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Yomiuri EditorialCross-industry collaboration becoming more important in EV market
A large-scale cross-industry collaboration has kicked into gear in the electric vehicle market with ...
January 9, 2023
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Sumo1st sellout at Tokyo sumo tournament since COVID-19 pandemic
Banners declaring a full house hung from the rafters of the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sunday, th...
January 9, 2023
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EconomyJapan to Restart Travel Discount Program on Tuesday
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The Japan Tourism Agency will restart its domestic travel discount program on a...
January 9, 2023
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CoronavirusJapan tightens COVID border controls for arrivals from China
Japan on Sunday ramped up its COVID-19 border controls for those arriving from mainland China via d...
January 9, 2023
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Associated PressBrazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian authorities were picking up pieces and investigating Monday after th...
January 9, 2023
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Associated PressBiden inspects US-Mexico border in face of GOP criticism
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — President Joe Biden walked a muddy stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border and inspe...
January 9, 2023
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ReutersPrince Harry says UK royals got into bed with tabloid press ‘devil’
LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Prince Harry has said he had made public his rifts with the British royal ...
January 9, 2023
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General NewsJapan to cull record number of chickens due to bird flu
Mito, Ibaraki Pref., Jan. 9 (Jiji Press)—The number of chicken to be culled in Japan due to bird fl...
January 9, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentJapan, Germany to launch high-level intergovernmental talks
Japan and Germany are coordinating their first top-level intergovernmental talks to be held in Japan...
January 9, 2023
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CompaniesU.S. startup displays prototype of flying car at CES
LAS VEGAS — Flying cars garnered much attention at the CES expo in Las Vegas. A U.S. startup exhibit...
January 9, 2023
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Politics & GovernmentChild-rearing benefit system for non-regular workers to be created to tackle low birth rate
To tackle the country’s low birth rate, the government and ruling parties have begun coordinating vi...
January 9, 2023
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Crime & Courts6 months after Abe shooting, mourners still visiting site
NARA — People were seen mourning Sunday in front of Yamato-Saidaiji Station in Nara, where former ...
January 9, 2023
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ScienceTottori touts lunar landscape, hoping to become space tech hub
A research base for lunar exploration is taking shape at the Tottori Sand Dunes, a popular tourist d...
January 9, 2023
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General NewsSperm whale remains in Osaka Bay, likely weak
OSAKA — A whale, estimated to be about 8 meters long, wandered into the Yodogawa river estuary in Os...
January 9, 2023
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Washington PostHow Kevin McCarthy survived the GOP revolt to become House speaker
WASHINGTON - After two full days and six rounds of voting, with 21 Republican holdouts blocking Kevi...
January 9, 2023