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Associated PressYellen Tells Congress U.S. Expected to Hit Debt Limit Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is proje...
January 14, 2023
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Associated PressTesla Cuts Vehicle Prices in bid to Boost Flagging Demand
DETROIT (AP) — With its sales slowing and its stock price tumbling, Tesla Inc. slashed prices dramat...
January 14, 2023
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Performing ArtsISPA Distinguished Artist Award for Playwright Noda
NEW YORK — Playwright Hideki Noda was named Thursday as the first Japanese recipient of the Internat...
January 14, 2023
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Asia-PacificVietnam: China Reopening Likely to Give Vietnam GDP 2% Boost in 2023: VinaCapital Economist
China’s reopening is expected to boost Vietnam’s GDP growth by over 2 percentage points next year, d...
January 14, 2023
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Associated PressRussia Says it Took Soledar, Ukraine Denies its Capture
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claimed Friday that its forces captured the fiercely contested salt-mini...
January 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentExpressway tolls set to stay until 2115
Expressway tolls are set to remain in place nationwide until 2115, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned....
January 14, 2023
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Travel SpotsOsaka: Family-Friendly Esports Center Opens Near Kansai Airport
IZUMI-SANO, Osaka — An esports facility intended for both beginners and enthusiasts has opened in th...
January 14, 2023
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January 14, 2023
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Associated PressTrump Organization fined $1.6 million for tax fraud
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company was fined $1.6 million Friday for a scheme in which the forme...
January 14, 2023
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Buddha Descends from Heaven, via Drone
KYOTO — In the Buddhist view, Amitabha Buddha is said to descend from heaven on a cloud to pick up p...
January 14, 2023
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Associated PressTop Brazil Court Greenlights Probe of Bolsonaro for Riot
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday authorized an investigation of whe...
January 14, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan to Aid Fisheries amid Planned N-plant Water Release
TOKYO — Japan on Friday decided to start releasing treated radioactive water into the ocean from Tok...
January 14, 2023
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General NewsPenguins’ Wintry Walk Delights Visitors to Hokkaido Zoo
ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido — Marching penguins delight visitors at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido....
January 14, 2023
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Travel SpotsKyoto: Unique Starbucks Blends into Kyoto Townscape
KYOTO — On the Ninenzaka slope leading to Kiyomizu Temple, a World Heritage site in Kyoto, a 100-yea...
January 14, 2023
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Defense & SecurityKishida, Biden Discuss Japan ‘Stepping up’ Security
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held wide-ranging ta...
January 14, 2023