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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
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What Happened after Last Communication with Airport Control Tower?
What appears to be the fuselage of a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that disappeared near Miy...
April 15, 2023
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Washington PostNavy Unveils Five Eye-Popping Ideas for New Flagship Museum in D.C.
The Navy on Thursday unveiled five eye-catching design concepts for its planned new national museum ...
April 15, 2023
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Travel SpotsFukui: ‘Dinosaur Train’ to Start Running to Museum This Summer
FUKUI — Echizen Railway Co., operating in Fukui Prefecture, will begin operating a "dinosaur train" ...
April 15, 2023
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General NewsGSDF Prepares for Saturation Dive in Recovery of Lost Helicopter
The Self-Defense Forces began preparations Saturday to resume a saturation dive to recover the remai...
April 15, 2023
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ScienceG7 Draft Statement Hints at China’s Misuse of Research Environment
A draft joint statement for the upcoming Group of Seven Science and Technology Minister’s Meeting in...
April 15, 2023
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Washington PostTheir Teachers Assign Math, Grammar – and Giving Small Gifts to Strangers
While writing report cards several years ago, Jennifer Thiessen was troubled by something. Her third...
April 15, 2023
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Crime & CourtsKishida Continues Speeches as Scheduled
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will make his day’s speeches as scheduled, except at the fishing port w...
April 15, 2023