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General NewsUdon Soup Faucet Turned Back on at Airport in Japan
TAKAMATSU — A free “on-tap” service offering hot udon dashi — soup for udon noodle cuisine — has re...
April 28, 2023
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Social SeriesGenerative AI Shock Wave / ChatGPT Raises Host of Issues over Extent of Usage
The use of the conversational AI model ChatGPT continues to extend to a variety of organizations and...
April 28, 2023
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General NewsJapan Must Rethink Society in Face of Shrinking Population
The future population estimate released Wednesday shows a future vision of Japan in which the birthr...
April 27, 2023
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Social SeriesGenerative AI Shock Wave / LDP Eager to Embrace AI, But Lacks Plan to Regulate It
The Yomiuri ShimbunOpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman speaks to reporters after meeting with ...
April 27, 2023
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Climate ChangeClimate Change Thaws World’s Northernmost Research Station
NY-AALESUND, Norway (Reuters) — At the world’s northernmost year-round research station, scientists ...
April 27, 2023
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Travel SpotsShimane: Disused Train Station Opened to the Public
ONAN, Shimane — The public is now able to freely walk around a disused train station and its tracks ...
April 27, 2023
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Travel SpotsKochi: Ocean-view Inn Famed for Bonito Reopens
NAKA-TOSA, Kochi — A town-owned lodging facility that offers fresh bonito cuisine in Naka-Tosa, Koch...
April 27, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentTrilateral Talks Planned to Boost Deterrence Against North Korea
The Japanese, U.S. and South Korean governments are arranging for a trilateral summit in conjunction...
April 27, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (4/28-5/4)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
April 27, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan to Lower COVID-19 Classification as Planned May 8
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato on Thursday formally decided to downgra...
April 27, 2023
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ScienceResearch: New Box Jellyfish Species Found in H.K.’s Waters
HONG KONG (Reuters) — A Hong Kong university team said it has discovered a new species of box jellyf...
April 27, 2023
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General NewsU.S. Woman Missing Near Pilgrimage Routes in Nara Pref.
NARA — An American woman has been missing for more than two weeks while traveling through Nara Prefe...
April 27, 2023
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General NewsTokyo, Neighboring Prefs to Curb on Ad Trucks
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Officials in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures in Japan on Wednesday agre...
April 27, 2023
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Asia-PacificCambodian Goldsmith Turns Bullet Casings into Jewelry
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) — Every week, Cambodian goldsmith Thoeun Chantha turns about five kilograms of ...
April 27, 2023
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Crime & CourtsNagoya Prison Officers to be Referred over Assaults of Inmates
NAGOYA — Nagoya Prison has decided to send the papers of more than a dozen of its 22 correctional of...
April 27, 2023