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General NewsMore Municipalities Cashing In on Tourism Recovery by Imposing Accommodation Taxes
s tourism picks up in line with the easing of pandemic-related restrictions, the implementation of a...
May 4, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Moves to Amend Constitution Face Upper House Delays
Wednesday marked the 76th year since the Constitution came into effect. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida...
May 3, 2023
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ReutersSouth Korea Finance Minister Seeking to Get Domestic Bonds into WGBI This Year
INCHEON, South Korea, May 3 (Reuters) - South Korea is seeking to have its domestic bonds added to ...
May 3, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentYomiuri Poll: 61% Support Constitutional Revision
Sixty-one percent of people are in favor of amending the Constitution, according to a recent opinion...
May 3, 2023
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SoccerJapan Women’s Soccer Pioneer Takes on Challenge as Uzbek Manager
Tokyo, May 3 (Jiji Press)—A pioneer of women’s soccer in Japan is taking on a new challenge as mana...
May 3, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida’s South Korea Trip to Focus on Economy, Security
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold talks with South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Sunday dur...
May 3, 2023
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Associated PressPardon Frees More than 2,100 Myanmar Political Prisoners
BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s ruling military council on Wednesday said it was releasing more than 2,100 ...
May 3, 2023
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General NewsNews in Pictures / Golden Week Bustle Returns to Pre-pandemic Levels
Cooped up for years by the pandemic, people welcomed their first Golden Week holiday period free of...
May 3, 2023
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Defense & SecurityGSDF to Analyze Flight Recorder Recovered from Helicopter Wreckage
The Ground Self-Defense Force plans to analyze a flight recorder recovered from wreckage of the UH-6...
May 3, 2023
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Washington PostZelensky Says White House Told Him Nothing about Discord Intelligence Leaks
KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has not had any conversations with the White ...
May 3, 2023
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Washington PostWhite House Leaves Door Open to Deal That Resolves Debt Ceiling Crisis
WASHINGTON - White House officials are leaving the door open to a compromise with House Republicans ...
May 3, 2023
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Washington PostWriters Begin Strike in Move That Could Bring Hollywood to a Halt
More than 11,000 unionized television and movie writers declared a strike Tuesday in a move that cou...
May 3, 2023
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Washington PostSpike in Russian Combat Deaths Fuels Fears of Worse Carnage to Come
The rate at which Russian forces are being killed or wounded in Ukraine has spiked in recent months,...
May 3, 2023
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AFP-JIJIKabuki Kids: the Children of Japan’s Traditional Theatre
Like most 10-year-olds in Japan, Maholo Terajima enjoys baseball and video games, but recently his ...
May 3, 2023
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Washington PostKing Charles III Built a Town from Scratch. It Embodies His Worldview.
POUNDBURY, England - If you want to understand King Charles III, and his strong views on human desir...
May 3, 2023