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Yomiuri EditorialWBC to Begin: All the Pieces are in Place for Japan’s Second Straight Title
The World Baseball Classic, a tournament pitting nations and regions against each other to determ...
March 4, 2026
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Yomiuri EditorialMicrosoft: Fair Competition for Cloud Services is Essential
Cloud services, which enable the management of various data on the internet, are part of the foun...
March 4, 2026
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Other SportsJapanese Speedskater Takagi Announces Retirement
Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)—Speedskater Miho Takagi, Japan’s most decorated Winter Olympian with ...
March 4, 2026
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Washington PostHow Trump Assassination Attempts Played into His Decision to Attack Iran
President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged a personal dimension to his decision to at...
March 4, 2026
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Washington PostD.C. Video of Federal Police Shooting at People May Soon Be Made Public
Body-camera footage from at least two federal law-enforcement shootings in D.C. last fall could s...
March 4, 2026
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ReutersJapan’s Nikkei Stock Average Slips to One-Month Low as Middle East Conflict Intensifies (UPDATE 1)
TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a third session to a one-month l...
March 4, 2026
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ReutersClimate Shocks Threaten $2.3 Trillion Sports Economy
MILAN (Reuters) — Extreme weather threatens annual revenue growth in the $2.3 trillion sports eco...
March 4, 2026
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ReutersNorth Korea to Hold Election for Supreme People’s Assembly Following Party Congress
SEOUL, March 4 (Reuters) - North Korea will hold an election on March 15 to pick delegates for it...
March 4, 2026
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ReutersAI Method Helps Identify Which Dinosaur Made Which Footprints
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Footprints are among the most common kind of dinosaur fossils. Sometimes s...
March 4, 2026
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Crime & CourtsTokyo High Court Upholds Unification Church Dissolution Order
Tokyo, March 4 (Jiji Press)—Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a district court order for the d...
March 4, 2026
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ReutersTrump’s Asian Allies Fear Iran War Will Sap Defenses against China
TOKYO/TAIPEI/SYDNEY, March 3 (Reuters) - Japanese lawmakers reeling from attacks on Iran by the U...
March 4, 2026
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ReutersIran Conflict Threatens Gulf Tourism, Undermining Years of Investment
LONDON/FRANKFURT, March 3 (Reuters) - Middle East tourism, worth some $367 billion annually to th...
March 4, 2026
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ReutersJapan’s Services Activity Hits Nearly Two-Year High, PMI Shows
TOKYO, March 4 (Reuters) - Japan's services sector expanded in February at its quickest pace in n...
March 4, 2026
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SumoSumo Scene / Former Makuuchi Daiamami Pays Tribute to Home Island of Amami Oshima, One of Sumo’s Heartlands
There are many areas across Japan that are famed sumo hotspots, known as “sumo-dokoro.” One such ...
March 4, 2026
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Associated PressDow Drops 400 after Trimming an Early Plunge of 1,200 as Oil Prices Climb Even Higher
NEW YORK (AP) — A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street Tuesday, while...
March 4, 2026