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Associated PressTrump Returns to New York to Face Historic Criminal Charges
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump returned to New York on Monday to face his historic bo...
April 4, 2023
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Defense & SecurityChina Coast Guard Ships in Japan Waters for over 80 Hrs
NAHA (Jiji Press) — Chinese coast guard ships left Japanese waters around the Senkaku Islands in Oki...
April 4, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Hopes Foreign Minister’s China Visit Will Lead to Reciprocal Visits by Leaders
BEIJING — Japan and China made no clear progress Sunday in talks between Foreign Minister Yoshimasa...
April 4, 2023
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General NewsPlastic Box from Tsunami-hit Town Found on Okinawa Prefecture Island, 2,200 km Away
A plastic box found on the shore of Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture is believed to have been car...
April 4, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan Plans Military Aid for 4 Countries Under New Framework
The government plans to announce in the near future operational guidelines for a new framework to pr...
April 3, 2023
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ObituariesAward-winning Musician Sakamoto Dies at 71
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Ryuichi Sakamoto, an Academy Award-winning Japanese musician who composed music...
April 3, 2023
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Asia-PacificUkraine Seeks ‘game-changer’ Drone Fleet in Hundreds of Thousands
KYIV (Reuters) — At an unassuming industrial estate in northern Ukraine, two former Microsoft execut...
April 3, 2023
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Washington PostAt a Maryland Temple, Multiple Ethnic Strands Are Bound by Thailand
At her Thai Buddhist temple in Silver Spring, Maytinee Pramawat went to a closet filled with gilded ...
April 3, 2023
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MarketsTokyo Stocks Climb Further on Cooler U.S. Inflation
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Tokyo stocks gained further ground Monday, with sentiment brightened by a slowd...
April 3, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentChina Calls on Japan to Not Join U.S. ‘Encirclement’
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang has called on Japan, with which China will this year mar...
April 3, 2023
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ObituariesRyuichi Sakamoto Transcended Borders, Genres with His Music
The death of Ryuichi Sakamoto on March 28, which was announced Sunday, has reverberated across the g...
April 3, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialNew Membership Key to Expanding High-Level Free Trade
Britain is to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). With supply chains becoming increasingly fra...
April 3, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Issues Must be Faced Through Constructive Discussion, Not Petty Politics
Regarding issues such as the declining population as well as the rapidly changing international situ...
April 3, 2023
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Asia-Pacific
Winter Jacket Production Sees Major Growth as Business Shifts Away from China
Bangladesh has gradually turned into a major manufacturing hub for winter jackets as work orders are...
April 3, 2023
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CompaniesANA’s Domestic Flights Disrupted
All Nippon Airways’ domestic flight system experienced problems on Monday that interfered with such ...
April 3, 2023