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ReutersRussia’s War on Ukraine Latest: Ukraine Retakes Land around Bakhmut
(Reuters) – Moscow acknowledged on Friday that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine’s battlef...
May 13, 2023
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General News914 Cases of Inappropriate Care Found at Nurseries in Japan
Japan has confirmed 914 cases of inappropriate child care, including 90 cases of abuse, at nursery s...
May 13, 2023
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Politics & Government
Japan Enacts Bill to Promote Green Transformation
The Diet, Japan’s parliament, on Friday enacted a bill to promote so-called green transformation to ...
May 13, 2023
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Defense & Security
Japan Proposes 161 New Important Security Areas
The Japanese government proposed Friday that 161 additional locations in 10 prefectures including To...
May 13, 2023
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Companies
Kansai Electric, 4 Others Submit Biz Improvement Plans
Kansai Electric Power Co. and four other Japanese power companies Friday submitted to the industry m...
May 13, 2023
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Associated PressWhat to Know about Twitter’s New CEO Linda Yaccarino
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk is welcoming a veteran ad executive to the helm of Twitter, the social med...
May 13, 2023
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Associated PressHere’s what It Looks like at the US-Mexico Border as Title 42 Expires
From the Rio Grande Valley in Texas to San Diego and Tijuana, many migrants gathered along sections ...
May 13, 2023
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General News
Conspiracy Theories Surrounding Abe Shooting Due to ‘Cognitive Distortion’
Conspiracy theories regarding the shooting death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Nara last Ju...
May 13, 2023
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Associated PressEarly Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest could Break Records
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An early May heat wave this weekend could surpass daily records in parts of th...
May 13, 2023
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Political PulseHow Should Japan Respond to the Potential Benefits Brought by AI?
When I was a child, the science fiction movie “Terminator 2” fascinated me. I was attracted by the s...
May 13, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Council Eyed to Promote Investment in Ukraine
The government will establish a liaison council to promote investment by Japanese companies in Ukrai...
May 13, 2023
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Defense & SecurityChina Coast Guard Quadruples Number of Large Ships in Decade
The China Coast Guard now has 157 large vessels, nearly quadruple the number it had a decade ago, ac...
May 13, 2023
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CompaniesMizuho Financial Group Plans to Add 1,600 Staff to Strengthen System Support
Mizuho Financial Group Inc. plans to strengthen system support by adding about 1,600 employees to it...
May 12, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina Works to Control Narrative in 15 Years Since Deadly Sichuan Quake
CHENGDU, China — It was 15 years ago that a devastating earthquake left about 87,000 people dead or ...
May 12, 2023
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G7 SummitHaass Calls for Limiting Economic Dependence on China
Ahead of the Group of Seven summit that will start in Hiroshima on May 19, The Yomiuri Shimbun has a...
May 12, 2023