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General NewsBuoyant School Backpack Developed for Tsunami Protection
SENDAI (Jiji Press) — A central Japan company has developed a “randoseru” backpack for elementary sc...
March 29, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentNew START Contributes to U.S.-Russia Strategic Stability: Matsuno
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—The U.S.-Russia New START arms control treaty contributes to the strategic stabil...
March 29, 2023
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ReutersTaiwan President Defiant after China Threatens Retaliation for US Trip
TAOYUAN, Taiwan/BEIJING, March 29 (Reuters) – External pressure will not stop Taiwan engaging with t...
March 29, 2023
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Associated PressUkraine’s Zelenskyy: Any Russian Victory could be Perilous
ON A TRAIN FROM SUMY TO KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Tuesday ...
March 29, 2023
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General NewsSpring Pilgrimage Season Arrives on Japan’s Shikoku Island
Pilgrims descend stone steps at Yakuoji temple in Minami, Tokushima Prefecture. People making the fa...
March 29, 2023
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Travel SpotsTateyama Alpine Route Takes Shape Ahead of Tourist Season
The winding Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route takes shape ahead of the spring tourist season in the snow-...
March 29, 2023
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Yomiuri EditorialDon’t Turn Subsidies into Easy Way to Attract Votes before Elections
While it is important to ease the pain of household budgets caused by high prices, haven’t governmen...
March 29, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
With Knowledge Based on Experience, Japan can Provide Effective Assistance
Japan knows firsthand the hardships caused by a major earthquake and the long, arduous road to recov...
March 29, 2023
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ReutersNorth Korea Unveils New Nuclear Warheads as US Air Carrier Arrives in South
SEOUL/BUSAN, March 28 (Reuters) - North Korea unveiled new, smaller nuclear warheads and vowed to pr...
March 29, 2023
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ReutersWalt Disney Co Begins 7,000 Layoffs
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co DIS.N on Monday began 7,000 layoffs announced earli...
March 29, 2023
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ReutersApple Launches ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Service in US
March 28 (Reuters) - Apple Inc AAPL.O on Tuesday launched its "buy now, pay later" (BNPL) service in...
March 29, 2023
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Associated PressPolice: Nashville Shooter Fired Indiscriminately at Victims
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The shooter who killed three students and three staff members at a Christian...
March 29, 2023
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Associated PressElephant in the Dining Room: Startup Makes Mammoth Meatball
AMSTERDAM (AP) — Throw another mammoth on the barbie?...
March 29, 2023
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Japan In FocusShizuoka: Learning About Tokugawa Ieyasu at Shizuoka City Museum of History
SHIZUOKA — The Shizuoka City Museum of History, which highlights the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (1542-1...
March 29, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan’s Foreign Minister May Visit China Soon
Tokyo (Jiji Press)—Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is preparing to visit China as early ...
March 29, 2023