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Associated PressUkraine strike deaths hit 40; Russia seen preparing long war
DNIPRO, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian emergency crews on Monday sifted through what was left of a Dnipro ...
January 17, 2023
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General NewsMinistry to Remove Tax Benefits for Abandoned Houses Left in Disrepair
The government has decided to revise the Vacant Houses Special Measures Law in order to tackle the i...
January 17, 2023
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Asia-PacificXi Administration Desperate to Halt Corporate Exodus
GUANGZHOU, China — The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping has grown increasingly wary of...
January 17, 2023
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General NewsMusic Event Aims to Revitalize COVID-hit Tokyo Drinking District
A one-night music festival will be held Thursday to help revitalize Shinjuku Golden Gai in the Kabuk...
January 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsWoman Dies After Being Stabbed Near JR Hakata Station
Police reported that a woman was stabbed by a man near JR Hakata Station in Fukuoka on Monday evenin...
January 16, 2023
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Associated PressGermany’s Defense Minister Resigns Amid Ukraine Criticism
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s much-criticized defense minister announced her resignation Monday, as her de...
January 16, 2023
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Crime & CourtsHigh Court’s TEPCO Fukushima Ruling Could Be Bellwether for Other Cases
Could the meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have been prevented? The Tokyo High Co...
January 16, 2023
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CompaniesToyota Plans to Produce 10.6 Mil. Vehicles in 2023
The car giant said that it set a baseline production volume with a downward risk fluctuation range o...
January 16, 2023
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Asia-PacificChina: A Mountain of Nature Images Finally Goes on Display
An ambitious photographer set out to record the flora and fauna of the Himalayas, Yang Feiyue report...
January 16, 2023
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ReutersTwo killed, 12 missing in northeast China refinery blast -state media
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and another 12 missing after an explosion at a refinery an...
January 16, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentSupport for Cabinet Unchanged at 39％
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s recent overseas tour did not boost his support back home, as a recent...
January 16, 2023
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Associated PressKabul’s mannequins, hooded and masked under Taliban rules
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Under the Taliban, the mannequins in women’s dress shops across the Afghan...
January 16, 2023
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MarketsJapan’s Nikkei Ends at More than a Week Low as BOJ Capitulation Bets Push Up Yen
TOKYO (Reuters) — Japan's Nikkei share average ended at more than a week low on Monday, with exporte...
January 16, 2023
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Asia-PacificJapanese, U.S. Companies Rushing to Pull Production Out of China
Companies from Japan, the United States and other nations are accelerating their moves to shift prod...
January 16, 2023
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AFP-JIJIJapan Opposition Party Lawmaker Suidobashi Resigns
Tokyo, Jan. 16 (Jiji Press)—Opposition party lawmaker Hakase Suidobashi resigned on Monday as a memb...
January 16, 2023