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Associated PressJustice Thomas Says He Didn’t Have to Disclose Luxury Trips
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday he was not required to disclose the many trips he ...
April 8, 2023
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Crime & CourtsFlight Attendants Feeling Turbulence over Passenger Cameras
The 40-year-old flight attendant cannot count how many times a photo of her has been taken without h...
April 8, 2023
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Associated PressWWE Apologizes for Using Auschwitz Image in Preview Show
World Wrestling Entertainment apologized Friday for using an image from the Auschwitz concentration ...
April 8, 2023
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Associated PressUS Investigating Whether Ukraine War Documents Were Leaked
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents...
April 8, 2023
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ReutersUS Judge Suspends Approval of Mifepristone in Latest Abortion Setback
A U.S. judge in Texas on Friday suspended the two-decade-old approval of the abortion pill mifeprist...
April 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Panel Starts Debate on Low Birthrate
Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)—A panel of officials and experts set up by the Japanese government to di...
April 8, 2023
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CompaniesToyota Aims to Release 10 EV Models by 2026
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toyota Motor Corp. announced Friday that it plans to release 10 electric vehicl...
April 8, 2023
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General NewsColorful Carp Streamers Fly at Foot of Tokyo Tower
Colorful carp streamers, many decorated with a child-friendly theme, fly at the foot of Tokyo Tower ...
April 8, 2023
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ElectionsJapan Campaign Offices Struggle to Attract Votes over the Phone
A series of high-profile break-ins in which culprits phoned ahead of time to get private information...
April 8, 2023
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Political PulseJapan’s Policy Options Are Cramped by Its Unrevised Constitution
The original manuscript of the Constitution of Japan is kept in the National Archives, near the grou...
April 8, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Seeks to Increase Hydrogen Supply by Six Times by 2040
Japan aims to raise its annual hydrogen supply to six times the current level by 2040. The governme...
April 8, 2023
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General NewsRemoval of Dead Whale ‘Yodo-Chan’ Cost Osaka City over ¥80 million
The cost of removing a whale that died after straying into the Yodo River estuary via Osaka Bay in J...
April 8, 2023
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Social SeriesMental Health Impact / Japan Experts Call for Drastic Measures to Fight Online Addiction
In late March, an 18-year-old high school student from Nagano Prefecture and his parents visited the...
April 7, 2023
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Asia-PacificCould Closer U.S.-Taiwan Ties Push China to the Brink?
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on...
April 7, 2023
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Crime & CourtsE-Money Fraud Gets 19 Japanese Men Arrested in Cambodia
Nineteen Japanese members of a fraud group have been detained by Cambodian authorities. The Tokyo Me...
April 7, 2023