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ReutersS. Korea Military: North Korea Fires Short-Range Missile toward Yellow Sea
SEOUL (Reuters) — North Korea on Thursday fired a short-range ballistic missile toward the Yellow S...
March 9, 2023
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BaseballAustralia, Netherlands Get Wins in World Baseball Classic
TOKYO (AP) — Robbie Perkins hit one of Australia's three homers to beat South Korea 8-7 on Thursday ...
March 9, 2023
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CompaniesJAL Cancels Discount Sale for Domestic Fights after Website Failure
Japan Airlines Co. announced Thursday that it has canceled its “JAL Smiles Campaign" discount sale f...
March 9, 2023
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ReutersMeta’s Instagram Back Up After Brief Global Outage
March 9 (Reuters) - Meta Platform's META.O Instagram was back up for most users after a global outag...
March 9, 2023
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BaseballHistory-Making Nootbaar Had Deep Ties to Japan before Making National Team
All but unknown in Japan prior to his selection to the Samurai Japan team for the World Baseball Cla...
March 9, 2023
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Political CartoonsCARTOON OF THE DAY (March 9)
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March 9, 2023
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Weekly EditionThe Japan News / Weekly Edition (3/10-3/16)
Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting, readable format. View t...
March 9, 2023
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General NewsOusted WHO Official Takeshi Kasai Has Background in Emergency Medicine
Ousted World Health Organization official Takeshi Kasai is a doctor with a background in emergency ...
March 9, 2023
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Asia-PacificSouth Korea to Announce Normalization of GSOMIA Intelligence-sharing Pact
SEOUL — The administration of South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol plans to announce the normalizati...
March 9, 2023
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CoronavirusTwo Lions Die After Infection With Coronavirus in Japan
Two lions have died after contracting the novel coronavirus at Adventure World, a theme park in Shi...
March 9, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentYoon set to visit Tokyo in Japan-ROK milestone / Restart of reciprocal visits eyed
The governments of Japan and South Korea are planning the resumption of reciprocal visits by their t...
March 9, 2023
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Defense & SecurityJapan, U.K., Italy Defense Ministers to Meet in Tokyo
Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy have finalized a plan to hold defense ministerial talks in Toky...
March 9, 2023
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MusicPink Lady Mie Presents Duo’s Top Songs in New Light
To mark the 40th anniversary of her solo debut, vocalist Mie — one half of pop idol duo Pink Lady — ...
March 9, 2023
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Asia-PacificIndia Leads World in Internet Shutdowns for 5th Year in a Row
India imposed by far the highest number of internet shutdowns in the world in 2022, internet advocac...
March 9, 2023
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Elections980 Races Expected in Japan’s Upcoming Local Elections
A total of 980 local leadership and assembly races are expected to be held in the upcoming unified ...
March 9, 2023