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Associated PressTwitter Threatens Legal Action against Meta over Threads: Report
NEW YORK (AP) — Twitter has threatened legal action against Meta over its new, text-based app called...
July 7, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Head Down for 3rd Day in a Row amid Worries over More U.S. Rate Hikes
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks lost further ground Thursday as renewed concerns over possible add...
July 7, 2023
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Associated PressThe US Will Provide Cluster Munitions to Ukraine as Part of a New Military Aid Package: AP Sources
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has decided to provide cluster munitions to Ukraine and i...
July 7, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Create Informational Videos about Treated Water Discharge in Multiple Languages
To counter the spread of disinformation online regarding Japan’s planned discharge of treated water ...
July 7, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Chief Cabinet Secretary: China Releasing Incorrect Information About Fukushima Discharge
China has released “factually incorrect information” about the planned discharge of treated water fr...
July 7, 2023
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Crime & Courts3 Children Struck by Truck at Elementary School in Miyagi Pref.
SENDAI – Three children were struck by a light truck that entered the grounds of Wakayanagi Elementa...
July 6, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, EU to Cooperate on Rare Metals to Lessen Reliance on China
BRUSSELS — Japan and the European Union have decided to complement each other’s supply of rare metal...
July 6, 2023
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EuropeEstonian PM Kaja Kallas Calls for International Tribunal for Russia’s War Crimes
TALLINN — Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas continues to emphasize the need to hold the current Ru...
July 6, 2023
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General NewsMemorial Held for Victims of Heavy Rain in W. Japan
KURASHIKI/HIROSHIMA (Jiji Press) — Memorial ceremonies were held Thursday for over 300 lives lost in...
July 6, 2023
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EuropeEstonia PM Kaja Kallas on Pathways to Peace, Cooperation with Japan
The following are key points made by Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas during a Yomiuri Shimbun in...
July 6, 2023
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ReutersBelarus Leader Lukashenko Says Prigozhin Is Back in Russia
MINSK, July 6 (Reuters) – Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, who last month brokered a deal ...
July 6, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (7/7-7/13)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
July 6, 2023
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General News18 Locations Experience Extremely Hot Day Across Japan
Temperatures rose nationwide in Japan on Thursday, and 18 locations recorded temperatures 35 C or hi...
July 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, ASEAN Agree to Cooperate Further on Rule of Law
TOKYO, July 6 (Jiji Press) — Justice ministers of Japan and Southeast Asian nations on Thursday adop...
July 6, 2023
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General News(UPDATE 2) 2 Construction Workers Killed As Girder Falls on Highway in Shizuoka
SHIZUOKA — Two workers were killed and six others injured when a beam for an elevated highway fell d...
July 6, 2023