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TroubleshooterHow Do I Handle My Shopaholic Husband Who Is Always Racking up Debt?
Dear Troubleshooter: I’m a part-time worker in my late 40s. I’ve been concerned about my husband fo...
April 16, 2023
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Japan In FocusAichi: Japan Contest Winners See Fantasy Car Designs Realized in Miniature
OBU, Aichi — The winner and runner-up in a car design contest have been awarded models based on thei...
April 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsChaos Erupts at Wakayama Campaign Event
WAKAYAMA — Another politician has been targeted during an election campaign, nine months after forme...
April 16, 2023
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Japan In FocusEvent Marks 100 Days Until Tree-Planting
RIKUZEN-TAKATA, Iwate — A Feb. 25 countdown event marked 100 days until the 73rd national tree-plant...
April 16, 2023
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Should Dark History of Brothels Be Passed On
YAWATA, Kyoto — A quarter that once flourished as a red-light district in southern Kyoto Prefecture ...
April 16, 2023
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General NewsMeasures Against Addiction Sought as Panel OK’s Resort With Casino
OSAKA — The Osaka municipal and prefectural governments are counting on a planned integrated resort ...
April 16, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Aims to Tackle ‘Disruptive Disinformation’ from Abroad
The government plans to strengthen measures against the spread of fake information from overseas tha...
April 15, 2023
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CoronavirusGovt to Cut Period for COVID-19 Quarantine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan will shorten its COVID-19 self-isolation period from the current seven da...
April 15, 2023
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Crime & CourtsJapan PM Kishida Evacuated Following Explosion Prior to Speech
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was evacuated from Saikazaki Fishing Port in Wakayama City on Saturday ...
April 15, 2023
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Crime & CourtsOsaka High Court Overturns Lower Court Decision, Backs Welfare Benefit Cuts
OSAKA (Jiji Press) — Overturning a lower court decision, the Osaka High Court dismissed Friday a pet...
April 15, 2023
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BaseballCubs Blast Dodgers; Suzuki Homers in Debut
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yan Gomes homered twice, Ian Happ had four hits and three RBIs, Cody Bellinger sc...
April 15, 2023
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EconomyPanel Formed to Discuss Central Bank Digital Currency
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Finance Ministry announced Friday the creation of a new advisory panel to d...
April 15, 2023
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EnvironmentG7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy, Environment Kicks Off in Sapporo
SAPPORO — The G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment kicked off in Sapporo on Satu...
April 15, 2023
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ReutersFT: Elon Musk Plans AI Startup to Rival OpenAI
Billionaire Elon Musk is working on launching an artificial intelligence start-up that will rival Ch...
April 15, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialSloppy Management Sends Shock Waves around Globe
It is no exaggeration to say that the United States has sweeping information-gathering capabilities ...
April 15, 2023