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EuropeZelenskyy Aide: Russians Have Adopted ‘Tactics of Cowards’
LONDON — A close aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused the Russian military of...
June 28, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentGovt Tests AI Capabilities in Trial Run of Drafting Bill
In a test to see if generative AI, such as ChatGPT, can help government administrative offices run m...
June 28, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentUniversity of Tokyo, 2 others in Running for ¥10 Trillion Support Fund
The candidates for a ¥10 trillion government program aimed at boosting the research capabilities of ...
June 27, 2023
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Associated PressRussia Drops Charges Against Prigozhin and Others Who Took Part in Brief Rebellion
Russian authorities said Tuesday they have closed a criminal investigation into the armed rebellion ...
June 27, 2023
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Asia-PacificJapan to Restore S. Korea’s Preferred Trade Status
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government decided at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to revise an ordinance to r...
June 27, 2023
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BasketballRui Hachimura to Miss Basketball World Cup
Rui Hachimura of the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers will not play for Japan at this year’s FIBA World Cup,...
June 27, 2023
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ReutersThe China-U.S. Military Chill: Do They Talk at All?
HONG KONG, June 27 (Reuters) - Amid intensifying military deployments across East Asia, high-level d...
June 27, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLDP, Komeito to Cooperate in Regional Elections
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Komeito, on Tues...
June 27, 2023
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EnvironmentEndangered Species Cell Bank to be Decentralized
Frozen cells of endangered and other species are a precious genetic resource for scientists, includi...
June 27, 2023
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ReutersJet Linked to Mercenary Prigozhin Flies to Belarus from Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian-registered Embraer Legacy 600 jet, which is linked to Russian mercenary...
June 27, 2023
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ReutersShooter in Colorado Gay Nightclub Attack Pleads Guilty, Gets Life in Prison
June 26 (Reuters) - A 23-year-old was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole ...
June 27, 2023
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ReutersRussia’s VTB Plays Down Impact of Aborted Mutiny on Financial Stability
June 27 (Reuters) - Russia's No. 2 lender on Tuesday said it was on track to post record profits thi...
June 27, 2023
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Manga & AnimeMangaka Kazuo Umezz Reunited with Works from Teen Years
Legendary mangaka Kazuo Umezz has been reunited with the works he drew when he was a teenager — befo...
June 27, 2023
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ReutersPutin Pays Tribute to Russian Pilots Killed Fighting Mutineers
June 27 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to pilots killed fighting an abort...
June 27, 2023
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Imperial FamilyNews in Pictures / Smiles All around during Imperial Couple’s Trip to Indonesia
The official visit to Indonesia by the Emperor and Empress on June 17-23 was their first goodwill tr...
June 27, 2023