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Companies4 Major Japanese Department Stores Log Sales Growth in April
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Four major Japanese department store operators reported year-on-year sales grow...
May 3, 2023
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AFP-JIJIJapan Airlines Back in Black for 1st Time in 3 Years
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Japan Airlines logged Tuesday an annual net profit for the first time in three ye...
May 3, 2023
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Olympics & Paralympics3×3 Wheelchair Basketball: Medalist Launches First Official Tournaments in Japan
YOKOHAMA — Official 3x3 wheelchair basketball tournaments, the first of their kind in Japan, have be...
May 3, 2023
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G7 SummitKishida Visits Ghana, Agrees with Akufo-Addo to Work for U.N. Security Council Reform
ACCRA — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida met Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo in the capital city of A...
May 3, 2023
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Defense & SecurityOsprey Planes to Be Deployed at Japan’s Saga Airport following land sale
SAGA — Landowners voted Monday to sell to the Defense Ministry about 31 hectares of land necessary f...
May 2, 2023
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PerspectivesSecrets of Kyoto / Taira no Kiyomori’s short-lived new capital dream
KYOTO — Kyoto is said to have been the capital of Japan from 794 to 1868. However, the capital was r...
May 2, 2023
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G7 SummitSecurity Tightened Ahead of G7 Summit in Hiroshima
In the wake of an attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in April, security is being heavily tighten...
May 2, 2023
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Figure SkatingIce Dancing Pair Daisuke Takahashi, Kana Muramoto Had Different Reasons for Retiring
For Daisuke Takahashi, it was the nagging right knee injury. For Kana Muramoto, she just couldn’t i...
May 2, 2023
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ReutersNormalizing China-Australia Trade Will Take More Than a Political Fix
SYDNEY (Reuters) — More than three years since China first blocked a range of Australian imports in ...
May 2, 2023
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CompaniesANA Trials Zero Carbon Emissions in Hiroshima
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese airline All Nippon Airways said Monday it will reduce carbon dioxide e...
May 2, 2023
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Imperial FamilyBritish Coronation: Japan’s Crown Prince Returning to Student Days
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko will visit Britain from Thursday to Sunday to attend t...
May 2, 2023
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General NewsFamilies of Japanese Abductees Depart for U.S.
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea decades ago began their ...
May 2, 2023
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Associated PressChallenger in Turkey Presidential Race Offers Sharp Contrast
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The main challenger trying to unseat Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in...
May 2, 2023
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Associated PressPalestinian Prisoner Dies in Israel after Long Hunger Strike
JERUSALEM (AP) — A high-profile Palestinian prisoner died in Israeli custody on Tuesday after a near...
May 2, 2023
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General NewsFlight Data Recorder Recovered from Wreckage of Crashed GSDF Helicopter
A flight data recorder has been recovered from the wreckage of the Ground Self-Defense Force helicop...
May 2, 2023