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EconomyPay Hike Offers by Small Firms Average 3.35%
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Monthly pay increases offered by small and midsize companies to their labor uni...
May 11, 2023
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General NewsTokyu Toyoko, Meguro Lines Partly Suspended due to Glitch Believed to be Caused by Lightning
The Tokyu Toyoko Line has suspended its service between Shibuya and Musashi-Kosugi stations after a ...
May 11, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (5/12-5/18)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
May 11, 2023
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EconomyCoincident Index Unchanged
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s composite index of coincident economic indicators in March was unchang...
May 11, 2023
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Washington PostTexas Uses Aggressive Tactics to Arrest Migrants as Title 42 Policies End
BRACKETTVILLE, Tex. - There was something about the Dodge Durango that roused the deputy's suspicion...
May 11, 2023
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General NewsMy Number Glitch Raises Privacy Fears
A service enabling My Number cardholders to print copies of birth and residence certificates at conv...
May 11, 2023
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Washington PostBiden’s Border Plans Face a Major Test as Title 42 Restrictions End
President Biden began sweeping aside his predecessor's restrictive immigration policies on his first...
May 11, 2023
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General News
New Service Makes It Possible for My Number Cardholders to Leave Their IDs at Home
A service enabling My Number cardholders to use a smartphone app in place of the physical identifica...
May 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKeidanren Sets Up Fund for Improving Japan-ROK Ties
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, said Wednesday that it has complet...
May 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy Council Holds 1st Meeting with Aim to Create Rules for AI Use
The government held the first meeting of its artificial intelligence strategy council on Thursday to...
May 11, 2023
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Washington PostRep. George Santos Pleads Not Guilty to 13 Counts of Financial Crimes
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Rep. George Santos, the freshman Republican congressman whose myriad falsehood...
May 11, 2023
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Defense & SecurityRussia Blasts NATO’s Plan to Open Office in Japan
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Russia on Wednesday criticized NATO’s plan to open an office in Japan as leadin...
May 11, 2023
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Wider WorldFoundation prints 3D prosthetics, provides them free in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — The first thing 11-year-old Mia Rodriguez says she did with her new prost...
May 11, 2023
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Crime & CourtsSchoolteacher Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Tokyo Man
A 36-year-old junior high school teacher was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of murdering a man in E...
May 11, 2023
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ReutersYellen Says G7 Members Looking at How to Counter China’s ‘Economic Coercion’
NIIGATA, Japan, May 11 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday said many member...
May 11, 2023