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Associated PressU.S. House Leader and Taiwan President Meet as China Protests
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Risking China's anger, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy hosted Taiwan Preside...
April 6, 2023
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Defense & SecurityChina Coast Guard’s Intrusions Around Japan’s Senkakus Show Patterns
China Coast Guard vessels sailing off the Senkaku Islands having been showing some patterns. The shi...
April 6, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Drops Ball on Rare Earth Magnet Technology
Japanese government measures to prevent the outflow of manufacturing technology related to high-perf...
April 6, 2023
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ReutersTrump Claims Election Interference is behind Criminal Charges
PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) — A subdued former President Donald Trump lashed out on Tuesday at New Yo...
April 5, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina Plans to Ban Exports of Rare Earth Magnet Tech
BEIJING — China is considering banning the export of technologies used to produce high-performance r...
April 5, 2023
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ScienceJapan-Australia Research Team Receives Guinness Record for Footage of Fish 8,300 Meters Underwater
A team of scientists from academic institutions in Japan and Australia has filmed a fish at a depth ...
April 5, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan’s Ishin and DPFP Parties Endorse Defense Buildup
Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People have expressed their b...
April 5, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapan shrimp fishermen log 40-ton catches
Crates of sakura-ebi shrimp fill the floor at the season’s first auction of the popular food early W...
April 5, 2023
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General NewsDamage Inside Nuclear Reactor Feared Greater than Assumed
Damage to the interior of a support structure at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant may extend ...
April 5, 2023
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TechnologyTsuruga Reactor Screening to Be Put on Hold Again
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday decided to ask the operator of a ...
April 5, 2023
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EnvironmentSharks, Tourists Jostle for Space around Thai Destination Island
MAYA BAY, Thailand (Reuters) — On any given day in Thailand’s Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef shark...
April 5, 2023
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Other SportsIkee Qualifies in 1st Individual Event for Worlds Since Illness
In the latest step forward of her amazing recovery from leukemia, swimming star Rikako Ikee has qual...
April 5, 2023
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EnvironmentBottled Water Consumption Puts Drinking Water Goal under Threat
Surging global bottled water consumption reflects the failure by governments to improve public water...
April 5, 2023
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EconomyJapan Aims for Sixfold Increase in Hydrogen Supply by 2040
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japanese government said Tuesday it will set a target of increasing annual ...
April 5, 2023
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EnvironmentAquarium to Release Orca after 53 Years in Captivity
A Florida aquarium has reached a deal with animal welfare advocates to release Lolita, a 2,268-kilog...
April 5, 2023