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Asia-PacificEnvisioning Korea in 2070 in Births, Deaths, Marriages and Immigration
A dynamic, cutthroat society that never rests — that has been South Korea until now. Changes have t...
March 20, 2023
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Yomiuri Editorial
Excessive Discounts Causing Variety of Serious Problems
The Japan Fair Trade Commission has released the results of its fact-finding survey about the practi...
March 20, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapanese Govt to Spend over ¥2 Tril. on Measures to Hold Down Prices
The government has decided to use over ¥2 trillion from the fiscal 2022 reserve fund for measures to...
March 20, 2023
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Associated PressChina’s Xi Meeting Putin in Boost for Isolated Russia Leader
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is due to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a political boos...
March 20, 2023
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General NewsRobot Searches for Children Missing Since 2011 Tsunami
SENDAI — A technical college in Sendai has developed a self-propelled robot equipped with ground-pen...
March 20, 2023
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Asia-PacificNeed a Nanny? Chinese School Trains Women to Take Care of Newborns
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — A group of more than a dozen women, dressed in matching pink lab coats, leans o...
March 20, 2023
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Washington PostLong-lost Mural of George Washington Found Rolled Up in a Basement
In 2021, while wrapping up research for a book about images depicting George Washington's 1776 cross...
March 20, 2023
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Washington PostPutin Visits Occupied Mariupol, Staking Claim to Invaded Ukrainian Lands
Russian President Vladimir Putin paid a surprise visit late Saturday to occupied Mariupol, the easte...
March 20, 2023
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Washington PostAs Xi Visits Russia, Putin Sees His Anti-U.S. World Order Taking Shape
RIGA, Latvia - For Vladimir Putin, the state visit to Russia by Chinese President Xi Jinping, which ...
March 20, 2023
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Washington PostClimate Change Makes Cherry Trees Blossom Early – and Puts Them at Risk
WASHINGTON - Washington's cherry trees are on the verge of peak bloom several days earlier than norm...
March 20, 2023
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Associated PressBiden Calls Israel’s Netanyahu with Judicial Plan ‘Concern’
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden spoke Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...
March 20, 2023
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BaseballJapan Skipper Kuriyama Considers Effects of WBC Off the Field
After Hideki Kuriyama was appointed as manager of the Japan national baseball team in late 2021, he...
March 20, 2023
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ReutersJapan Govt Says Banking System Stable, Plays Down Risk of Contagion
TOKYO, March 20 (Reuters) - Japan's banking system is stable and the country will not see a contagio...
March 20, 2023
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General News17 Houses Burn Down in Otsu, 1 Woman Dead
OTSU — A woman in her 60s was killed in a fire that burned down 17 houses in Otsu on Sunday. The f...
March 20, 2023
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GlobalG-7 Foreign Chiefs Condemn North Korea’s ICBM Launch
TOKYO, March 19 (Jiji Press) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven major democracies, in a sta...
March 20, 2023