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General NewsTokaido Shinkansen Partially Suspended Due to Typhoon
Service on the Tokaido Shinkansen line was partially suspended on Friday afternoon due to heavy rain...
June 2, 2023
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General NewsShogi Star Sota Fujii Becomes Youngest Meijin Titleholder
TAKAYAMA, Nagano (Jiji Press) — Professional shogi star Sota Fujii on Thursday became the youngest p...
June 2, 2023
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ReutersBOJ’s Ueda: No Set Time Frame for Hitting 2% Inflation Target
TOKYO, June 2 (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank did not have a set...
June 2, 2023
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General NewsHeavy Rain Batters Wide Areas of Japan
A typhoon and seasonal rain front brought heavy rain to prefectures along Japan’s Pacific coast on F...
June 2, 2023
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CompaniesJapan Govt Eyes Rules to Promote Competition in App Marketplaces
The government plans to introduce rules covering app marketplace services operated by IT giants in a...
June 2, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan Police Report Reveals Inadequacies in Security Plan for PM’s Campaign Visit to Wakayama
The security plan for a stump speech to be delivered by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a port in Wa...
June 2, 2023
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ReutersBiden Says Sweden Will ‘Soon’ Join NATO at U.S. Air Force Address
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden predicted on Thursday Sweden...
June 2, 2023
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General NewsWakayama Prefecture City Issues Evacuation Order As Rivers Exceed Flood Warning Levels
The government of Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, issued its highest Level 5 evacuation order at around...
June 2, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (June 2)
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June 2, 2023
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ReutersIndia Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi Takes a Dig at Modi over China in US Visit
WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday criticized Prime Mi...
June 2, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Denies Wrongdoing Over Year-End Party Linked to Son’s Sacking
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has denied any wrongdoing following a magazine report that he posed for...
June 2, 2023
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CompaniesLatest ‘Zelda’ Sets Record as Fastest-Selling Nintendo Video Game
The latest title in Nintendo Co.’s “Zelda no Densetsu” (Legend of Zelda) megahit video game series h...
June 2, 2023
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ReutersBRICS Ministers Put on Show of Strength as Putin Arrest Warrant Looms Large
CAPE TOWN, June 1 (Reuters) – BRICS foreign ministers on Thursday asserted their bloc’s ambition to ...
June 2, 2023
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Crime & CourtsPolicemen Killed in Nagano Attack Remembered as ‘Good Combination’ with Strong Sense of Responsibility
Thursday marked one week since a shooting and knife attack in Nakano, Nagano Prefecture, that resul...
June 2, 2023
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Climate ChangeU.S. States Reach Agreement to Save Dwindling Colorado River
LOS ANGELES (AFP-Jiji) — Western U.S. states said May 22 they had reached an agreement to cut the am...
June 2, 2023