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ObituariesWayne Shorter, Jazz Saxophone Pioneer, Dies at 89
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz composit...
March 3, 2023
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Associated PressGunmen Threaten Messi, Shoot Up Family-Owned Supermarket
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Gunmen threatened Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi in a writte...
March 3, 2023
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General NewsNagasaki Museum Revives Japan’s 1st Beer, Produced 400 Years ago
What is believed to be the nation’s first domestically brewed beer, a product made at a Dutch tradin...
March 3, 2023
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Asia-PacificSouth Korean President Indicates Shift From Anti-Japan Stance
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s reference to Japan as a “partner” at a ceremony comme...
March 3, 2023
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EconomyJapan Semiconductor Maker Rapidus Faces Tough Path
Chipmaker Rapidus Corp. has selected Chitose, Hokkaido, as the proposed site for a factory but is ex...
March 2, 2023
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Associated PressG20 Talks End in India Without Consensus on Ukraine War
NEW DELHI (AP) — A meeting of top diplomats of the Group of 20 industrialized and developing nations...
March 2, 2023
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Associated PressBlinken, Lavrov Meet Briefly as U.S.-Russia Tensions Soar
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov s...
March 2, 2023
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General NewsQuestioning ‘unmanned’ at unmanned stations
The 170-kilometer-long Oigawa River winds its way through the central part of Shizuoka Prefecture. A...
March 2, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Ruling, Opposition Parties Relent on Diplomatic Travel
Ruling and opposition parties have decided not to require Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to atte...
March 2, 2023
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Crime & CourtsKnife Attack Suspect ‘Dreamed Of Becoming Killer’
SAITAMA — A 17-year-old high school student who was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly attacking a ...
March 2, 2023
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Asia-PacificJapan Welcomes Description as ‘Partner’ of South Korea
The Japanese government has welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s call to build future-ori...
March 2, 2023
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Washington PostStarbucks Faces New Front in Its Labor Disputes: White-Collar Workers
Dozens of white-collar Starbucks employees and managers have signed an open letter protesting the co...
March 2, 2023
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EconomyProfits at nonfinancial firms see 1st fall in 8 quarters
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese nonfinancial companies’ combined ordinary profits in October-December ...
March 2, 2023
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ObituariesRyuho Okawa, Founder of Happy Science Dies at Age 66
Ryuho Okawa, the founder and CEO of the Happy Science religious organization, died at a Tokyo hospit...
March 2, 2023
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EconomyJapan’s New Maritime Policy to Promote Decarbonization, Offshore Wind Power
The “creation of sustainable oceans” to help achieve a carbon-neutral society is expected to be a pi...
March 2, 2023