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ReutersMacron Comments Leave Senior Taiwanese Official ‘Puzzled’
Macron, in comments in an interview on a trip to China that was meant to showcase European unity on ...
April 12, 2023
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ReutersMacron’s Aim of EU Unity on China Undone by Trip Fallout
PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - French officials were in damage control mode on Tuesday as they tried to...
April 12, 2023
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ReutersUkraine Cities Pounded, US Scrambles to Find Source of Leaked Documents
KYIV, April 11 (Reuters) - Russian forces pounded frontline cities in eastern Ukraine with air strik...
April 12, 2023
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Associated PressLeaked US Intel: Russia Operatives Claimed New Ties with UAE
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. spies caught Russian intelligence officers boasting that they had convinced t...
April 12, 2023
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CompaniesFTC Inspects 4 Firms over Suspected Paper Bid-Rigging
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday conducted on-site inspections of seven...
April 12, 2023
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ElectionsJapan’s Komeito Growing Concerned over Ishin Election Wins
Komeito, the Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition partner, is growing increasingly concerned about t...
April 12, 2023
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General News40％ of People in Japan Feel Lonely, Survey Says
Some 40% of people in Japan feel lonely at least occasionally, according to the recently released re...
April 12, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s New Foreign Policy Report Sees World at Turning Point
The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday released its annual foreign policy report, in which it describes the...
April 11, 2023
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ElectionsJapan’s JCP Fails to Win Seats in 5 Prefectures in Local Elections
No Japanese Communist Party candidate was elected in five prefectures in the first half of unified l...
April 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentTaiko Pharmaceutical Ordered to Pay over ¥600 Million in Disinfectant Product Debacle
Taiko Pharmaceutical Co. has been ordered to pay a record surcharge of more than ¥600 million for cl...
April 11, 2023
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ElectionsParty Heavyweights Hit the Road as By-election Campaigns Kick Off
Campaigning for by-elections to fill four House of Representative seats officially kicked off Tuesda...
April 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Wants G7 to Discuss Global AI Rules
Internal affairs minister Takeaki Matsumoto said Tuesday he wants to discuss rules for reliable AI t...
April 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentCall to Abolish Japan’s Foreign Intern Program Reflects Battle for Manpower
A government panel’s recent call to abolish the so-called technical intern training program for fore...
April 11, 2023
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Politics & Government42 Prefectures, Cities to Issue Green Bonds
Forty-two prefectures and major cities are poised to jointly issue “green bonds” to raise funds for ...
April 11, 2023
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Imperial FamilyJapan Govt OKs Trip to Britain by Crown Prince, Princess
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government Tuesday approved a plan for Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Prin...
April 11, 2023