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YIES‘Breakdown of Global Order, Turning Point for Japan’ to Be 2023 YIES Theme
The Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES) and The Yomiuri Shimbun have chosen “Breakdown of ...
January 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan Govt to Submit Bill to Extend Nuclear Reactor Life Span
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government is slated to submit in late February a bill to allow nuclear rea...
January 25, 2023
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Associated PressSenators grill Ticketmaster after Taylor Swift fiasco
Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday, questioning whether the company’s dominance in the ticketing ...
January 25, 2023
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Crime & CourtsRobbery Group Suspected of Involvement in Over 30 Offenses Across Japan
A criminal group suspected of involvement in the robbery and murder of a 90-year-old woman in Tokyo ...
January 25, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentLower House Speaker Denies Ties to Unification Church
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — House of Representatives Speaker Hiroyuki Hosoda said Tuesday that he did not h...
January 25, 2023
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Associated Press‘Everything Everywhere’ tops Oscar nominations with 11
NEW YORK (AP) — The multiverse-skipping sci-fi indie hit “Everything Everywhere All at Once” led nom...
January 25, 2023
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EconomyJapan Department Store Sales Up 13 % in 2022
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese department store sales in 2022 grew 13.1% from the previous year on a ...
January 25, 2023
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General NewsSupreme Court Rules Vote Value Disparity in 2021 Lower House Election Constitutional
The Supreme Court issued a unified ruling Wednesday that the October 2021 House of Representatives e...
January 25, 2023
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CompaniesSeven & i to Postpone Sogo & Seibu Sale to March
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese retail giant Seven & i Holdings Co. said Tuesday that it will postpone...
January 25, 2023
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Associated PressClassified documents at Pence’s home, too, his lawyer says
NEW YORK (AP) — Documents with classified markings were discovered in former Vice President Mike Pen...
January 25, 2023
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Washington PostClassified documents discovered at home of former VP Mike Pence
A lawyer for former vice president Mike Pence, a potential 2024 Republican presidential candidate, f...
January 25, 2023
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ReutersMicrosoft Probes Teams, Outlook Outage as Thousands of Users Report Disruption
Jan 25 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it was investigating an issue impacting multiple...
January 25, 2023
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Washington PostAfter California gun attacks, Asian Americans shoulder the grief
The community had forgone Lunar New Year parties since the pandemic struck, so this month, Tho Nguye...
January 25, 2023
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EconomyEvent to Promote Japanese Rice Held in London
LONDON (Jiji Press) — Japan’s agriculture ministry held an event to promote Japanese rice in London ...
January 25, 2023
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Washington PostAlleged Half Moon Bay gunman targeted his own workplace, police say
HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - The gunman who killed seven people at two farms Monday in this rural area so...
January 25, 2023