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CompaniesAeon to Launch New Online Supermarket with AI
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retail giant Aeon Co. has said it will launch a new online supermarket...
April 7, 2023
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CompaniesJapan, Land of the Hybrid Car, Takes Slowly to EVs
TOKYO (AFP-Jiji) — Atsushi Ikeda loves his car so much that he founded a club for Tesla owners, but ...
April 7, 2023
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Social SeriesMental Health Impact / Social Media Apps Drive Users into Dangerous Filter Bubbles
The internet and social media allow anyone to transmit information. People’s behaviors are often alt...
April 7, 2023
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General News1-Year-Old Japanese Girl Heads to U.S. for Heart Transplant
A 1-year-old girl from Tokyo left for the United States with her parents on March.30 to undergo a he...
April 7, 2023
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Defense & SecurityChina Concerns Stoke Expectations for Greater Japan-NATO Cooperation
BRUSSELS — Japan intends to deepen cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to help u...
April 6, 2023
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Defense & SecurityGSDF Chopper Carrying 10 Goes Missing in Okinawa
Tokyo, April 7 (Jiji Press)—A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter carrying 10 people, incl...
April 6, 2023
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Imperial FamilyJune Visit to Indonesia Mulled for Emperor
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Emperor is likely to pay a state visit to Indonesia in the latter half of J...
April 6, 2023
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EconomyAverage Gasoline Prices Rise for 3rd Week in Row
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Retail prices of regular gasoline in Japan averaged ¥168.1 per liter as of Mond...
April 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentSurvey: 57％ think Japanese Society Is Handling COVID-19 Well
According to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey, 57% of respondents believe that Japanese society is handling ...
April 6, 2023
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EconomyJapan Unions Win Biggest Pay Hikes in 30 Yrs: Interim Tally
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Labor unions in Japan have won the biggest pay hikes in 30 years in their 2023 ...
April 6, 2023
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Asia-PacificAfghan Girls Struggle with Poor Internet as They Turn to Online Classes
KABUL (Reuters) — Sofia logs in to class on a laptop in Kabul for an online English course run by on...
April 6, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (4/7-4/13)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
April 6, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Fall Further as U.S. Recession Fears Grow
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks sank deeper Thursday, as sentiment was worsened by fresh signs of ...
April 6, 2023
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General NewsPolice Want GaaSyy’s Social Media Accounts Frozen While Seeking Arrest
Disgraced former House of Councillors member Yoshikazu Higashitani, who goes by the name GaaSyy and ...
April 6, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan unveils framework to provide overseas defense assistance
The government unveiled a framework to provide defense equipment free of charge to the militaries of...
April 6, 2023