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EconomyKishida Also Exploring ‘Exit Strategy’ from Monetary Easing with New BOJ lineup
The unexpected decision by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to appoint Kazuo Ueda, a former member of th...
February 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJIJournalist who protested on Russian TV describes escape to France
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The Russian journalist who grabbed the world’s attention last year when she prote...
February 11, 2023
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Crime & CourtsAnother Patient Death Reported in Suspicious Transplants in Belarus
A 45-year-old man who underwent a simultaneous kidney and liver transplant surgery in Belarus in ear...
February 11, 2023
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SoccerFormer Japan Coach Zaccheroni in Intensive Care after Fall
Former Japan and AC Milan manager Alberto Zaccheroni has been taken to an intensive care unit after ...
February 11, 2023
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General NewsKumamoto Pref.’s Official Kumamon Fan Club to Launch Soon
KUMAMOTO — Kumamon, the black bear mascot of Kumamoto Prefecture, will soon have his own official fa...
February 11, 2023
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Olympics & ParalympicsDraft Guidelines Propose 11 Rules for Governing Sporting Events
To prevent a recurrence of incidents such as the corruption and bid rigging allegations related to t...
February 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJIJapan Adopts Plan to Make Maximum Use of Nuclear Power
TOKYO — The government adopted a plan Friday to make maximum use of nuclear power, in a bid to reali...
February 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentPolice to End Investigation of Abe Shooting Suspect
Tokyo, — Police in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, are seen wrapping up their investigation of the s...
February 11, 2023
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AFP-JIJINews on Next BOJ Chief Pushes Dollar below 130.50 Yen in Tokyo
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The dollar plummeted below ¥130.50 in Tokyo trading Friday, hit by selling trig...
February 11, 2023
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Washington PostThose heart-shaped boxes have lots of love – but little chocolate
It’s a clutch decision. You buy your sweetie the Valentine’s Day box. You know the one. Red shiny ca...
February 11, 2023
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Washington PostAmish Country Farmers Say George Santos Took Puppies, Left Bad Checks
YORK COUNTY, Pa. – It was after dark when George A. Santos approached the farmer in Pennsylvania’s A...
February 11, 2023
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ReutersRussia Hits Ukraine Power Grid and Gains Ground in East; Biden to Visit Poland
KYIV, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Russian missiles hit power facilities on Friday across Ukraine, where Presi...
February 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentKishida Hospitalized for Sinus Surgery
Having been diagnosed with chronic sinusitis Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was admitted to Matsuwaki ...
February 11, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Ease Mask-wearing Guidelines on March 13
The government has announced to ease mask-wearing guidelines on March 13, with the decision on wheth...
February 11, 2023
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Asia-PacificMyanmar Coup Takes ‘Catastrophic Toll’
Two years after Myanmar’s military coup, a young factory worker-turned-resistance fighter mourns the...
February 11, 2023