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Companies
Brewers switch sales targets from restaurants to home drinking
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A beer sales battle is intensifying in Japan, with major makers switching their...
March 28, 2022
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Markets
BOJ’s Tankan forecast to show weaker business sentiment
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Bank of Japan’s Tankan quarterly survey for March, to be released Friday, i...
March 28, 2022
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Washington Post
Zelensky steps up criticism of West, demanding weapons and sanctions
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is demanding that the United States and its allies send more ...
March 28, 2022
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General News
Nighttime bakery works to tackle social issues
Three bread outlets in central Tokyo that are open only in the evening are aiming to prove that brea...
March 28, 2022
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Companies
Toshiba’s spin-off plan had support of 40% of shareholders
TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) – Toshiba Corp’s plan to spin off its devices unit had a shareholder suppo...
March 28, 2022
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General News
Volcanic warning issued near Kita-Iwojima
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Meteorological Agency on Sunday issued a volcanic warning for waters ...
March 28, 2022
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Reuters
Taliban ban BBC’s local language services in Afghanistan – broadcaster
KABUL, March 28 (Reuters) – The Taliban have banned BBC television news in three main languages of A...
March 28, 2022
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General News
Rechecking readiness for disasters, power failures
An earthquake struck areas of Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures on March 16 at 11:36 p.m., recording ...
March 28, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Small, midsize companies urged to strengthen measures
Small and midsize companies will be required to take measures to prevent bullying and other acts of ...
March 28, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Russia increasingly isolated by its self-righteous stance
Russia, which has drawn harsh international criticism for its invasion of Ukraine, has become incre...
March 28, 2022
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Washington Post
Holocaust survivors flee from Ukraine to Germany for safety
AP Photo / Michael ProbstUkrainian Holocaust survivor Tatyana Zhuravliova reacts during an AP interv...
March 28, 2022
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Film & TV
Japan cheers ‘Drive My Car’ Oscar win, hopes it will raise Murakami’s profile
TOKYO, March 28 (Reuters) – From Tokyo streets to the highest levels of government, Japan on Monday ...
March 28, 2022
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Associated Press
At a pugnacious Oscars, Apple’s feel-good ‘CODA’ triumphs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed c...
March 28, 2022
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Associated Press
Dubai developer Union Properties says $42M ‘misappropriated’
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A troubled Dubai real estate developer said Monday it suspected t...
March 28, 2022
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Associated Press
Ukraine war threatens food supplies in fragile Arab world
BEIRUT (AP) — Layal Aswad was already exhausted by Lebanon’s devastating two-year economic collapse....
March 28, 2022