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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
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General NewsRyuichi Sakamoto Composed Anthem for Tokushima College before He Died
The school song of a new vocational college in Kamiyama, Tokushima Prefecture, has been credited to ...
April 5, 2023
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General NewsEx-Top Bureaucrat Admits to Personnel Meddling at Company
Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)—Former Japanese vice transport minister Masaru Honda has admitted to pre...
April 5, 2023
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General News40％ of Japan Nursery Schools Fall Short of Capacity
At least 40% of nursery schools in urban areas failed to meet their April 2023 enrollment quota, due...
April 5, 2023
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Asia-PacificConsul Meets Astellas Employee Detained in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — A Japanese consul had a meeting on Tuesday with a Japanese employee of drugma...
April 5, 2023
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Film & TV“Suzume” Becomes Highest-Grossing Japanese Film in China
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Japanese anime director Makoto Shinkai’s movie “Suzume” has become the highes...
April 5, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (April 5)
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April 5, 2023
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Climate ChangeFiona, Ian Retired from List of Tropical Cyclone Names
MIAMI (AP) — Weather officials announced March 29 that they’re retiring the names Fiona and Ian from...
April 5, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentHayashi Pledges Seamless Support for Ukraine
Brussels, April 4 (Jiji Press)—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi pledged Japan’s seamless ...
April 5, 2023
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General NewsOsaka Expo to Be Cashless
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will be cashless, utilizing a dedicated electronic money app called the E...
April 5, 2023
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CompaniesVideo-streaming Services in Japan Ramp Up Competition amid Stay-Home Boom
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — With competition heating up in the video-streaming market in Japan, efforts to ...
April 5, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
1st Step for Japan in Joining Global Competition
The development of quantum computers that far exceed the capabilities of supercomputers has taken of...
April 5, 2023
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Washington PostOn ‘Historic’ Day, News Media Scrambled to Find Something to Show Us
On a day the news media constantly described as "historic," it didn't actually look like much....
April 5, 2023
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Washington PostDonald Trump, a Tawdry Case and a Nation Still Mired in His Chaos
From the moment he walked down the golden escalator at Trump Tower on June 16, 2015, Donald Trump ha...
April 5, 2023