine by nex...
August 20, 2024
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Defense & SecurityOura Bay Work Begins in Henoko Base Relocation Project
Nago, Okinawa Pref., Aug. 20 (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Defense Ministry on Tuesday began its first f...
August 20, 2024
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CompaniesSummer Sales Heat Up with Hotter Temperatures; Consumers Buy Up Portable Air Conditioners, Parasols
The summer shopping season is reaching its peak amid scorching daily temperatures. In addition to...
August 20, 2024
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General NewsJapan’s Doctor Yellow Shinkansen Test Train Races Past Sea of Sunflowers; Train Fans Snap Pictures as it Races by in Gifu Pref.
A Doctor Yellow shinkansen test train races past a sea of sunflowers in full bloom in Ogaki, Gifu...
August 20, 2024
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Olympics & ParalympicsJapanese Fencing Medalists Receive Extraordinary Bonus Prize; Looking Forward to Future Possibilities
TAKASAKI — Three Japanese fencing medalists at the Paris Games received bonus prize money of ¥250...
August 20, 2024